Sy Rosen is an American producer and

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. He served as one of the creators of the American

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television series ''

Gimme a Break! ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ...

'', which he created with Mort Lachman.

Career

Rosen started his career in 1976, first writing a few episodes for the television series ''

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''. He also served in the

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and graduated from college, in 1969. In 1980s-2000s, Rosen produced and wrote many shows, including, ''

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'', ''

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age comedy television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from January 31, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The series premiered immediately after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl X ...

'', '' Maude'', ''

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'', ''

The Jeffersons ''The Jeffersons'' is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985. Lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes, ''The Jeffersons'' is one of the longest-running sitcoms in history ...

'', ''

Rhoda ''Rhoda'' is an American sitcom television series created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns starring Valerie Harper that originally aired on CBS for five seasons from September 9, 1974 to December 9, 1978. It was the first spin-off of ''The ...

'', '' Sister, Sister'', '' Throb'', ''

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'' and '' Sanford''. In 1987, he created the new NBC

television series '' Roomies'', which ran for 8 episodes. In 2007, Rosen wrote the book ''The Miracle Group''. In 2018, Rosen screenplayed the short film '' The Matchmaker'', which starred

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, Robert Romanus and

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. He explained that the short film was about a man who tries to find his mother a friend in her nursing home, which had also happened to Rosen.

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