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Television producer, television writer
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1937
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Biography
Introduction
David Davis (born 1937) is an American television producer and television writer. He is best known for work on the sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show, a series he co-created with Lorenzo Music, and Taxi, a series he co-created with James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger. In 1979, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his producing work on Taxi.
He also produced for the series O.K. Crackerby!, My Mother the Car, He & She, The Good Guys, Get Smart and wrote episodes for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda.
Personal life
Since 1976, Davis has been in a long-term relationship with actress Julie Kavner. They met on the set on Rhoda, a series Kavner co-starred in.