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Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American
actor/director/writer/producer. He is the brother of
actress/director Penny Marshall.
Born in New York City to Anthony Wallace Marsciarelli (an
Italian American) and Marjorie Irene Ward, who was of English
and Scottish descent. Marshall attended Northwestern University
and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, where he
wrote a sports column for the college newspaper. He began as a
joke writer for such comedians as Joey Bishop and Phil Foster,
then he became a writer for the Tonight Show with Jack Paar. In
1961 he moved to Hollywood, where he teamed up with Jerry Belson
as a writer for television. The pair worked on The Dick Van Dyke
Show, The Danny Thomas Show, and The Lucy Show. They then
adapted Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple for television. On his
own, Marshall created Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley (starring
his sister Penny), and Mork & Mindy.
In
1984 Marshall had a movie hit as the writer of The Flamingo Kid.
He went on to direct Nothing in Common, Overboard, Beaches,
Pretty Woman, Frankie and Johnny,Exit to Eden, The Princess
Diaries and its sequel, as well as Raising Helen among others.
Marshall is also a comic actor who often plays wisecracking guys
who tell it like it is, having appeared in the television series
Murphy Brown and in such movies as Goldfinger (uncredited),
Grand Theft Auto, Lost in America, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Runaway
Bride, Orange County, and A League of Their Own, directed by his
sister. His most recent acting gig was as the father of the
title character in Chicken Little. He also acts in stage
productions.
He
has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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