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Norman Milton Lear is an American television writer and producer who produced many 1970s sitcoms such as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and Maude. As a political activist, he founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way in 1981 and has supported First Amendment rights and progressive causes.
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic | Self | 2023 |
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self / Self (voice) | 2023 |
| Sr. | Self | 2022 |
| Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter | Self | 2022 |
| Gratitude Revealed | Self | 2022 |
| Lucy and Desi | Self | 2022 |
| Janet Jackson. | Self | 2022 |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes' | Self - Co-Host / Self - Host | 2021 |
| King of Cool | Self - Writer, 'The Colgate Comedy Hour' - 'All in the Family' / Self | 2021 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Good Times | 2024 |
| I Got a Monster | 2023 |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes' | 2021 |
| One Day at a Time | 2017 |
| America Divided | 2016 |
| The Princess Bride | 1987 |
| 227 | 1985 |
| Heartsounds | 1984 |
| Square Pegs | 1982 |
| I Love Liberty | 1982 |
| Sanford | 1980 |
| Archie Bunker's Place | 1979 |
| The Facts of Life | 1979 |
| All That Glitters | 1977 |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | 1976 |
| Grady | 1975 |
| Hot l Baltimore | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | 1975 |
| The Thief Who Came to Dinner | 1973 |
| Maude | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | 1972 |
| All in the Family | 1971 |
| The Night They Raided Minsky's | 1968 |
| Divorce American Style | 1967 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Special (Live) | Won |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Special (Live) | Won |
| 1985 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement | Nominated |
| 1974 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding New Series | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Series - Comedy | Won |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | Nominated |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Series - Comedy | Won |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding New Series | Won |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | Nominated |
| 1968 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
