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Bill Richmond is an American film, television comedy writer producer, musician, actor and composer. He wrote the screenplays to numerous popular films that starred Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, producer, writer, director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor on stage, screen and television, his singing ability in a string of music album recordings and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association ....
. These films included The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor is a Paramount Pictures feature film produced, directed, co-written and starring Jerry Lewis. The original music score was composed by Walter Scharf....
, The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy was filmed from July 24-September 1, 1961, and was released on November 28, 1961 by Paramount Pictures....
 and The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man is a comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on June 28, 1961 in film by Paramount Pictures....
. He also made many cameo appearances in Lewis' films as well, such as playing a Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel was an English comic actor, writer and director, famous as the first half of the comedy double-act Laurel and Hardy, whose career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th century until post-World War II....
 type character in The Bellboy
The Bellboy

The Bellboy is a 1960 in film comedy film starring, written by and film director by Jerry Lewis. The film was released on July 20, 1960 by Paramount Pictures....
 and a piano player in The Patsy. Later in his career he wrote and produced several television shows including Laugh-in, The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show is a sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner....
, Welcome Back Kotter, The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show is a situation comedy that ran on the NBC network from 1993 in television - 1993 in television. The show, created by Don Reo, was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court....
,Wizards and Warriors
Wizards and Warriors

Wizards & Warriors is the first video game in the trilogy of the same name, developed by Rare and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States in 1987 by Acclaim Entertainment....
, All in the Family
All in the Family

All in the Family is an United States situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979....
, Blossom
Blossom

Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit fruit tree and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time in the spring....
 and Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable response from critics and viewers alike easily convinced CBS to commit to a full season in the fa...
.

He won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
 for his writing work (shared) on The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show is a sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner....
 for the years 1974-1975 and 1978.

Bill was also a Hollywood studio and jazz drummer in the 1950s.








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Bill Richmond is an American film, television comedy writer producer, musician, actor and composer. He wrote the screenplays to numerous popular films that starred Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, producer, writer, director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor on stage, screen and television, his singing ability in a string of music album recordings and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association ....
. These films included The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor is a Paramount Pictures feature film produced, directed, co-written and starring Jerry Lewis. The original music score was composed by Walter Scharf....
, The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy was filmed from July 24-September 1, 1961, and was released on November 28, 1961 by Paramount Pictures....
 and The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man is a comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on June 28, 1961 in film by Paramount Pictures....
. He also made many cameo appearances in Lewis' films as well, such as playing a Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel was an English comic actor, writer and director, famous as the first half of the comedy double-act Laurel and Hardy, whose career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th century until post-World War II....
 type character in The Bellboy
The Bellboy

The Bellboy is a 1960 in film comedy film starring, written by and film director by Jerry Lewis. The film was released on July 20, 1960 by Paramount Pictures....
 and a piano player in The Patsy. Later in his career he wrote and produced several television shows including Laugh-in, The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show is a sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner....
, Welcome Back Kotter, The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show is a situation comedy that ran on the NBC network from 1993 in television - 1993 in television. The show, created by Don Reo, was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court....
,Wizards and Warriors
Wizards and Warriors

Wizards & Warriors is the first video game in the trilogy of the same name, developed by Rare and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States in 1987 by Acclaim Entertainment....
, All in the Family
All in the Family

All in the Family is an United States situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979....
, Blossom
Blossom

Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit fruit tree and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time in the spring....
 and Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable response from critics and viewers alike easily convinced CBS to commit to a full season in the fa...
.

He won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
 for his writing work (shared) on The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show is a sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner....
 for the years 1974-1975 and 1978.

Bill was also a Hollywood studio and jazz drummer in the 1950s.

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