| in a tale that encompasses the wholeof contemporary television, The Sweeps willintroduce you to all these people and more:Ed Asner Head of the Screen Actors Guild and former star ofLou Grant, Asner found himself."graylisted" in the industrybecause of his politicsmmade, by his own lights, close to un-employable.Allan Katz Former producer of some of the most popularshows on television, including M*A S*H and Rhoda, Katzhas staked his future on the production of a feature film, TheHunchback of UCLA, in which he plans to star.Fred Silverman The only man in history to have, over aperiod of years, directed programming for all three networks,Silverman was the major shaping force in network television.Ted Danson Star of the struggling NBC comedy seriesCheers, the laid-back former high-school jock found himselfan overnight sex symbol thanks to the awesome powers ofnetwork television.Steve Cannell The most successful young independent tele-vision producer in Hollywood, CanneH was the man behindshows like Baretta, The Rockford Files, and The A-Team. Inless than two and a half years, his production company gen-erated over $100 million.Harry Anderson The studious former magician-con man-comedian who found himself elevated overnight to star andkingpin of one of NBC s few successful new shows, Night Court.Corky Hubbert At four feet, eight inches tall, the manic andvoluble Hubbert is the closest thing to a rising superstarmidget in Hollywood. Watch him claw his way to the top.Karen Salkin The first true cable-television starlet, whosepublic access show, Karen s Restaurant Revue, made her thetoast of hip Los AngeleS. |
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