| 词条 | Tom Leopold |
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Tom Leopold (Born October 14, 1949) is an American comedy writer, performer, and novelist. He has written episodes of Seinfeld and Cheers, along with several books. Leopold has often been associated with Chevy Chase, Harry Shearer, and Paul Shaffer due to his work with them on various projects. He also provided vocal performances with Jonathan Katz in animated productions for the Internet such as Hey, We're Back and Explosion Bus. BiographyCareerLeopold began writing material for National Lampoon magazine[1] and went on to work on The National Lampoon Radio Hour when it was created in 1973. He worked with performers such as Chevy Chase, Richard Belzer, and Christopher Guest.[2] He transitioned into television sketch comedy writing when The Chevy Chase Show began in 1977 (not to be confused with the ill-fated 1993 talk show of the same name). He wrote for other programs such as The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Show, The Richard Belzer Show, and The Steve Allen Comedy Hour. In 1979, he wrote and performed in a sketch comedy program called [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308959 The T.V. Show] with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Rob Reiner, and Harry Shearer.[3] He later began writing for television situation comedies and has done this successfully ever since. He has been a producer, story editor, and writer on a number of top American programs, including Caroline in the City, Cheers, Ellen, Hope & Faith, Seinfeld, and Will & Grace. Other programs for which he has written include The Mind of the Married Man and Dream On. He wrote two episodes of Seinfeld ("The Cafe" and "The Suicide") and he co-wrote the episode "The Cheever Letters". He wrote two episodes of Cheers ("[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539880/ The Beer Is Always Greener]" and "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539816/ Norm's Big Audit]"). In 2006, he became executive producer of the British sitcom My Family.[3] Based on his experience writing for television comedy, Leopold has led a master class in sitcom writing called "Comedy Writer's Room" at Columbia University.[4] Leopold and Harry Shearer are friends and have collaborated on several projects.[5] They were hired together to do a rewrite of the 1986 film Club Paradise. In the end, only two words of what they wrote ended up in the film (the title), and Shearer was "so appalled by the movie" that he removed his name from the credits.[6] Leopold left his name on the movie, but has done no film writing since.[3] In 1994, Leopold and Shearer also wrote a musical comedy about J. Edgar Hoover called J. Edgar! .[7] The musical was produced for radio in Los Angeles by L.A. Theatre Works, with music by Peter Matz. It starred Kelsey Grammer and John Goodman and featured Dan Castellaneta, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Annette O'Toole.[7] It has also been performed at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2003.[8] A cast recording was produced and is still available.[9] Leopold often calls in to Shearer's radio program Le Show,[7] playing such unusual characters as "Yvonne Della Femina" (O.J. Simpson's alleged girlfriend who has changed sex several times)[10][11] or even Elvis Presley.[12] (See the Le Show article for a more complete list of his characters). Leopold and Shearer are also friends with Paul Shaffer.[13] They share an interest in the vagaries of show business itself and sometimes go on trips to see odd shows. In a New York article, Leopold said: "Paul, Harry and I are show-biz-philes. We fly all over to see these bad, funny shows".[14] Leopold and Shearer produced and co-wrote (with Shaffer) a 1986 Cinemax special titled Viva Shaf Vegas in which Leopold also performed, some of which was based on this shared interest.[15] Leopold has written two novels; his first was Almost Like Being Here in 1988, which was followed by the sequel Somebody Sing in 1990. The books got mixed reviews.[16][17] The first book was produced as a stage play in Chicago in 1993.[18] In 2008, he collaborated with Bob Sand to publish a biography of a mythical comedy writing team "Milt Wagonman and Marty Sloyxne", who are profane and largely unsuccessful. A number of promotional videos for the book have been posted, and in them Leopold and Sand appear as the characters. (Leopold plays Milt Wagonman).[19][20][21] Leopold occasionally performs as a comedic actor in film or television[3] and at live events (most recently in September 2008).[22] In 2012, Leopold began hosting a weekly radio show, Entertaining Truth, on The Catholic Channel exclusive to Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The show featured Leopold, alongside priest and chef Father Leo Patalinghug, discussing the Catholic Church in an entertaining light.[23] Personal lifeHe lives in New York City[7] with his wife and two daughters.[22] He owns a summer home in Greenport, New York that he bought from Kofi Annan.[24] Leopold was raised in a Jewish family. As an adult, he converted to Catholicism.[25] Bibliography
| last = Leopold | first = Tom | title = Almost Like Being Here | place = New York | publisher = Dutton | year = 1988 | url = https://books.google.com/?id=6tUNAAAAIAAJ | pages = 144 | isbn = 0-525-24632-0 | postscript = }}
| last = Leopold | first = Tom | title = Somebody Sing | place = New York | publisher = Dutton | year = 1990 | url = https://books.google.com/?id=8Sd0b2qKVoYC | pages = 165 | isbn = 0-525-24869-2 | postscript = }}
| last = Leopold | first = Tom | last2 = Sand | first2 = Bob | title = Milt & Marty: The Longest Lasting and Least Successful Comedy Writing Duo in Showbiz History | place = New York | publisher = Virgin Books | year = 2008 | url = http://www.virginbooksusa.com/miltandmarty.htm | pages = 208 | isbn = 1-905264-18-6 | postscript = }} References1. ^{{Citation | title=You've Got to Believe Me! | last=Leopold | first=Tom | last2=Guest | first2=Christopher | date=November 1971 | newspaper=National Lampoon | volume=1 | issue=20 | issn=0027-9587 | postscript= }} 2. ^{{Citation | last=Kaplan | first=Arie | authorlink=Arie Kaplan | title=Wizards of Wit: How Jews Revolutionized Comedy in America (Part 2) | url=http://www.ariekaplan.com/wizardspart2.htm | newspaper=Reform Judaism | publisher=Union for Reform Judaism | volume=30 | issue=3 | page=11 | date=Spring 2002 | issn=0482-0819 | postscript=}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{IMDb name|id=0503168|name=Tom Leopold}} 4. ^{{Citation | last = Friend | first = Tad | authorlink=Tad Friend | title = Halls of Academe: The Room | newspaper = The New Yorker | publisher=Conde Nast | issn=0028-792X | volume= | issue= | page= | date = June 5, 2006 | url = http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/06/05/060605ta_talk_friend | postscript = }} 5. ^{{cite web | last=Loder | first=Kurt | authorlink=Kurt Loder | title=Lapdance with Kurt Loder: Harry Shearer on Comedians | publisher=My Damn Channel | url=http://www.mydamnchannel.com/LD/Harry_Shearer/HarryonComedians_995.aspx | date=November 4, 2008 | accessdate=January 9, 2009 }} 6. ^{{Citation | last = Gurwitch | first = Annabelle | authorlink=Annabelle Gurwitch | title = Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed | place = New York | publisher = Simon and Schuster | url = https://books.google.com/?id=egvbc_I7nNUC&pg=PA65&vq=Tom+Leopold | year = 2006 | page = 65 | isbn = 0-7432-9760-1 | postscript = }} 7. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | url=http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/about.aspx?id=13199 | title=Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold 'Speaking Freely' transcript | publisher=FirstAmendmentCenter.org | date=February 28, 2003 | accessdate=January 5, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://swap.stanford.edu/20080725111858/http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/about.aspx?id=13199 | archivedate=July 25, 2008 | df= }} 8. ^{{Citation | title=The Lampshades, 'J. Edgar' kick off Comedy Fest today | first=Stewart | last=Oksenhorn | url=http://www.aspentimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=AT&Date=20030226&Category=AE&ArtNo=302250006&Ref=AR | newspaper=The Aspen Times | date=February 26, 2003 | accessdate=January 7, 2009 | postscript= }} 9. ^{{Citation | first = Tom | last = Leopold | author-link = | first2 = Harry | last2 = Shearer | author2-link = Harry Shearer | first3 = Peter | last3 = Matz | author3-link = Peter Matz | title = J. Edgar! | place = Los Angeles | publisher = L.A. Theatre Works | year = 2001 | url = http://www.latw.org/Audio/detail.aspx?title=J.%20Edgar! | isbn = 1-58081-175-2 | postscript = }} 10. ^{{cite web | url=http://media.harryshearer.com/?ProgramID=317 | last=Shearer | first=Harry | title=le Show | publisher=HarryShearer.com | date=May 18, 1997 | accessdate=January 5, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530054906/http://media.harryshearer.com/?ProgramID=317 | archivedate=May 30, 2008 | df= }} 11. ^{{cite web | url=http://media.harryshearer.com/?ProgramID=609 | last=Shearer | first=Harry | title=le Show | publisher=HarryShearer.com | date=October 14, 2007 | accessdate=January 6, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223131223/http://media.harryshearer.com/?ProgramID=609 | archivedate=December 23, 2007 | df= }} 12. ^{{cite web | url=http://media.harryshearer.com/?ProgramID=330 | last=Shearer | first=Harry | title=le Show | publisher=HarryShearer.com | date=August 17, 1997 | accessdate=January 5, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530055023/http://media.harryshearer.com/?ProgramID=330 | archivedate=May 30, 2008 | df= }} 13. ^{{Citation | author=Shaffer, P. | authorlink=Paul Shaffer | author2=Ritz, D. | author2-link=David Ritz | year=2009 | title=We'll be here for the rest of our lives: A swingin' show-biz saga | location=New York | publisher=Doubleday/Flying Dolphin Press | isbn=0-385-52483-8 | oclc=299714497 | pages=70,74,131,163,202,269 | postscript= }} 14. ^{{Citation | last = Stone| first = Michael | title = Paul Shaffer's Hip Parade | newspaper = New York Magazine | publisher=New York Magazine Co. | issn=0028-7369 | volume=19 | issue=22 | page=47 | date = June 2, 1986 | url = https://books.google.com/?id=3OYCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47&vq=Tom+Leopold | postscript = }} 15. ^{{IMDb title|0200261|Viva Shaf Vegas}} 16. ^{{Citation | last = Wartik | first = Nancy | title = In Short: Fiction | newspaper = The New York Times | issn=0362-4331 | volume= | issue= | page= | date = September 4, 1988 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6D6103DF937A3575AC0A96E948260 | postscript = }} 17. ^{{Citation | last = Ferguson | first = Sarah | title = In Short: Fiction | newspaper = The New York Times | issn=0362-4331 | volume= | issue= | page= | date = September 2, 1990 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D8163FF931A3575AC0A966958260 | postscript = }} 18. ^{{Citation | last = Nuccio | first = Fred | title = `Cheers' for Griffin Theatre's Backstage Tale | newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times | date = January 3, 1993 | accessdate=January 7, 2009 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4148546.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121022221251/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4148546.html | dead-url = yes | archive-date = October 22, 2012 | postscript = }} 19. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIpulmZtbVY | title=Milt and Marty Interview | publisher=YouTube.com | date=April 17, 2008 | accessdate=January 5, 2009 }} 20. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikmEMKlp3Ck | title=Milt and Marty on Today's Celebrities| publisher=YouTube.com | date=April 18, 2008 | accessdate=January 5, 2009 }} 21. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kl9fJlxqws | title=Milt Wagonman needs a new comedy partner...it could be you! | publisher=YouTube.com | date=May 8, 2008 | accessdate=January 5, 2009 }} 22. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.comixny.com/event.aspx?eid=456&sid=1424 | title=Comix Musical Revue: An evening with New York's top-rated musical comedy performers | publisher=ComixNY.com | date=September 2, 2008 | accessdate=January 6, 2009 }} 23. ^The Catholic Channel - Weekly Schedule 24. ^{{Citation | last = Kreahling | first = Lorraine | title = Getaway: From The East Side To The East End, By Sea | newspaper = New York Magazine | publisher=New York Magazine Co. | issn=0028-7369 | volume=30 | issue=33 | page=12 | date = September 1, 1997 | url = https://books.google.com/?id=oegCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&vq=tom+leopold | postscript = }} 25. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.whyimcatholic.com/index.php/conversion-stories/jewish-converts/item/57-jewish-convert-tom-leopold | title=Jewish Convert: Tom Leopold | date=April 27, 2011 | accessdate=January 30, 2012 }} External links
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