Michael G. Moye
Michael G. Moye | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael George Moye August 11, 1954 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, producer, photographer |
| Spouse |
Rose Jackson (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
Michael George Moye (born August 11, 1954) is an American photographer and a former television writer and producer.[1] In his television career he has written for shows such as The Jeffersons, Diff'rent Strokes, Good Times, and 227, and produced It's Your Move and The Jeffersons. His best-known work is likely the 1987 series Married... with Children, created with Ron Leavitt for the then-fledgling Fox network.
Early career
[edit]Moye began his career in 1977 with a staff writing position on Good Times. Between 1979 and 1984, he wrote for The Jeffersons, and in 1982 he co-developed Silver Spoons, which ran for five seasons. He also co-developed both It's Your Move and 227 (with Bill Boulware), the latter under alias C.J. Banks.[1][2]
Married... with Children
[edit]Married... with Children, created by Moye and Leavitt in 1987 for the Fox network, was called an "anti-family" series [3] or "the anti-Cosby", Moye and Leavitt being fed up with the idealized family of the sitcoms of the 1980s.[4][5] They created the couple Al-Peggy by imagining a fictional union between Roseanne Barr and Sam Kinison.[6]
Moye was a producer and a writer on the show for most of its run, and had a hand in writing a series-leading 25 episodes[7] as well as having a few cameo appearances on screen.[8] The show ran for 11 seasons and was credited with keeping the fledgling Fox network "in the black for five or six years."[9] The show has been the target of conservative political campaigns several times.[10] In 1993, he refused to modify a two-episode show (the one where Al Bundy lobbies in Congress after his favorite show Psycho Dad was cancelled), accusing instead Fox to be too soft with censorship regulators.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Moye retired from television in 1995 and is now a photographer and an avid coral reef aquarium hobbyist.[1][12] He has two children from two marriages.[1]
In 1992, Michael G. Moye acquired a 13,749-square-feet estate in Conyers Farm in Greenwich Connecticut, for $1.5 million. It was put up for sale for $8.595 million in November 2017. He also owned a house in Encino that he sold for $1.65 million in 2017, and bought a 2000-square-feet residence on sugar sand beaches in North Carolina in 2006.[13]
Filmography
[edit]- Good Times (1978)
- Diff'rent Strokes (1979)
- The Jeffersons (1979) (Creative Consultant, Executive Story Editor)
- Sanford (1980)
- Checking In (1981)
- Silver Spoons (1982)
- It's Your Move (1984) (co-creator, with Ron Leavitt)
- 227 (1985–1990) (Credited as "C.J. Banks", co-creator, with Bill Boulware)
- Married... with Children (1987–1997) (Co-Creator, with Ron Leavitt)
- Women in Prison (1987) (Co-Creator with Ron Leavitt and Katherine Green)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Me". Moye's Reef. Archived from the original on 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ "MICHAEL MOYE". interviews.televisionacademy.com. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Married... with Children". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis; Times, Los Angeles (2008-02-13). "Ron Leavitt - co-created 'Married ... With Children'". SFGate. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- '^ "Married With Childrens legacy". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ Smith, Austin (2001-08-24). "YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHO WAS GOING TO PLAY AL BUNDY … SECRETS OF 'MARRIED WITH KIDS'". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Crew Members". Bundyology. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Guest Cast". Bundyology. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
Moye, Michael G. * Young Zeke (522), Voice of Nearby Dog (624)
- ^ "'Married ... With Children' Co-Creator Dies". Zap2It.com. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ Beschloss, Steven (7 May 1990). "Making the Rules in Prime Time" (PDF). Channels. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (1993-12-23). "'Married' exec PO'd at spiking". Variety. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Featured Member Series: 5-04". Reefland. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ David, Mark (2017-11-20). "'Married… With Children' Co-Creator Michael G. Moye Lists Greenwich Estate (EXCLUSIVE)". DIRT. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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