{"id":40499,"date":"2022-07-27T18:56:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T22:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40499"},"modified":"2022-07-27T18:56:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T22:56:32","slug":"abc-to-present-norman-lear-100-years-of-music-and-laughter-in-celebration-of-the-legendary-emmy-award-winning-producers-100th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/27\/abc-to-present-norman-lear-100-years-of-music-and-laughter-in-celebration-of-the-legendary-emmy-award-winning-producers-100th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC to Present &#8220;Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter&#8221; in Celebration of the Legendary Emmy Award-Winning Producer&#8217;s 100th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40500\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Norman-Lear-100-Years-of-Music-and-Laughter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Norman-Lear-100-Years-of-Music-and-Laughter.jpg 512w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Norman-Lear-100-Years-of-Music-and-Laughter-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Star-Studded Special Will Air Thursday, September 22, on ABC<\/p>\n<p>Honoring the life and legacy of the remarkable storyteller, activist, and philanthropist Norman Lear, ABC will present a one-night-only celebration, &#8220;<strong><em>Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221; The special will pay homage to the man behind some of television&#8217;s greatest stories and will feature an impressive lineup of celebrity guests and musical performances to celebrate his 100th birthday, airing Thursday, September 22 @ 9PM EDT, on ABC and available the next day on Hulu. Special guests and performers will be announced at a later date.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3326360819\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Norman&#8217;s illustrious career is revered by so many, and we are honored to be celebrating his legacy with this special night of entertainment,&#8221; said Craig Erwich, president, Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment. &#8220;We have been lucky to work with Norman on a number of projects over the years, and it&#8217;s only fitting that his centennial birthday be marked by the biggest names in Hollywood raising a glass to toast, and perhaps gently roast, the television icon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always believed music and laughter have added time to my life. I&#8217;ve seen a lot throughout my 100 years, but I would&#8217;ve never imagined America having a front-row seat to my birthday celebration. Thank you, ABC. Thank you, Done &amp; Dusted. Even, This, I get to experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>About Norman Lear<\/h3>\n<p>Norman Lear is a television and film writer\/producer whose dynamic career in Hollywood has encompassed both the Golden Age and Streaming Era. He served as executive producer to the critically acclaimed reimagining of &#8220;<em>One Day at a Time<\/em>,&#8221; which ran for four seasons and was the first Netflix series to be renewed for network television (PopTV and CBS). Lear executive produces and co-hosts &#8220;Live in Front of a Studio Audience&#8230; ,&#8221; alongside Jimmy Kimmel. The series set record ratings for ABC and won the Emmy\u00ae for Outstanding Variety Special for two consecutive years.<\/p>\n<p>Lear&#8217;s social and political activism extends beyond the messaging of his programs, and he continues to be a strong advocate for civic duty and progressive American values.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3297879076\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Born in 1922 in New Haven, Connecticut, Lear attended Emerson College before flying 52 combat missions over Europe during World War II. 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