{"id":41867,"date":"2022-08-26T16:46:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=41867"},"modified":"2022-08-26T16:46:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:46:58","slug":"jennifer-aniston-jimmy-kimmel-amy-poehler-and-octavia-spencer-celebrate-the-legendary-emmy-award-winning-producer-in-abcs-norman-lear-100-years-of-music-and-laughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/26\/jennifer-aniston-jimmy-kimmel-amy-poehler-and-octavia-spencer-celebrate-the-legendary-emmy-award-winning-producer-in-abcs-norman-lear-100-years-of-music-and-laughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Poehler, and Octavia Spencer Celebrate the Legendary Emmy Award-Winning Producer in ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41868\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/norman-lear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/norman-lear.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/norman-lear-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Poehler, and Octavia Spencer are set to appear and celebrate the iconic television pioneer Norman Lear in the upcoming special, &#8220;<strong><em>Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; airing Thursday, September 22 @ 9PM EDT, on ABC and available the next day on Hulu. Honoring the life and legacy of the remarkable storyteller, activist, and philanthropist Norman Lear, the one-night-only celebration features intimate conversations, special performances, and surprise reunions that pay homage to the man behind some of television&#8217;s greatest stories in celebration of his 100th birthday.<\/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,&#8221; said Lear. Additional talent and performances will be announced at a later date.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3040708888\" 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;<em>Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter<\/em>&#8221; is produced by Done+Dusted. Executive producers are David Jammy, Brent Miller, Garrett English, Raj Kapoor, and Eric Cook. James Merryman is set to direct.<\/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;<em>Live in Front of a Studio Audience&#8230;<\/em> ,&#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>\n<p>Born in 1922 in New Haven, Connecticut, Lear attended Emerson College before flying 52 combat missions over Europe during World War II. Upon his return, he began a successful career writing and producing programs like &#8220;<em>The Colgate Comedy Hour<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>The Martha Raye Show<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; ultimately leading to Lear captivating 120 million viewers per week with his iconic shows of the 1970s and &#8217;80s &#8211; &#8220;<em>All in the Family<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Good Times<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Jeffersons<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Maude<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3515336839\" 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>As Lear began witnessing the rise of the radical religious right, he put his television career on hold in 1980 to found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfaw.org\/\">People For The American Way<\/a>. 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