Bonnie and Terry Turner
Bonnie and Terry Turner | |
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| Born | Bonnie Turner: August 28, 1940 Toledo, Ohio, U.S.[1] Terry Turner December 11, 1947 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, television producer, screenwriter |
| Notable work | 3rd Rock from the Sun That '70s Show |
Bonnie and Terry Turner (born August 28, 1940, and December 11, 1947) are an American husband-and-wife team of screenwriters and producers. They are best known for creating the sitcoms 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show.
History
[edit]Bonnie and Terry Turner were part of a 1980s Atlanta comedy troupe whose members often appeared on the WTBS comedy TV show Tush. They also worked as feature writers for (no relation) Ted Turner's new (at that time) CNN spinoff CNN Headline News. In the mid-1980s, they produced the WTBS Sunday morning magazine show Good News with host Liz Wickersham.
Another comedy troupe member and good friend, Jan Hooks, after appearing in Pee-wee's Big Adventure, landed a spot on Saturday Night Live. Jan told them the show was looking for writers and encouraged them to submit some sketches, and they were hired three months later. While at SNL they wrote sketches including Church Chat, Singing Cowboys, Dysfunctional Family Christmas and Musicians for Free-Range Chickens.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gabert, Shelley (May 17, 2006). "Hometown Hellions". Variety. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ^ Dana Carvey and David Spade (2024-07-10). "Fly on the Wall" (Podcast). Audacy. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
External links
[edit]- Bonnie Turner at IMDb
- Terry Turner at IMDb
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