Michael J. Leeson

Michael Jon Leeson (1947 – July 27, 2016)^[1] was an American screenwriter.^[2][3]

Michael J. Leeson
Born	Michael Jon Leeson 1947
Died	July 27, 2016 (aged 69)
Occupation	Screenwriter

Filmography

• Love, American Style (1972–1973) (TV)
• All in the Family (1973) (TV)
• The Partridge Family (1973–1974) (TV)
• The Odd Couple (1972–1974) (TV)
• Happy Days (1974) (TV)
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1975) (TV)
• Phyllis (1975–1976) (TV)
• Rhoda (1975–1976) (TV)
• Mixed Nuts (1977) (TV)
• Fast Lane Blues (1978) (TV)
• The Associates (1979) (TV)
• Taxi (1978–1980) (TV)
• Best of the West (1981) (TV)
• Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (with Monica Johnson, Harvey Miller and Jerry Belson) (1982)
• The Survivors (1983)
• When Your Lover Leaves (1983) (TV)
• The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) (TV)
• I Married Dora (1987–1988) (TV)
• The War of the Roses (1989)
• Grand (1990) (TV)
• Davis Rules (1992) (TV)
• The Cosby Show (1984–1992) (TV)
• I.Q. (with Andy Breckman) (1994)
• What Planet Are You From? (with Garry Shandling) (2000)
• The Tuxedo (2002)
• Twenty Good Years (2006) (TV)
• The Bill Engvall Show (2007–2009) (TV)

Accolades

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1979	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series	Taxi: "Blind Date"	Nominated
	Humanitas Prize	30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television		Won
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Episodic Comedy		Nominated
1980	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	The Associates: "The First Day"	Nominated
1981			Taxi: "Tony's Sister and Jim"	Won
1982	Writers Guild of America Awards	Episodic Comedy		Nominated
1985	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	The Cosby Show: "Pilot"	Won
1990	BMI Film & TV Awards		Grand	Won
1991	British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Best Adapted Screenplay	The War of the Roses	Nominated