Grant Tinker

Grant Tinker

Tinker was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Margaret (née Hessin) and Arthur Almerin Tinker. During World War II, Tinker served in the United States Army Air Forces Reserve. He graduated from Dartmouth College. His sons, Mark and John, are also producers. In 1961, Tinker rejoined NBC and was the head of West Coast programming, where he developed I Spy, Dr. Kildare, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Tinker married Moore in 1962. In 1969, they formed the television production company MTM Enterprises. Tinker hired Room 222 writers James L. Brooks and Allan Burns to create and produce the company's first television series, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. MTM produced such popular American sitcoms and drama television series as Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill Street Blues, and St. Elsewhere. After his divorce from Moore in 1981, Tinker left MTM to become the chairman and CEO of NBC, then the perennial last-place American television network (in terms of Nielsen ratings and profits). During Tinker's tenure in NBC's top position, the network regained ratings and produced the popular shows The Cosby Show, Family Ties, The Golden Girls, Cheers, Night Court, and Hill Street Blues. Tinker left the network in 1986, shortly after its parent company RCA was bought by General Electric. After leaving NBC, Tinker tried to repeat his success with MTM by forming GTG (Grant Tinker-Gannett) Entertainment, but the business venture failed and the company closed in 1990. Source: Wikipedia.

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Grant Tinker Movies

  • 2005
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    5.2 2005 HD

    Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Meredith Vieira

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  • 1982
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    7.5 1982 HD

    When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gary Sandy

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  • 1978
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    7.4 1978 HD

    The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bob Newhart

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  • 1977
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    7.5 1977 HD

    30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mary Tyler Moore

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  • 1987
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    7.6 1987 HD

    A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Daniel J. Travanti

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  • 2011
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    6.1 2011 HD

    Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over five seasons, from 1974 to 1978. The show was a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Valerie Harper

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