Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.

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Norman Lear

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John Amos

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Alan Horn

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Bill Moyers

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Rob Reiner

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Phil Rosenthal

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Russell Simmons

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Mel Brooks

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Carl Reiner

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Jon Stewart

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Amy Poehler

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Lena Dunham

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