Jeremy Stevens

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Jeremy Stevens (1938-2020) talks about his early training and stage experience that included the off-Broadway revue The Fourth Wall and Broadway's The Sunshine Boys. He describes his entrance into television as a writer for a WNEW series hosted by Skitch Henderson that featured Valerie Harper and Richard Schaal in their early careers. He speaks about his work writing for the children's series The Electric Company and describes writing for the talk show satires Fernwood 2-Night and America 2-Night with his writing partner Tom Moore. He tells the story behind the famous "leisure suits cause cancer" bit and talks about his one-season stint as head writer on Saturday Night Live during the early 1980s. He then details serving as writer-producer for Everybody Loves Raymond's entire nine-year run. He discusses the atmosphere in the writers' room, recounts working with creator/executive producer Phil Rosenthal, and describes memorable episodes. Among the other projects he talks about are variety series Playboy After Dark, variety series The Richard Pryor Show, and the feature film Summer Rental. Gary Rutkowski conducted the interview on September 6, 2006 in Studio City, CA.

All views expressed by interviewees are theirs alone and not necessarily those of the Television Academy.

Jeremy Stevens on co-creating The Electric Company

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Jeremy Stevens on winning an Emmy for The Electric Company

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Jeremy Stevens on Charles Rocket saying an expletive live on the air on Saturday Night Live

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Jeremy Stevens on working with Ray Romano on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Peter Boyle as "Frank Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on his early theater experience 

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On Peter Boyle as "Frank Barone" and Gary Halvorson as the director on Everybody Loves Raymond; on the post production of Everybody Loves Raymond; on the final episode and the legacy of the show

Jeremy Stevens on how he came to help create The Electric Company

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Jeremy Stevens on co-creating The Electric Company

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Jeremy Stevens on writing episodes of The Electric Company

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Jeremy Stevens on the cast and characters of The Electric Company

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Jeremy Stevens on winning an Emmy for The Electric Company

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Jeremy Stevens on the end of The Electric Company and moving to Los Angeles

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Jeremy Stevens on how he came to write for Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on working with Ray Romano on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on "Ray Barone's" relationship with his family on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the writing process on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the writers' room at Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on using situations from his life on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Brad Garrett as "Robert Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on ad-libbing on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the taping of Everybody Love Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the biggest laughs of Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Patricia Heaton as "Debra Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the evolution of Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the final season and final episode of Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Doris Roberts as "Marie Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Peter Boyle as "Frank Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Gary Halvorson as director on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the post-production of Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the contribution of the female writers on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on memorable episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on filming the final episode of Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the legacy of Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Fernwood 2-Night

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Jeremy Stevens on working with Norman Lear and the cast of Fernwood 2-Night

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Jeremy Stevens on writing Fernwood 2-Night with his writing partner Tom Moore

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Jeremy Stevens on the production and guest stars of Fernwood 2-Night

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Saturday Night Live

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Jeremy Stevens on the guest hosts of Saturday Night Live

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Jeremy Stevens on how the press treated Saturday Night Live during his time on the show

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Jeremy Stevens on Charles Rocket saying an expletive live on the air on Saturday Night Live

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Jeremy Stevens on leaving Saturday Night Live

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Jeremy Stevens on his first writing job for television on The Skitch Henderson Show

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Jeremy Stevens on working with Skitch Henderson

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Jeremy Stevens on Brad Garrett as "Robert Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Patricia Heaton as "Debra Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Doris Roberts as "Marie Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Peter Boyle as "Frank Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on early television 

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Jeremy Stevens on his first writing job for television on The Skitch Henderson Show

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Jeremy Stevens on Brad Garrett as "Robert Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Patricia Heaton as "Debra Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Doris Roberts as "Marie Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on Peter Boyle as "Frank Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on memorable episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the writing process on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the writers' room at Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on using situations from his life on Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Fernwood 2-Night

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Fernwood 2-Night

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on the writing for Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Everybody Loves Raymond

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Playboy After Dark

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for The Richard Pryor Show

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Saturday Night Live

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Saturday Night Live

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Jeremy Stevens on writing for Fernwood 2-Night

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Jeremy Stevens on working with Norman Lear and the cast of Fernwood 2-Night

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Jeremy Stevens on his first writing job for television on The Skitch Henderson Show

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Jeremy Stevens on working with Skitch Henderson

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