Gary David Goldberg

In his interview, creator/producer Gary David Goldberg reminisced about his early years, growing up in a close family in Brooklyn (which later was the basis for his Brooklyn Bridgeseries) and his early adult years traveling the world. He recounts becoming interested in writing and taking a class, where his professor, Nate Monaster noticed his talent and pointed him towards television writing. He discussed his early writing assignments on The Bob Newhart Showand other MTM shows, including The Tony Randall Showand Lou Grantwhere he worked as a producer. He discussed the formation of his company Ubu Productions, and detailed the process of creating Family Ties,including the casting of Michael J. Fox, the basis of the characters, and the topics covered in key episodes. He talked about his subsequent series, Brooklyn Bridge,a labor of love based on his early life. He then spoke in detail about the other series for which he is well known, Spin City.He related how the idea came about, working with Michael J. Fox (who now was a co-executive producer), how production dealt with Fox's battle with Parkinson disease, and the casting of Charlie Sheen. The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on January 30, 2007.