Ziggy Steinberg (original) (raw)

Ziggy Steinberg is a screenwriter and producer. He was in college when he wrote stand-up comedy material for David Steinberg (no relation), George Carlin and Debbie Reynolds. His first script for television was the "Neighbors" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1974. He then went on to write The Bob Newhart Show, The David Steinberg Show, The American Music Awards (from 1976 through 1980), It's Garry Shandling's Show, several Lily Tomlin specials for CBS, including Lily: Sold Out for which he won an Emmy Award in the category of Best Musical or Variety Show.