Jay Grossman(1949-1986)
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Jay Grossman was born in Northeast Philadelphia in 1949. His parents,
Barney and Ethel owned a neighborhood drugstore. Jay attended Northeast
High School and participated in school theatre productions. He
graduated from Temple University with a BA in Communications and
immediately following his graduation ceremony, he got into his car and
drove to Hollywood, California. He began his show business career
working on game shows, most notably on Split Second hosted by Tom
Kennedy. He wrote short bits for up and coming celebrities such as
Barry Manilow and soon gained a reputation for his razor-sharp wit. He
wrote for television comedies such as The Love Boat and Laverne &
Shirley and also wrote an episode of Fame. He was good friends with
then up and coming writer, Bruce Vilanch. Jay fulfilled one of his
dreams when he got to work with George Burns on one of his books. Jay
died of AIDS on New Years Day in 1986.