Stephen C. Grossman was a producer who worked in the entertainment industry for 35 years, including eight as coordinating producer on the comedy hit Newhart.
Steve Grossman dies: Cause of death revealed
Producer Stephen C. Grossman has died. He passed away on Wednesday from coronavirus complications, his family confirmed. He was 76 years old.
Grossman spend 35 years of his life in the entertainment industry which he began in the late 1960s when acting aspirations brought him to New York City from his home in Silver Spring, Maryland. He understudied on Broadway, stage-managed at Circle in the Square Theatre, and worked for director Gil Cates.
Grossman was offered a job which brought him, his wife, and his newborn daughter to Hollywood in 1977. He served at Mary Tyler Moore Enterprises when it was among the busiest producers in television. In addition to Newhart, Grossman worked in production and post-production on numerous pilots and series, including The Betty White Show, Mary, and The Mary Tyler Moore Comedy Hour.
After leaving MTM in 1990, Grossman was active at numerous production companies, including Warner Bros., Paramount TV, Disney; Turner TV, Spelling Prods., NBC Prods., Carsey Werner Co., Steven Bocho Prods., and CBS Prods.
In the early 21st Century, Grossman served as copresident of The American Association of Producers. He was instrumental in the merger of that group with the Producer’s Guild of America, which at the time doubled its size to about 1,000 members. “It came at a time of huge transition in the production of content and the use of technology,” Grossman recalled for a trade paper.
Grossman’s activity at the PGA included helping launch the Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
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