Buz Kohan

Biography

Alan "Buz" Kohan (born August 9, 1933) is an American television writer, producer and composer. After working in New York, in 1967, Kohan was offered work on The Carol Burnett Show, relocating to Los Angeles.As a television producer, he produced many television specials, including Bing Crosby's Christmas Show (1970), Perry Como's Winter Show (1971), The Arthur Godfrey Special (1972), The Keane Brothers Show, Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena (1978), and Shirley MacLaine: Illusions (1982). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Most Famous Work

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Tony Awards

(1956) Lyricist

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Laverne & Shirley

(1976) Writer

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The Oscars

(1953) Writer

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Carol Burnett & Company

(1979) Writer

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The Wayne Brady Show

(2001) Writer

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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

(1983) Writer

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Night of 100 Stars

(1982) Original Music Composer

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The New Adventures of Heidi

(1978) Lyricist

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	Self	Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon 2019-06-22 Movie
2017	Buz	Will & Grace 2017-09-28 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2010	Writer	Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials 2010-11-09 Movie
2001	Writer	The Wayne Brady Show 2001-08-08 TV Show
1995	Writer	Sinatra: 80 Years My Way 1995-12-14 Movie
1990	Writer	Home for Christmas 1990-12-21 Movie
1987	Writer	Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas 1987-12-16 Movie
1985	Writer	Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa 1985-12-20 Movie
	Writer	Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love 1985-12-01 Movie
	Writer	The Shirley MacLaine Show 1985-07-12 Movie
1984	Writer	Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember 1984-12-02 Movie
1983	Writer	Here's Television Entertainment 1983-12-04 Movie
	Writer	Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever 1983-05-16 Movie
1982	Writer	The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show 1982-09-17 Movie
	Writer	Baryshnikov in Hollywood 1982-04-21 Movie
1981	Writer	Sixty Years of Seduction 1981-05-04 Movie
	Writer	John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind 1981-03-30 Movie
	Writer	Diana 1981-03-02 Movie
1980	Writer	Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement' 1980-05-22 Movie
	Writer	Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls 1980-05-03 Movie
1979	Writer	Carol Burnett & Company 1979-08-18 TV Show
	Writer	Cher... and Other Fantasies 1979-03-07 Movie
1978	Lyricist	The New Adventures of Heidi 1978-12-13 Movie
1977	Writer	Doug Henning's World of Magic 1977-12-15 Movie
	Writer	Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back 1977-12-07 Movie
	Writer	Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas 1977-11-30 Movie
	Writer	Happy Birthday, Las Vegas 1977-10-23 Movie
1976	Writer	Christmas in Disneyland 1976-12-08 Movie
	Writer	Laverne & Shirley 1976-01-27 TV Show
1975	Writer	Ann-Margret Smith 1975-11-20 Movie
1973	Writer	Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show 1973-12-09 Movie
1969	Writer	Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love 1969-12-06 Movie
1968	Writer	TCB 1968-12-09 Movie
1956	Lyricist	Tony Awards 1956-04-01 TV Show
	Writer	Tony Awards 1956-04-01 TV Show
1953	Writer	The Oscars 1953-03-19 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1983	Producer	Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever 1983-05-16 Movie
1973	Producer	Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show 1973-12-09 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1982	Original Music Composer	Night of 100 Stars 1982-03-08 Movie
1978	Songs	The New Adventures of Heidi 1978-12-13 Movie
	Music	The New Adventures of Heidi 1978-12-13 Movie
1961	Music	Nude in Charcoal 1961-03-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv