Bud Yorkin

Bud Yorkin

Bud Yorkin (born in Washington, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1926 as Alan David Yorkin) is an American film producer, director, writer and actor. He directed and produced the 1958 TV special "An Evening With Fred Astaire", which won nine Emmy Awards.

Yorkin earned a degree in engineering from Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. In 1963, Yorkin teamed up with Norman Lear to form Tandem Productions, which at first produced several films in the 1960s to 1971 with such major sudios like United Artists and Warner Bros., and later produced many of the decade's hit sitcoms, such as "All in the Family", "Maude", "Good Times", and "Sanford and Son".

After his split with Lear, Yorkin went on to form Bud Yorkin Productions. His first sitcom after the split was the unsuccessful "Sanford and Son" spin-off sitcom "Grady". In 1976, he formed TOY Productions with Saul Turteltaub and Bernie Orenstein (who produced "Sanford and Son" from 1974-1977), but their only hit was "What's Happening!!".

Yorkin's film directing credits include "The Thief Who Came to Dinner" and "Divorce American Style".

Yorkin is the father of television writer and producer Nicole Yorkin. He is married to actress Cynthia Sikes.


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