Anecdotes

Is related to Cherie Johnson who starred as Maxine Johnson on the hit TV series Family Matters (1989).

Last name is pronounced "doo-CLAHN," with the emphasis on the second syllable.

As Duclon continued his career in television, he clearly had a knack for sitcoms. He joined Happy Days, starring Henry Winkler and Ron Howard, as a writer in 1976, as well as Laverne & Shirley, starring Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, that same year. He also served as a producer on the latter.

Duclon earned two Emmy nominations for the show, for best children's program in 1986 and 1986.

Throughout his TV career, Duclon wrote eight episodes of The Jeffersons and also served as an executive producer on Norman Lear's hit series.

Duclon also co-created Silver Spoons with Ron Leavitt, which ran for five seasons from 1982 to 1987. The show followed Ricky Stratton, a spoiled rich kid who lives the life that many kids dream of, but he still suffers from the problems that many teens do.

David W. Duclon was known as an writer, creator, actor, director, and executive producer.

He was a graduate of Rockford West Public High School.

In 2017, Duclon also wrote the book, Once Upon a Christmas: Part One of the Unlikely Life of David Duncan.

He first made his way into Hollywood in 1972 as a writer and assistant producer on The Odd Couple, starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman.