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Bo Kaprall(I)

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Bo Kaprall in Lampoon (1974)
Bo has been a television show creator, creative director, writer, producer, executive producer and actor for thirty years. Starting in Chicago as a writer/ producer in the advertising business (Post, Keyes, & Gardner) and as an actor at Chicago's Second City.

He is currently writing for Saturday Night Live (from Minneapolis) and developing Reality Shows for everyone from A&E to Discovery.

In addition, Bo recently completed two original 30 mn. web-series for General Mills Inc.

In the late seventies Bo moved to Los Angeles where he started the Comedy Store Players and joined Kentucky Fried Theatre (Kentucky Fried Movie, Airplane, Police Squad). He then went on to write and produce several network series including "Laverne & Shirley", Aaron Spelling's "Friends", Norman Lear's "Year At the Top" and over thirty network pilots. In addition, he has written for variety shows & situation comedies; from The Carol Burnett Show to Welcome Back Kotter.

Bo has recorded, written, & produced over 5,000 radio commercials, winning several Cleo & Radio Best Awards.

In the late 1980's Mr. Kaprall moved to Minneapolis where he started his own creative production company focusing on humorous radio & television commercials and Corporate Communications in addition to creating reality television series.

Over the years Bo has created and executive produced shows for ABC, NBC, CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Discovery, TLC, and HGTV.
BornDecember 21, 1946
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    Known for

    Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Laverne & Shirley
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Officer Norman Hughes
    • Cop
    When Things Were Rotten (1975)
    When Things Were Rotten
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Guy Butler
    Grill Me
    TV Special
    • Producer
    • 1996
    Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Visionary* - (*Tesla) (2005)
      The Visionary* - (*Tesla)
      7.4
      Short
      • JP Morgan
      • 2005
    • Beanie Sigel in State Property: Blood on the Streets (2005)
      State Property: Blood on the Streets
      4.5
      • Judge
      • 2005
    • Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)
      Third Watch
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Rocky
      • 2004
    • The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced (2003)
      The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • 1899 Expedition Member (voice)
      • 2003
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Head Dispatcher
      • 2002
    • Bill Cosby in Cosby (1996)
      Cosby
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Vic
      • 1997
    • Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent (1994)
      Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Andy Butler
      • 1994
    • Robert Conrad and Ann Jillian in Mario and the Mob (1992)
      Mario and the Mob
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • 1992
    • Doctor Doctor (1989)
      Doctor Doctor
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cosby Trinkle
      • 1989
    • Jesse Hawkes (1989)
      Jesse Hawkes
      8.0
      TV Series
      • 1989
    • Glory Days (1988)
      Glory Days
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • 1988
    • Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, Barry Sobel, Elaine Stritch, and Jesse R. Tendler in The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)
      The Ellen Burstyn Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Gordon
      • 1986
    • Two Fathers' Justice (1985)
      Two Fathers' Justice
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Andy
      • 1985
    • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
      ABC Afterschool Specials
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Walter Ellsworth
      • 1984
    • Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr., and Mackenzie Phillips in One Day at a Time (1975)
      One Day at a Time
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Dudley Grant
      • 1980

    Additional Crew



    • What a Country (1986)
      What a Country
      6.4
      TV Series
      • creative consultant
      • 1986
    • Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, Barry Sobel, Elaine Stritch, and Jesse R. Tendler in The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)
      The Ellen Burstyn Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • 1986–1987
    • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
      Laverne & Shirley
      7.0
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1976–1977
    • Gabriel Dell, Greg Evigan, Priscilla Lopez, Paul Shaffer, and Nedra Volz in A Year at the Top (1975)
      A Year at the Top
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive story consultant
      • 1975
    • When Things Were Rotten (1975)
      When Things Were Rotten
      7.3
      TV Series
      • story consultant
      • 1975

    Producer



    • Outlaw Country (2015)
      Outlaw Country
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer (2015)
      • 2015
    • Hoarders
      Short
      • segment producer
      • 2011
    • Bar Mitzvah Bash! (2004)
      Bar Mitzvah Bash!
      4.9
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Grill Me
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 1996
    • What Would You Do? (1991)
      What Would You Do?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1993
    • Charlie Aiken, Jarrod Johnson, and Jill Whelan in Friends (1979)
      Friends
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1979
    • The Bay City Amusement Company
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1977

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • December 21, 1946
      • Minnesota, USA

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      Although he appeared in several 70s sitcoms ("The Jeffersons", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"), he is best known for his portrayal of Laverne's boyfriend, Norman Hughes, a police officer on "Laverne & Shirley."

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