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Bob Tischler(1946-2024)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Sound Department
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Bob Tischler was born on 12 June 1946 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Something So Right (1996) and Saturday Night Live (1975). He was married to Judith English and Belinda Horowitz. He died on 13 July 2024 in Bodega Bay, California, USA.
BornJune 12, 1946
DiedJuly 13, 2024(78)
BornJune 12, 1946
DiedJuly 13, 2024(78)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers
7.9
  • Additional Crew(Blues Brothers recordings)
  • 1980
Something So Right (1996)
Something So Right
6.8
TV Series
  • Producer
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Jeffrey Jones, Jaclyn Bernstein, Mary Gross, Leslie Jordan, Christina Pickles, and Chance Quinn in The People Next Door (1989)
The People Next Door
6.2
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Danielle Fishel, Ben Savage, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong in Boy Meets World (1993)
    Boy Meets World
    8.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • 1997–2000
  • Something So Right (1996)
    Something So Right
    6.8
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 1996–1997
  • The Pursuit of Happiness (1995)
    The Pursuit of Happiness
    5.0
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 1995
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1993–1995
  • My Talk Show (1990)
    My Talk Show
    8.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Carol & Company (1990)
    Carol & Company
    7.3
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1990
  • Jeffrey Jones, Jaclyn Bernstein, Mary Gross, Leslie Jordan, Christina Pickles, and Chance Quinn in The People Next Door (1989)
    The People Next Door
    6.2
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1989
  • What's Alan Watching? (1989)
    What's Alan Watching?
    6.2
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Nightlife (1986)
    Nightlife
    5.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1981–1985

Writer

  • Danielle Fishel, Ben Savage, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong in Boy Meets World (1993)
    Boy Meets World
    8.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1997–1999
  • Something So Right (1996)
    Something So Right
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1996–1997
  • The Pursuit of Happiness (1995)
    The Pursuit of Happiness
    5.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1993–1995
  • My Talk Show (1990)
    My Talk Show
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Jeffrey Jones, Jaclyn Bernstein, Mary Gross, Leslie Jordan, Christina Pickles, and Chance Quinn in The People Next Door (1989)
    The People Next Door
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • What's Alan Watching? (1989)
    What's Alan Watching?
    6.2
    TV Special
    • creator
    • 1989
  • Nightlife (1986)
    Nightlife
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • head writer
    • 1981–1985

Sound Department

  • Michael O'Donoghue in Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
    Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
    4.9
    • sound producer
    • 1979
  • Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin in SCTV (1976)
    SCTV
    8.5
    TV Series
    • sound production (as Robert Tischler)
    • 1978
  • Georges Aminel, Emily Prager, Arlette Thomas, and Johnny Weissmuller Jr. in Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975)
    Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle
    5.0
    • voice track editor (US version)
    • 1975
  • Robert De Niro and Jennifer Salt in Hi, Mom! (1970)
    Hi, Mom!
    6.1
    • sound effects
    • 1970
  • Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value (1969)
    Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value
    6.4
    • sound effects
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Robert Tischler
  • Born
    • June 12, 1946
    • Englewood, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • July 13, 2024
    • Bodega Bay, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouses
      Judith English ? - July 13, 2025 (his death, 1 child)

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