Jay Tarses, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jay Tarses

American television producer

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1939

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Profession: screenwriter, actor, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Michael Jay Tarses (born July 3, 1939) is an American television comedy writer, producer, and occasional actor.
He created and produced The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and The Slap Maxwell Story, co-created Buffalo Bill (with Tom Patchett), and was an executive producer for The Bob Newhart Show.
His daughter is Jamie Tarses, former ABC Entertainment chief and current partner in the Pariah production company. Tarses was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
He graduated from Williams College in 1961.
He was co-creator and co-writer (with Andy Hamilton) of BBC Radio 4's situation comedy Revolting People, which was set in colonial-era Baltimore; he also plays the role of sour shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant to Hamilton's cheerfully corrupt British soldier Sergeant McGurk.
His most notable acting role was as Coach Bobby Finstock in the 1980s teen comedy Teen Wolf.
He also co-starred with Jim Carrey on the short-lived sitcom The Duck Factory in 1984.