Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.
Genre: Documentary Actors: Alan Horn, Amy Poehler, Bill Moyers, Carl Reiner, George Clooney, John Amos, Jon Stewart, Lena Dunham, Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Philip Rosenthal, Rob Reiner, Russell Simmons Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady Production: Act III Productions
