{{short description|American producer and screenwriter}}
{{Infobox person |name = Sy Rosen |occupation = Producer, screenwriter |years_active = 1976–present |spouse = {{marriage|Wanda Echevarria Rosen| |2021|end=died.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=wanda-echevarria-rosen&pid=198149618|title=Wanda Echavarria Rosen Ph.D. Obituary (1943 - 2021) - Los Angeles Times|website=Legacy.com |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref> |children = 1 }}
'''Sy Rosen''' is an American producer and screenwriter. He created the American sitcom television series ''Gimme a Break!'' with Mort Lachman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/716729139/|title=The Daily Item from Port Chester, New York - 33|work=The Daily Item|date=April 5, 1989|page=33}}</ref>
== Career == Rosen started his career in 1976, first writing a few episodes for the television series ''The Bob Newhart Show''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/620501950/|title=The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California - 178|work=The Sacramento Bee|date=July 4, 1976|page=178}}</ref> He also served in the army and graduated from college, in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northwestprime.com/news/2019/jan/01/sy-rosen-coming-town/|title=Sy Rosen is Coming to Town!|access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
In 1980s-2000s, Rosen produced and wrote many shows, including, ''Taxi'', ''The Wonder Years'', ''Maude'', ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Jeffersons'', ''Rhoda'', ''Sister, Sister'', ''Throb'', ''My Two Dads'' and ''Sanford''. In 1987, he created the new NBC sitcom television series ''Roomies'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/6287803/|title=The Baytown Sun from Baytown, Texas - Page 2|work=The Baytown Sun|date=March 31, 1987|page=2}}</ref> which ran for 8 episodes.
In 2007, Rosen wrote the book ''The Miracle Group''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IcOMAAAACAAJ|title=The Miracle Group|year=2007 |publisher=Dramatic Publishing|isbn=978-1583423844}}</ref>
In 2018, Rosen screenplayed the short film ''The Matchmaker'', which starred Barbara Bain, Rhea Perlman, Robert Romanus and Bryna Weiss. He explained that the short film was about a man who tries to find his mother a friend in her nursing home, which had also happened to Rosen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LEkZ-ycwcA&feature=youtu.be|title=TV Writer Sy Rosen talks about his short film 'The Matchmaker' - New Day Northwest|website=YouTube |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/tv-writer-sy-rosen-talks-about-his-short-film-the-matchmaker/281-9a93daec-756a-44a8-aee2-b7c5a6c9ee1f|title=TV Writer Sy Rosen talks about his short film 'The Matchmaker'|date=6 May 2019 |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0742097}}
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