Peter Marc Jacobson

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This article is about the television director and writer. For the actor, see Peter Jacobson.

Peter Marc Jacobson
Peter Marc Jacobson in Cannes
Born	(1957-10-27) October 27, 1957 Flushing, Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Writer Director Producer Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Fran Drescher (1978–1999)

Peter Marc Jacobson (born October 27, 1957) is an American television writer, director and producer, and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the popular sitcom The Nanny, which he created and wrote with his then wife actress Fran Drescher, who was the star of the series.

Selected career highlights

Producer

What I Like About You (consulting producer; 18 episodes, 2004–2005), (co-executive producer; 16 episodes, 2005–2006)
The Nanny (executive producer; 122 episodes, 1993–1999), (co-executive producer; 23 episodes, 1993–1994)
Happily Divorced (executive producer; 22 episodes, 2011-2013)

Writer

What I Like About You (5 episodes, 2004–2006)
The Nanny (145 episodes, 1993–1999)
Who's the Boss? (1984; unknown number of episodes)
Happily Divorced (10 episodes, 2011)

Actor

Happily Divorced (2 episodes, 2011)
The Nanny (3 episodes, 1994–1999)
Matlock (2 episodes, 1990–1993)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1 episode, 1991)
Babes (1 episode, 1991)
Murphy Brown (1 episode, 1990)
Booker (1 episode, 1990)

Director

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember (2004)
Happily Divorced (2 episodes, 2012)

Personal life

Jacobson and Fran Drescher married in 1978, when both were 21 years old. They moved to Los Angeles to launch their careers. In January 1985, two armed robbers broke into Drescher and Jacobson's Los Angeles home, where Jacobson was assaulted and forced to watch his wife's rape.^[1]

Jacobson and Drescher divorced in 1999, after being separated for a number of years. The couple had no children. He came out as gay to her after their marriage ended. ^[2] The couple developed the 2011 television series Happily Divorced for TV Land based on their lives.^[3]

References

↑ "Larry King Live Interview with Fran Drescher". CNN. 2002-05-06. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
↑ Huffington Post on Drescher and Jacobson
↑ TV Land Greenlights Two New Sitcoms

External links

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Persondata
Name	Jacobson, Peter Marc
Alternative names
Short description	American actor and director
Date of birth	1957-10-27
Place of birth	Flushing, New York, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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