George Shapiro

George Shapiro, one of comedy's most respected managers and producers, has built a career out of his love for laughter and his reverence for those with a gift to inspire it. Together with partner and lifelong friend Howard West, he formed Shapiro/West Productions and executive produced the Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe award winning series "SEINFELD." George Shapiro was born in the Bronx and graduated from New York University with a degree in advertising and marketing. He took a job in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency in New York where he advanced rapidly within the company and soon became an agent. He is responsible for packaging hit television programs such as "THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW," "THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR," "THAT GIRL" starring Marlo Thomas, and "GOMER PYLE," starring his client, Jim Nabors. Shapiro also packaged specials for Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Channing. These early shows not only made an indelible imprint on audiences, but they catapu