George Shapiro was an American talent manager and television producer.
14 Facts About George Shapiro
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George Shapiro was among the most successful managers in show business in the United States, best known for representing Jerry Seinfeld, Carl Reiner, and Andy Kaufman and serving as a producer for the sitcom Seinfeld.
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George Shapiro's father worked as a furrier and his mother was a social activist.
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George Shapiro first met his future business partner, Howard West, in the third grade.
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When George Shapiro was 12, Carl Reiner married George Shapiro's aunt, Estelle Lebost, and became his uncle.
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George Shapiro then worked in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency in New York.
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George Shapiro left William Morris to become a personal manager and producer along with his partner and friend, Howard West.
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George Shapiro was Andy Kaufman's personal manager for many years, executive producing his Showtime special Andy Kaufman at Carnegie Hall and The Andy Kaufman Show on ABC.
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George Shapiro was executive producer with West on the Universal biopic Man on the Moon, starring Jim Carrey in the role of Andy Kaufman and Danny DeVito as Shapiro, and had a cameo in the movie as Mr Besserman.
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George Shapiro played a prominent role in the documentary Comedian featuring Seinfeld.
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George Shapiro said he had been practicing Transcendental Meditation for 28 years.
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George Shapiro was married to Diane Barnett who died of breast cancer in 2005.
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George Shapiro was married to Melody Sherr prior to his marriage to Diane.
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George Shapiro died of natural causes on May 26,2022, at his home in Beverly Hills, aged 91.