---
name: "Howard Gewirtz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-gewirtz"
fi1m_id: "howard-gewirtz"
imdb_id: "nm0315386"
tmdb_id: 1216633
wikidata_id: "Q1959719"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "26 January 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T17:32:26.125321+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Howard Gewirtz

## Identity

Howard Gewirtz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/howard-gewirtz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** howard-gewirtz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0315386
- **TMDB ID:** 1216633
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1959719
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gewirtz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1959719, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315386/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216633

Writer. Born 26 January 1952 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 26 January 1952, USA
- **Active:** 1978–1992
- **Also known as:** Howard Abbott Gewirtz
- **Frequently works with:** [David Mirkin](https://film.one/person/david-mirkin.md), [James L. Brooks](https://film.one/person/james-l-brooks.md), [John Markus](https://film.one/person/john-markus.md), [Jon Vitti](https://film.one/person/jon-vitti.md), [Judd Apatow](https://film.one/person/judd-apatow.md), [Sam Simon](https://film.one/person/sam-simon.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (1), 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 91 (1)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Animation 1, Drama 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gewirtz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1959719, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315386/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216633

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Larry Sanders Show*](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md) (91)
- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88)
- **Apple TV:** [*Taxi*](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Howard Gewirtz is an American television writer and producer. Born on 26 January 1952 in Rego Park, Queens, New York, his first writing credit was for the series *Busting Loose* in 1977. He went on to write episodes of *Three's Company* (1980) and *Bosom Buddies* (1981), and served as a producer on *Taxi* (1981–82), for which the production team received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Gewirtz wrote the *The Simpsons* episode 'Homer Defined' (1991) and contributed to *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992) and *Wings* (1993–96). He created the series *Domestic Life* (1984), *All Is Forgiven* (1986, credited as Howard Abbott Gewirtz), *Down and Out in Beverly Hills* (1987) and *Oliver Beene* (2003–04). He has also worked on *Everybody Hates Chris* and *The Exes*. He is the uncle of writer Brian Gewirtz.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Taxi* (1978), Fi1m 86, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Exes* (2011), series, Writer
- *Oliver Beene* (2003), series, Writer, Creator
- *Gary & Mike* (2001), series, Writer
- *Jenny* (1997), series, Writer
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, Writer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Wings* (1990), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Down and Out in Beverly Hills* (1987), series, Writer
- *All Is Forgiven* (1986), series, Writer, Producer, Creator
- *Domestic Life* (1984), series, Writer
- *Bosom Buddies* (1980), series, Writer
- *Taxi* (1978), series, as Dr. Smith · Producer, Writer, Teleplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md)
- *Three's Company* (1977), series, Writer

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