Biography
Jay Tarses, also credited as Michael Jay Tarses, is an American television comedy writer, producer and occasional actor. Born on 3 July 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from Williams College in 1961.
He wrote for The Bob Newhart Show (1972) and co-wrote the screenplays for The Great Muppet Caper (1981) and The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984). Tarses created and produced the series Open All Night (1981), Buffalo Bill (1983) and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987). His most prominent acting role was as Coach Bobby Finstock in the film Teen Wolf (1985).
He is the father of television executive Jamie Tarses and writer Matt Tarses.
