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name: "Scott Rubenstein"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-rubenstein"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "28 September 1947"
died: "25 July 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T23:34:58.583865+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."
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# Scott Rubenstein

Writer. Born 28 September 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.. Died 25 July 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 28 September 1947, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- **Died:** 25 July 2019
- **Active:** 1982–1987
- **Works often with:** Alexander Singer, Frank Abatemarco, Gabrielle Beaumont, Hannah Louise Shearer, John Debney, Michael Piller

## Biography

Scott Rubenstein was an American television writer and story editor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he served in the Peace Corps as a teacher in the Philippines before returning to the United States to teach in Sacramento. He entered and won a writing contest sponsored by 20th Century Fox, which led him to Los Angeles and the studio's comedy writing workshop.

Rubenstein wrote episodes for numerous series, including *Diff'rent Strokes*, *Cagney & Lacey*, *Benson*, *Nine to Five*, *MacGyver*, *Night Court* and *Hunter*. He served as story editor on *Star Trek: The Next Generation* and wrote the episode "The Dauphin". He wrote more than thirty television episodes over his career and later taught screenwriting, comedy writing and adaptation at institutions including California State University, Northridge and the University of Southern California.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Also known for

- *MacGyver* (1985), Writer
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), Writer
- *Night Court* (1984), Writer

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