---
name: "Tom Reeder"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-reeder"
fi1m_id: "tom-reeder"
imdb_id: "nm0715796"
tmdb_id: 4029716
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:28:47.117864+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."
---

# Tom Reeder

## Identity

Tom Reeder

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-reeder
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tom-reeder
- **IMDb ID:** nm0715796
- **TMDB ID:** 4029716
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715796/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4029716

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1982–1993
- **Frequently works with:** [Andy Ackerman](https://film.one/person/andy-ackerman.md), [Dan O'Shannon](https://film.one/person/dan-oshannon.md), [David Angell](https://film.one/person/david-angell.md), [David Isaacs](https://film.one/person/david-isaacs.md), [David Lee](https://film.one/person/david-clark-lee.md), [David Lloyd](https://film.one/person/david-lloyd.md), [David Pollock](https://film.one/person/david-pollock.md), [Elias Davis](https://film.one/person/elias-davis.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715796/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4029716

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88)
- **Apple TV:** [*Cheers*](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md) (88)

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

## Biography

Tom Reeder is a television writer. His credits include episodes of *Barney Miller* (1975–1981), *M*A*S*H*, *Benson*, *Night Court* (14 episodes), *Cheers* (seven episodes, 1982–1988) and *Frasier* (one episode in 2002). He also served as creative consultant on *Frasier* (2000–2004, 90 episodes) and other series, and as producer on *Benson* and *Cosby*.

Reeder worked in television for three decades. He maintains a personal blog discussing his career writing for American sitcoms.

*Sources: imdb.com, tomreeder.wordpress.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Cheers* (1982), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *Frasier* (1993), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Cheers* (1982), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)

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