Famed Hollywood talent 経営者／支配人 George Shapiro who 代表するd Jerry Seinfeld and Andy Kaufman dies of natural 原因（となる）s 老年の 91: Also produced TV 攻撃する，衝突するs 含むing The Steve Allen Show and That Girl

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Renowned Hollywood talent 経営者／支配人 George Shapiro, who 代表するd 星／主役にするs 範囲ing from Jerry Seinfeld and Andy Kaufman has died 老年の 91.

最終期限 first 報告（する）／憶測d about Shapiro's death on Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills of natural 原因（となる）s, but no 明確な／細部s about his 原因（となる） of death were 明らかにする／漏らすd.

Shapiro is arguably best known for serving as the (n)役員／(a)執行力のある 生産者 for Seinfeld. He remained の近くに with comedian Jerry Seinfeld even after the show ended, TMZ?報告（する）／憶測s, and he 負傷させる up producing a number of standup specials for Seinfeld - even appearing in the 2002 文書の Comedian in which Seinfeld tries to return to comedy.

He is also remembered for his の近くに, personal 関係 with actor Andy Kaufman - their 関係 was even dramatized in 1999's Man on the Moon, in which Jim Carrey?played the renowned actor and Danny DeVito played George.

Additionally, he produced a number of classic television 攻撃する，衝突するs like The Steve Allen Show and That Girl, also 一括ing a number of specials for variety shows like 刑事 先頭 Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Channing.?

'Shapiro's love of laughter and reverence for those who 奮起させる it helped him build a caree r in comedy as an unabashed 支持者 of comic performers and comedy writers,' his family said in a 声明 to Variety.?

旅行 Gunderson, (n)役員／(a)執行力のある director of the 国家の Comedy 中心 in Jamestown, New York - for which Shapiro served as a 設立するing （a）忠告の／（n）警報 board member also said in a 声明 that Shapiro 'believed 深く，強烈に in our 使節団 to celebrate and 保存する comedy's 遺産.'

Shapiro is 生き残るd by his wife, Melody, his children and his many grandchildren.?

George Shapiro, a Hollywood talent 経営者／支配人 who 代表するd Jerry Seinfeld and Andy Kaufman, has died at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 91

He is perhaps best known for (n)役員／(a)執行力のある producing Seinfeld, and remained の近くに with Jerry Seinfeld in the wake of the show. The two are pictured here in 2019

Shapiro was born in New York, and spent his summers as a 十代の少年少女 as a lifeguard at the Tamiment 訴える手段／行楽地 in the Poconos, where he met performers like 刑事 Shawn, Pat Caroll and Carol Burnett, 同様に as singer Barbara Cook and choreographer Herb Ross.

That is also how he got to know about talent スパイ／執行官s, 最終期限 報告（する）／憶測s.

'These guys （機の）カム up... I didn't even know what an スパイ／執行官 was, but they （機の）カム to see the show, to talk to the girls, talk to the comedians,' he said in a past Television 学院 創立／基礎 interview.

'I said "This is your 職業? To watch the show, to have a nice dinner, to come to a 訴える手段／行楽地 with a lake? I have to look into that."'

After he 卒業生（する）d from New York University, and served for a while in the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs Army, Shapiro got an interview for a 職業 in the mailroom at talent film William Morris in New York City - thanks to his uncle, Carl Reiner.

He 結局 became a junior スパイ／執行官, 収入 just $38 each week in the 一括ing department at the 機関, but decided to stay の近くに to his one true passion - comedy, watching 業績／成果s by Lenny Bruce, マイク Nichols and Elaine May and Phyllis Diller.?

Shapiro served for a stint in the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs Army and went on to work in the mailroom at talent film William Morris in New York City

He was married for many years to his wife, Melody, with whom he had three children

Shapiro also 新採用するd his childhood friend Howard West to join the 機関 - but soon realized that the big comedy shows and 生産／産物s were moving to Hollywood.

So, 最終期限 報告（する）／憶測s, Shapiro started a 噂する that the 会社／堅い was transferring him to Los Angeles - and 結局 the 会社／堅い agreed, letting him bring West along for the ride.

There, he became a packager of TV shows like The Steve Allen Show, That Girl and Gomer Pyle USMC.

He also put together a number of specials for 刑事 先頭 Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Channing - which helped 開始する，打ち上げる their 各々の careers.

But by 1973, Shapiro decided he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to become a personal 経営者／支配人 ーするために develop deeper 関係s and producing 共同s with his （弁護士の）依頼人s, and started his own 会社／堅い with West - Shapiro/West and Associates.

One of his biggest （弁護士の）依頼人s at the 会社／堅い soon became Andy Kaufman, for whom Shapiro (n)役員／(a)執行力のある produced several specials like Andy Kaufman at Carnegie Hall for Showtime and The Andy Kaufman Special for ABC.

He also (n)役員／(a)執行力のある produced the 1999 film Man on the Moon, about his 関係 with Kaufman, in which Jim Carrey played the actor and Danny DeVito played him.

Shapiro is arguably best known for producing the 1990s comedy Seinfeld

Shapiro also managed Andy Kaufman for several years. The actor is seen on the left in Taxi with actor Danny DeVito

Shapiro also went on to co-produce Seinfeld - developing a の近くに 関係 with actor Jerry Seinfeld.

He went on to produce the 2002 film Comedian for Seinfeld, 同様に as Summer 賃貸しの and Summer School, as he also decided to dabble at producing 文書のs - like The Bronx Boys, and If You're Not in the Obit, at Breakfast, all of which chronicled his life.

Additionally, he was the (n)役員／(a)執行力のある 生産者 of the HBO 文書の The Bronx, USA about his hometown.

In more 最近の years, Shapiro (n)役員／(a)執行力のある produced Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and his standup specials Jerry Before Seinfeld and 23 Hours to Kill.

His most 最近の producing credit was in 2021, The 最高の （頭が）ひょいと動く Einstein Movie for HBO abut the life of the late actor and comedian （頭が）ひょいと動く Einstein.?

A 記念の service will be held at a later date. In the 合間, his family requests 寄付s be made to the Festivus 基金 through the California Community 創立／基礎.

に引き続いて the news of his death, several comedians and 生産者s who knew him took to Twitter to 表明する their grief

に引き続いて the news of his death, several comedians and 生産者s who knew him took to Twitter to 表明する their grief.

Famed television writer Norman Lear 株d a photo of him with Shapiro and Mel Brooks, 令状ing: 'I bless our friendship, and at 99, I'm sure I'll see him 比較して soon.'

Jim Carrey also said Shapiro was 'truly one of the loveliest of humans,' 述べるing him as 'a 支持する／優勝者 to so many of the brightest lights - a 本物の classic.

'I loved him. Andy Kaufman loved him,' he wrote.

Sarah Silverman also wrote: ' George Shapiro was pure joy, 具体的に表現するd a childhood curiosity and loved his friends with everything he had.

'He connected people he felt should know each other and all those people had at least one thing in ありふれた - loving George.

'He loved life like no one else,' she 追加するd.

Kelly Carlin, 一方／合間, tweeted that she 'never met a kinder and sweeter man,' 説 he always [had] a smile and glint in his 注目する，もくろむ.'

And Phil Rosenthal, the creator of Seinfeld, tweeted that his friend was 'the sweetest, most supportive, 肯定的な, loving soul in this world.'

'Will 行方不明になる you dear George,' he wrote.?