“We had no idea what we were
doing or how to get into television,”
said Van Zandt. “We didn’t
have any connections. But together
Jane and I always fearlessly
jumped into new things. Same
way we wrote our first movie,
wrote our first musical, produced
our first show in New York City.
Either too naive, too dumb, or too
pigheaded to think we’d ever fail.”
Even after they moved to California
they would return to New
Jersey each year to premiere their
latest play usually at Brookdale
Community College in Lincroft.
On a normal summer, their plays
are still performed throughout
the country. Strictly comedies,
the plays are a popular choice for
summer stock. Some of their most
popular works include You’ve Got
Hate Mail, Silent Laughter, Drop
Dead, and Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.
Together their Hollywood resume
included creating and developing
shows such as The Wayans Bros,
Suddenly Susan, Bless This House,
and Daddy Dearest - all which are
covered in the book.
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