Peter Engel
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| Years active | 1971–2025 |
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Peter Engel (June 30, 1936 – March 4, 2025) was an American television producer who is best known for his teen sitcoms that appeared on TNBC, a former Saturday morning block on NBC which featured all teenage-oriented programs for educational purposes. His most well known work was the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell which inspired the birth of the TNBC block for his other shows such as California Dreams, Hang Time, and City Guys in the 1990s.[1]
Life and career
Engel was born in New York City on June 30, 1936,[2] and raised Jewish before converting to Christianity.[3] He got a degree from New York University, and had his first industry job as a page at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. In 1971, he has his first executive producer credit for the summer variety series on CBS, The Ice Palace. He was also an executive producer on the 1974-75 daytime soap opera How to Survive a Marriage.[4]
After producing teen-focused series for NBC, Engel transitioned to producing reality television series.[5] A reality television project that Engel executive produced is the NBC reality series Last Comic Standing. He released a memoir in 2016 titled I Was Saved by the Bell: Stories of Life, Love, and Dreams That Do Come True.[6]
Engel died in Santa Monica, California, on March 4, 2025, at the age of 88.[7]
Production filmography
- Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1988–1989)
- Saved by the Bell (1989–1993)[1][8]
- California Dreams (1992–1996)[1]
- Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994)
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993–2000)
- Hang Time (1995–2000)[8]
- USA High (1997–1999)[8]
- City Guys (1997–2001)[8][9]
- One World (1998–2001)
- Malibu, CA (1998–2000)
- All About Us (2001)[9]
- Last Comic Standing (2003)
Associated production companies
- NBC Productions (1988–1996)
- NBC Studios (1996–2001)
- NBC Enterprises (1996–2001)[8]
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Greg Braxton (November 27, 1992). "'Bell' Hearing the Sounds of Success : Television: With a TV movie, foreign broadcasts, syndicated reruns and a plethora of merchandise, 'Saved by the Bell' intends to be noticed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Engel, Peter (2016). I Was Saved by the Bell. United States: Top Hat Words. p. 1. ISBN 978-0997943115.
It was 1989, and the future of Saved by the Bell hung in the balance. Fifty-three years old, and executive producer of the show...
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Peter Engel: Hollywood Producer Turned Regent Dean". cbn.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Porter, Rick (4 March 2025). Peter Engel, ‘Saved by the Bell’ Producer, Dies at 88, The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Melissa Grego (September 23, 2002). "Engel's slate is broadened". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Legendary Executive Producer Peter Engel Interview". Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Obituary, variety.com. Accessed March 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Engel reups, grows up". Variety. September 23, 1997. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Michael Schneider (June 27, 2001). "Peacock picks pair for TNBC". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
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