History Creator / GarryMarshall

Eventually, he moved up to producer and became one of the dominant ones in The70s with major comedy series like ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}'', ''Series/HappyDays'', ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'' (which co-starred his sister, Creator/PennyMarshall), and ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' (which gave Creator/RobinWilliams his major break into stardom).

* RomanticComedy: ''Happy Days'' centered around the theme of high school guys in TheFifties picking up chicks while trying to win their hearts by serenading them with {{Silly Love Song}}s, all while remaining a sitcom with the signature LaughTrack and many goofy {{Catchphrase}}s ("Ayyy!", "''Whoa''...", "Correctamundo.") by Arthur "Fonzie"/"The Fonz" Fonzarelli.

%% * ItsNotSupposedToWinOscars
* RealLifeRelative: He was famously unabashed about hiring family members to work with him; in addition to successfully hiring his sister Creator/PennyMarshall as an actor, he hired his father Tony as a producer and his sister Ronny as his casting director.
* RomanticComedy: ''Happy Days'' centered around the theme of high school guys in TheFifties picking up chicks while trying to win their hearts by serenading them with {{Silly Love Song}}s, all while remaining a sitcom with the signature LaughTrack and many goofy {{Catchphrase}}s ("Ayyy!", "''Whoa''...", "Correctamundo.") by Arthur "Fonzie" "The Fonz" Fonzarelli.
%% * SignatureStyle
%% * SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: More on the idealistic end.
* TrollingCreator: Chuck's sudden disappearance from the series was justified by his original actor, Gavin O'Herlihy, quitting the show out of dissatisfaction for his role, and his replacement, Randolph Roberts, not sufficing for the role. Out of nowhere, Gary Marshall decided to write Chuck out of the show to see how many angry backlash fan letters he'd receive. Luckily for him, he didn't receive many. See more info [[https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/happy-days-why-chuck-was-written-out-of-the-show-completely.html/ here]].

Eventually, he moved up to producer and became one of the dominant ones in the 1970s with major comedy series like ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}'', ''Series/HappyDays'', ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'' (which co-starred his sister, Creator/PennyMarshall), and ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' (which gave Creator/RobinWilliams his major break into stardom).

From the 1980s onward, he directed comedies like ''Film/TheFlamingoKid'', ''Film/{{Beaches}}'', and ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' and occasionally worked as an actor and voice artist in both film and television. In 2016, he died in a Burbank, California hospital of pneumonia after suffering a stroke at age 81.

After studying journalism and a stint in the U.S. Army where he served in the Armed Forces media services, he moved to Hollywood and became a television writer, partnering with Jerry Belson on such programs as ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'', ''Series/TheDannyThomasShow'', and ''Series/TheLucyShow''.

* ProductionPosse: He was famously unabashed about hiring family members to work with him; in addition to successfully hiring his sister Creator/PennyMarshall as an actor, he hired his father Tony as a producer and his sister Ronny as his casting director.

* TrollingCreator: Chuck's sudden disappearance from the series was justified by his original actor, Gavin O'Herlihy, quitting the show out of dissatisfaction for his role, and his replacement, Randolph Roberts, not sufficing for the role. Out of nowhere, Gary Marshall decided to write Chuck out of the show to see how many angry backlash fan letters he'd receive. Luckily for him, he didn't receive many. [[https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/happy-days-why-chuck-was-written-out-of-the-show-completely.html/]]

* TrollingCreator: Chuck's sudden disappearance from the series was justified by his actor, Gavin O'Herlihyz quitting the show out of dissatisfaction from his role. For Chuck's final two appearances in Season 2, his actor was replaced by Randolph Roberts. Out of nowhere, Gary Marshall decided to write Chuck out of the show to see how many angry backlash fan letters he'd receive. Luckily for him, he didn't receive many. [[https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/happy-days-why-chuck-was-written-out-of-the-show-completely.html/]]

!!Tropes Associated With Marshall's Work:
* ItsNotSupposedToWinOscars
* NiceGuy: Considered a wonderful guy to work with.
* RomanticComedy
* SignatureStyle
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: More on the idealistic end.

Eventually, he moved up to producer and became one of the dominant ones in the 1970s with major comedy series like ''Series/TheOddCouple1970'', ''Series/HappyDays'', ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'' (which co-starred his sister, Creator/PennyMarshall), and ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' (which gave Creator/RobinWilliams his major break into stardom).

Eventually, he moved up to producer and became one of the dominant ones in the 1970s with major comedy series like ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'', ''Series/HappyDays'', ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'' (which co-starred his sister, Creator/PennyMarshall), and ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' (which gave Creator/RobinWilliams his major break into stardom).

* ''Film/{{Overboard}}'' (1987)