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David Landsberg was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York]].<ref name= HR-obit /> His parents were Arthur and Sylvia Lansberg, who had two sons: David and his older brother Joseph.<ref name= newsday>{{cite news| url= https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/david-landsberg-obituary-1.20378179| work= [[Newsday]]| title= David Landsberg, actor, screenwriter, producer, dies at 73| first=Frank| last= Lovece| date= August 10, 2018| access-date= April 16, 2019}}</ref> David attended [[Plainedge High School]] in [[North Massapequa, New York]],<ref name= HR-obit>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-landsberg-dead-cpo-sharkey-actor-cosby-writer-was-73-1132698| title= David Landsberg, 'CPO Sharkey' Actor and 'Cosby' Writer, Dies at 73| work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date= 2018-08-09| language= en}}</ref> and attended what was [[Hofstra College]] for two years before servings in the [[Signal Corps]] of the US Army [[Vietnam War|in Vietnam]] from 1966 to 1968.<ref name= newsday> He graduated from the [[University of Maryland]] in 1970 with a degree in business and marketing.<ref name= HR-obit /> |
David Landsberg was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York]].<ref name= HR-obit /> His parents were Arthur and Sylvia Lansberg, who had two sons: David and his older brother Joseph.<ref name= newsday>{{cite news| url= https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/david-landsberg-obituary-1.20378179| work= [[Newsday]]| title= David Landsberg, actor, screenwriter, producer, dies at 73| first=Frank| last= Lovece| date= August 10, 2018| access-date= April 16, 2019}}</ref> David attended [[Plainedge High School]] in [[North Massapequa, New York]],<ref name= HR-obit>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-landsberg-dead-cpo-sharkey-actor-cosby-writer-was-73-1132698| title= David Landsberg, 'CPO Sharkey' Actor and 'Cosby' Writer, Dies at 73| work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date= 2018-08-09| language= en}}</ref> and attended what was [[Hofstra College]] for two years before servings in the [[Signal Corps]] of the US Army [[Vietnam War|in Vietnam]] from 1966 to 1968.<ref name= newsday /> He graduated from the [[University of Maryland]] in 1970 with a degree in business and marketing.<ref name= HR-obit /> |
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David Landsberg (September 3, 1944 – August 5, 2018) was an American actor, writer, producer and director. He was sometimes credited as Dave Landsburg. He both acted and co-wrote several comedies throughout the 1980s. In 2010, he wrote the screenplay for Sex Tax: Based on a True Story.
Early life
David Landsberg was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.[1] His parents were Arthur and Sylvia Lansberg, who had two sons: David and his older brother Joseph.[2] David attended Plainedge High School in North Massapequa, New York,[1] and attended what was Hofstra College for two years before servings in the Signal Corps of the US Army in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968.[2] He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1970 with a degree in business and marketing.[1]
Career
Landsberg co-starred and co-wrote the 1986 action-comedy Detective School Dropouts with Lorin Dreyfuss. In 1987 they teamed up again for Dutch Treat. Both films were box office flops and remain out of print. He also acted in the films Shoot the Moon with Albert Finney and Diane Keaton, Loose Shoes with Bill Murray, Love at First Bite with George Hamilton and Arte Johnson and Skatetown, U.S.A. with Patrick Swayze and Dorothy Stratten. Some of his television credits include a regular role on NBC's C.P.O. Sharkey and the voice of Woody on Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Buford Files, as well as guest-starring roles on The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Eight Is Enough and Hart to Hart. He also served as executive producer and writer on such series as Cosby, Herman's Head, Daddy's Girls,[3] Love Boat: The Next Wave.
Personal life and demise
Landsberg had a daughter, Caryn O'Neill.[1]
Landsberg died at age 73 on August 5, 2018, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications that arose from surgery for esophageal cancer and interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park and Mortuary at the Hollywood Hills Location in Los Angeles.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "David Landsberg, 'CPO Sharkey' Actor and 'Cosby' Writer, Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ a b Lovece, Frank (August 10, 2018). "David Landsberg, actor, screenwriter, producer, dies at 73". Newsday. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Sandler, Adam (September 21, 1994). "Daddy's Girls - TV Reviews". Variety. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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- People from Brooklyn
- University of Maryland, College Park alumni
- Male actors from New York City
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors