John Peaslee Dies: Comedy Writer Best Known For ‘Coach’ & ‘According To Jim’ Was 73
deadline.comJohn Peaslee, a longtime comedy writer best known for his work on Coach and According to Jim, died November 11 of natural causes at his Sherman Oaks, CA.
home. He was 73. Peaslee’s death was confirmed by his former writing partner, Judd Pillot. A New York native and graduate of Northwestern University, Peaslee’s career spanned more than 40 years and several genres.
He began in news and documentaries, first at Newsweek and later for producer Alvin H. Perlmutter. In 1985, he moved to Los Angeles where he enjoyed a successful career in TV comedy, writing and producing such shows as Coach, Mad About You, Something So Right, According to Jim, Just Shoot Me and Liv and Maddie.
He was also a Peabody and a Humanitas Prize winner. DEADLINE RELATED VIDEO: “John was classy, soft spoken and so annoyingly even tempered,” Pillot wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. “We made a colorful team.
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