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The TV world has lost one of its own.
Bob Broder, the famous agent who packaged classics like āCheers,ā āFrasier,ā āThe X-Files,ā and āTwo And A Half Men,ā has died at age 85.
The business giant passed away on Tuesday, September 23, surrounded by family following a bout with cancer, according to Deadline.
Broderās career is unmatched.
He co-founded TV lit agency The Broder Kurland Agency, later changed to Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann, before working with ICM and being handpicked by longtime client Chuck Lorre to become an executive at his company.
The outlet reported that Broder worked until the very end and was putting staff together while attending tapings for Lorreās projects.
Broderās death was confirmed by ICM agent Ted Chervin.
āHe elevated the idea of what it means to be an agent,ā Chervin told Deadline on Wednesday. āHe operated at a level of such sophistication and complexity and authority that he really changed the game. He had a real statesman-like quality to him in the way he led the agency, and the way he managed his clients, and the way he interacted with the rest of the community. And, through all of that, he inspired a lot of people, including Chris [Silbermann] and me.ā
Chervin said that Broder was consideredĀ āone of the real fathers of and and experts on TV packaging,ā with his packaged series also including āThe Big Bang Theory,ā āModern Family,ā āThe King Of Queens,ā āMike & Molly, āDharma & Greg,ā and āTouched By An Angel.ā
His most notable work, however, was the ā80s bar sitcom āCheers.ā
Everyone, including its all-star cast Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Woody Harrelson, and more, knew his name. In fact, Broder was treated like āthe mayor ofĀ Cheers,ā reported Deadline, who noted he greeted the actors, writers, security and crew each time he came to the set.
He was loved so much by āCheersā that he was given a cameo in the series finale, appearing as the guy knocking on the bar door in the final few seconds of the episode.
Broder was known for his directness with colleagues, which earned him the nickname of āDarth Broder.ā
Others used phrases like āoriginal thinker,ā āmentorā and āinnovative deal-maker,āĀ to describe the TV boss.
He was a force in labor negotiations and helped broker major deals between the writers guild and the TV studios during his career.
Broder made such an impact on his peers that when his ICM exit was announced at a staff meeting in 2012, his co-workers gave him two standing ovations.
He left to join Lorreās company, Chuck Lorre Productions, where he was responsible for managing all operations.
While working with Lorre, Broder was said to have found a āsecond bounceā in his already lucrative career.
He leaves behind his wife, Cindy, daughter Julie and son Greg.
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Born in Syracuse, NY. He holds a bachelor of science degree in communication from Florida Institute of Technology with specialization in technical writing, business, public relations, marketing, media, promotion, and aerospace engineering.
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