The Closer is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS for 10 episodes from February 23 to May 4, 1998. The show starred Tom Selleck as a successful advertising agency executive.
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Plot
Jack McLaren (Tom Selleck), a successful advertising executive, starts his own agency. The business, the employees in the agency, and his personal life provide the story lines. The characters include a creative director, Carl Dobson (Ed Asner), an accountant, Erica Hewitt (Penelope Ann Miller), and a bored secretary, Beverly (Suzy Nakamura); McLaren's estranged and eventually divorced wife, Claire McLaren (Joanna Kerns), and daughter Alex (Hedy Burress).
Cast
Tom Selleck as Jack McLaren
Hedy Burress as Alex McLaren
Ed Asner as Carl "Dobbs" Dobson
David Krumholtz as Bruno Verma
Suzy Nakamura as Beverly Andolini
Penelope Ann Miller as Erica Hewitt
Production
The project was originally started at Paramount Television with Barry Kemp at the helm. Eventually, it moved to Warner Bros., and recruited Ed Decter and John J. Strauss as the new writing/producing/showrunning team.
Director and writers
The director for the series was Andrew D. Weyman. It had the following writers:
Tom Burkhard
Howard Busgang
Ed Decter
David Kidd
Laura Perkins-Brittain
Ron Burch
Producers
Howard Busgang
Ed Decter
Penny Segal
Tom Selleck
John J. Strauss
Craig Wyrick-Solari
Awards and nominations
Emmy Award — Outstanding Music and Lyrics (for the song "You Don't Know Jack") (nominated)