# Don Ohlmeyer

> Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. was an American television producer and president of the NBC network's West Coast division. He fired Norm Macdonald from Saturday Night Live in early 1998, a move that is widely believed to have been motivated by Macdonald's refusal to stop making jokes at the expense of Ohlmeyer's friend, O. J. Simpson.

*American television producer (1945-2017)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1945-02-03
- **Died:** 2017-09-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. was an American television producer and president of the NBC network's West Coast division. He fired Norm Macdonald from Saturday Night Live in early 1998, a move that is widely believed to have been motivated by Macdonald's refusal to stop making jokes at the expense of Ohlmeyer's friend, O. J. Simpson.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
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