# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jerry-belson
# Generated: 2026-08-12T17:05:31.574Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jerry-belson"
name: "Jerry Belson"
slug: "jerry-belson"
description: "Jerry Belson was an American writer, director, and producer of Hollywood films for over 40 years. Collaborating with figures like Steve Allen and Garry Marshall, Belson gained recognition for his work on various television shows, including The Dick Van Dyke Show and his co-creation of the popular sitcom The Odd Couple. He demonstrated his versatility by venturing into film, co-writing screenplays and directing movies. Belson's impact on comedy and his ability to create enduring characters and relatable narratives left a lasting legacy in the entertainment industry."
tagline: "American film director and screenwriter (1938-2006)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Jerry_Belson.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1938-07-08"
deathDate: "2006-10-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.4
  momentum:             6.472819216182049
  historical:           7.513574666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0069547/"
    handle:    "nm0069547"
sources:
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    title: "Jerry Belson"
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    title: "چيرى بيلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jerry Belson"
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    title: "Jerry Belson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Belson"
    title: "Jerry Belson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Belson"
    title: "Jerry Belson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Belson"
    title: "Jerry Belson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86"
    title: "جیری بیلسن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29705"
    title: "Jerry Belson"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump