Eric Monte

Eric Monte
Born
Kenneth Williams[1]

(1943-12-25) December 25, 1943 (age 80)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materCooley Vocational High School
(attended)
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1970–2001
Known forWriter – Good Times, What's Happening!!, The Jeffersons, Cooley High

Eric Monte (born Kenneth Williams; December 25, 1943)[1] is an American screenwriter and TV series creator. He is known for his work in depicting 1970s African-American culture. Monte wrote and created several sitcoms for television such as Good Times (with actor and screenwriter Mike Evans), The Jeffersons as a writer, What's Happening!!, and its spin-off series, What's Happening Now!!. The series was based on the coming of age film Cooley High, which Monte wrote and which was based on his high school experiences.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations: 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics ...
  2. ^ "Eric Monte". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29.
  3. ^ Black Enterprise - June 1978