Don Ohlmeyer
Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. (February 3, 1945 – September 10, 2017) was an American television producer and president of the NBC network's west coast division, notable for firing Norm Macdonald from Saturday Night Live. Ohlmeyer also directed the Olympics and other sporting events and worked for ABC and ESPN.
You can find people similar to Don Ohlmeyer by visiting our lists 2017 deaths and Glenbrook North High School alumni.
| Full name at birth | Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr.
|
||
| Claim to fame | Monday Night Football
|
||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1945
|
||
| Place of birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
|
||
| Date of death | 10 September 2017
|
||
| Age | 72 (age at death)
|
||
| Place of death | Indian Wells, California, U.S.
|
||
| Cause of death | Cancer
|
||
| Occupation | Entertainment executive, television producer
|
||
| Occupation category | |||
| Nationality |
PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height |
 height
|
||
| Build |
build
|
||
| Hair color | |||
| Eye color | |||
| Gender | |||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Sexuality | |||
| Religion | |||
| Zodiac sign | |||
| Distinctive feature |
distinctive feature
|
||
| Pets |
pets
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| High school | Glenbrook North High School
|
|
|
| University | University of Notre Dame, 1967
|
|
|
| Talent agency |
talent agency
|
||
| Political affiliation |
political affiliation
|
||
| Political party |
political party
|
- Ohlmeyer was honored with 16 Emmys, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, two Peabody Awards, Cine Golden Eagle Award, Miami International Film Festival Award, National Film Board Award, Glaad Media Award, and three Humanitas Prizes.
Don Ohlmeyer is known for his role in the TV series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as president of NBC West Coast (1,745 episodes, 1992-1999).
He is also known for his role in the TV series ER (1994) as president of NBC West Coast.
More...
This page is the FamousFix profile for Don Ohlmeyer. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Don Ohlmeyer page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.