Does the Late Tony Randall Own Or Owned the Rights to The Odd Couple??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 08-30-2010, 09:53 PM

I was doing a little reading up on the late actor and in an interview in 1979, said he had co ownership of The Odd Couple! What that exactly means, I am not 100% sure. I do know that Garry Marshall bought the rights from Neil Simon. I wonder if he owned the rights with Marshall or maybe even Jack Klugman.

snowpeck · 09-01-2010, 03:16 AM

He, and probably Klugman likely own/owned a small piece of the show and therefore receive a chunk of any profits from it. A fairly standard thing for a major star of a show like that. Another example: Dick Van Dyke is one of four owners of "The Dick Van Dyke Show." (The others were Danny Thomas, Sheldon Leonard, and Carl Reiner.)

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09-01-2010, 03:16 AM	#2
snowpeck Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 13, 2001 Location: Atlanta Posts: 759	He, and probably Klugman likely own/owned a small piece of the show and therefore receive a chunk of any profits from it. A fairly standard thing for a major star of a show like that. Another example: Dick Van Dyke is one of four owners of "The Dick Van Dyke Show." (The others were Danny Thomas, Sheldon Leonard, and Carl Reiner.)