Marco Zappia, a longtime TV editor, died Dec. 22 in Ventura, Calif. He was 76. During a career that started in 1968 and spanned more than 40 years, Zappia edited hundreds of episodes of television. Among the shows he had longstanding relationships with were All in the Family (95 episodes edited), Archie Bunker's Place (97 episodes), Who's the Boss (188 episodes), Home Improvement (203 episodes) and Eight Simple Rules (75 episodes). Photos: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2013 He was nominated for 18 Emmys -- winning twice -- and two CableACE awards. His first Emmy came in 1971 for Hee Haw and was
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- 12/30/2013
- by Andy Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marco Zappia, award-winning TV editor of Hee-Haw, All In The Family, Home Improvement and dozens of additional TV series and specials, died December 22 in Ventura, CA. He was 76. Los Angeles-born Zappia went from owning a TV repair shop to an award-winning career in editing that spanned four decades when he joined CBS in 1968 as an engineer in the videotape department, where he helped install the network’s first electronic editing system. His first editing gig on CBS’s variety show Hee Haw nabbed him his first Emmy and also marked the network’s first-ever win for editing. Zappia went on to edit numerous TV specials and series including Maude, The Jeffersons, The Sonny & Cher Show, All in The Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, Roseanne, and Faerie Tale Theatre. His prolific ’90s sitcom credits include My Two Dads, Dinosaurs, Who’s The Boss?, The Torkelsons and spin-off Almost Home, Where I Live,...
- 12/29/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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