Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. He is the brother of actress/director Penny Marshall.

Born in New York City to Anthony Wallace Marsciarelli (an Italian American) and Marjorie Irene Ward, who was of English and Scottish descent. Marshall attended Northwestern University and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, where he wrote a sports column for the college newspaper. He began as a joke writer for such comedians as Joey Bishop and Phil Foster, then he became a writer for the Tonight Show with Jack Paar. In 1961 he moved to Hollywood, where he teamed up with Jerry Belson as a writer for television. The pair worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Danny Thomas Show, and The Lucy Show. They then adapted Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple for television. On his own, Marshall created Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley (starring his sister Penny), and Mork & Mindy.

In 1984 Marshall had a movie hit as the writer of The Flamingo Kid. He went on to direct Nothing in Common, Overboard, Beaches, Pretty Woman, Frankie and Johnny,Exit to Eden, The Princess Diaries and it's sequel, as well as Raising Helen among others.

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Kijk en luister! Trailer: Valentine's Day van Garry Marshall: Warner Brothers, 2 minuten http://bit.ly/7xMhN3
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Kijk en luister! Trailer: Valentine's Day van Garry Marshall: Warner Brothers, 2 minuten http://bit.ly/7xMhN3
Nothing In Common (1986) - Tom Hanks ✇ Garry Marshall directs this hilarious comedy about a perpetual adolescent (Hanks)… http://j.mp/2RpGsZ
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Nothing In Common (1986) - Tom Hanks ✇ Garry Marshall directs this hilarious comedy about a perpetual adolescent (Hanks)… http://j.mp/2RpGsZ
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