Barry Kemp
Producer · Born December 4, 1949 (76) · Hannibal, Missouri, USA
Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body
Barry Kemp (born December 4, 1949) is an American television producer, director, writer, and film producer. Kemp is best known for creating two television sitcoms: Newhart (he wrote the oft-repeated line: "Hi, I'm Larry. This is my brother Darryl, and this is my other brother Darryl"), which lasted for eight seasons on CBS (1982–1990); and Coach, which lasted for nine seasons on ABC (1989–1997). He also wrote for Taxi for four seasons and created Fresno and Delta. Kemp's movie productions include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Patch Adams and Catch Me If You Can. Kemp is a 1971 graduate of the Iowa Department of Theatre Arts. Before graduating, he became a full-time writer and executive with the Chamber of Commerce in Phoenix. He originally planned to do The Closer for CBS at Paramount Television through Bungalow 78 Productions. Eventually, he moved to Warner Bros. Television with the new showrunners Ed Decter and John J. Strauss. Kemp's productions received three nominations for Emmy Awards: Taxi for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (1982) and Newhart for Outstanding Comedy Series (1984 and 1985). In 1999, he received the Valentine Davies Award from the Writers Guild of America, West. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Kemp (TV producer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 4, 1949 (76)
- Hannibal, Missouri, USA
- Producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Known for
What are Barry Kemp's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Barry Kemp's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Barry Kemp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
A Minute with Stan Hooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Catch Me If You Can(2002)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Patch Adams(1998)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Your Studio and You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Dad's A Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Bye Bye Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Coach(1989)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all showsComing of Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Popcorn Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Fresno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Comedy Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Number 96 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Taxi(1978)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Romy and Michele 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1978 to 2005.
Film career
- 1995Screen debut· Your Studio and You
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
1 major award from 6 major nominations, 1979–1999.
- Writers Guild Award, won
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Comedy
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Comedy
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Barry Kemp's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Barry Kemp's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Barry Kemp work with?
People who share at least 2 of Barry Kemp's MovieCove titles; Robin Schiff shares the most, 2.
- Robin SchiffShared titles: Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Robin Schiff
- Devorah Moos-HankinShared titles: Catch Me If You Can (2002), Patch Adams (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Devorah Moos-Hankin