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Goldberg's films included "Dad" (1989), starring Jack Lemmon and Ted Danson, as well as "Bye Bye Love" (1995) and "Must Love Dogs" (2005), which he wrote as well as directed.
His own dog, Ubu, contributed the name of his production company and was widely known from the onscreen credit where viewers heard the command, "Sit, Ubu, sit," then a bark.
Goldberg began his TV career in the 1970s as a writer for series including "The Bob Newhart Show," and was a producer of "Lou Grant." In 1982 "Family Ties" premiered on NBC, introducing Michael J. Fox as a business-loving Young Republican son of left-wing baby boomers who were former hippies. "Basically, those parents are me and Diana," Goldberg once said, referring to his wife, Diana Meehan, who survives him. The series became a huge hit, making Fox a star and Goldberg an important behind-the-camera name. During his career, Goldberg won two Emmy awards, two Golden Globes and a Peabody award.
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