Jay Tarses

Jay Tarses (born 3 July 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television comedy writer and producer. He created and produced The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and The Slap Maxwell Story, co-created Buffalo Bill (with Tom Patchett), and was an executive producer for The Bob Newhart Show. His daughter is Jamie Tarses, former ABC Entertainment chief and current Pariah partner. Most of his popularity is derived from his acting role as Coach Bob... more

Jay Tarses (born 3 July 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television comedy writer and producer. He created and produced The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and The Slap Maxwell Story, co-created Buffalo Bill (with Tom Patchett), and was an executive producer for The Bob Newhart Show. His daughter is Jamie Tarses, former ABC Entertainment chief and current Pariah partner. Most of his popularity is derived from his acting role as Coach Bobby Finstock in the 1980s teen comedy Teen Wolf. His role as the apathetic, hard boiled egg eating role model for Michael J Fox's character has gained a cult following in recent years.  Many have adopted "Finstockism" as a personal way of life, that is "never get less than 12 hours of sleep, never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city, and never go near a lady with a tattoo of a dagger on her body," which goes along with the credo "it's not how you play the game, its whether you win or lose, and even that doesn't matter... less