Creator and executive producer of the tongue-in-cheek detective series "Moonlighting" (1985-89) which launched Bruce Willis and revived the stardom of Cybill Shepherd. Caron began his career writing for TV, working with some of the medium's most respected producers. He made his writing debut for the short-lived comedy series "Good Time Harry" (1980) about a womanizing sportswriter. Caron became a producer when Steve Tesich tapped him to oversee the TV version of the hit motion picture "Breaking Away" (1980-81) about four young men coming of age in Indiana. He provided the same services for the long-running MTM Enterprises' detective series "Remington Steel" (1982-87), which made Pierce Brosnan a household name. In 1985 he formed Picturemaker Productions and launched "Moonlighting", with its unlikely pairing of private eyes. The popular series garnered 42 Emmy nominations, nine Golden Globe nominations, six from the Writers Guild of America, and four from the Directors Guild.Caron made his motion picture debut penning the screenplay for Disney's "Condorman" (1981), starring Michael Crawford as the comic book superhero who helps a Russian spy defect. With "Clean and Sober" (1988), an intense look into the world of drug addiction and rehabilitation, Caron made his feature directing debut. Warren Beatty brought Caron aboard to direct "Love Affair" (1994), a remake of a two-time Hollywood vehicle that Beatty co-wrote with Robert Towne and co-starred in with Annette Bening. Wags suggested that Caron's role as director was greatly diminished by Beatty's ominpresence.
Profession(s):
producer, director, screenwriter
Sometimes Credited As:
Writers Guild of America Award "Moonlighting" 0
1999 Returned to series TV as executive producer of the CBS drama "Now and Again"
1999 Signed a multiyear production deal with Paramount Network Television
1997 Co-wrote and directed the uneven romantic comedy "Picture Perfect"
1994 Directed the third remake of "Love Affair", teaming real-life married couple Warren Beatty and Annette Bening
1993 Helmed second film, the unsuccessful "Wilder Napalm"
1988 Feature film directing debut, "Clean and Sober"
1986 TV-movie screenwriting debut, "Long Time Gone"; also executive produced
1981 Debut as screenwriter for Disney feature, "Condorman"
1980 TV debut as screenwriter for short-lived NBC sitcom, "Good Time Harry", starring Ted Bessell
Hired by Steve Tesich as supervising producer for the ABC-TV comedy-drama series, "Breaking Away"
Supervising producer and writer for the long-runnning NBC detective series, "Remington Steel"
Formed own production company, Picturemaker Productions, and under its banner created and produced the ABC comedy-detective series, "Moonlighting", which starred Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis
