UNITED STATES - JUNE 20:  ON THE AIR - pilot - 6/20/92, This series from producer David Lynch ("Twin Peaks", left), set in 1957, went behind the scenes at the Zoblotnick Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) during the production of "The Lester Guy Show". Marvin Kaplan played producer Dwight McGonigle and Miguel Ferrer played the hot-tempered ZBC network head Bud Budwaller.,  (Photo by Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JUNE 20:  ON THE AIR - pilot - 6/20/92, This series from producer David Lynch ("Twin Peaks"), set in 1957, went behind the scenes at the Zoblotnick Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)during the production of "The Lester Guy Show". Marvin Kaplan played producer Dwight McGonigle and Miguel Ferrer played the, hot-tempered ZBC network head Bud Budwaller.,  (Photo by Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 09:  Actors Marvin Kaplan (L) and Ed Begley Jr. attend pre-reception for "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on July 9, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Brian To/FilmMagic)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 09:  (L-R) Actors Billy Crystal, Marvin Kaplan, and Carl Reiner attend pre-reception for "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on July 9, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Brian To/FilmMagic)
JUL 11 1974, JUL 13 1974; Marvin Kaplan Discusses His Actions; He said talent should be more important than politics.;  (Photo By Barry  Staver/The Denver Post via Getty Images)