Peter Marc Jacobson

Peter Marc Jacobson is an American television writer, director, producer, and actor. He is best known as the executive producer of the popular sitcom The Nanny, which he created and produced with his then-wife, Fran Drescher, who also starred in the series. He was often credited as Peter Marc in his early acting roles.

Jacobson and Fran Drescher founded their own production company, Highschool Sweethearts, in 1995. The company produced The Nanny since the show's third season episode, "Dope Diamond". The company also produced The Beautician and the Beast with Paramount Pictures before winding down after the show's cancellation and their divorce.

He has worked extensively across television and film as a producer, writer, actor and director, with credits spanning several decades. He held consulting and co-executive producer roles on What I Like About You between 2004 and 2006, and executive produced Happily Divorced from 2011 to 2013.

His writing credits include Who’s the Boss?, 145 episodes of The Nanny, multiple episodes of What I Like About You and Happily Divorced, and episodes of Country Comfort.

As an actor, his work includes appearances in television series such as Wonder Woman, Matlock, Murphy Brown, Beverly Hills, 90210 and The Nanny, as well as films including Gorp, The Big Brawl, Lunch Wagon and Spread. He also directed The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember and episodes of Happily Divorced.