Eric Monte is a television writer who has written for some of the most successful shows in TV.

Monte's first big break was a script written for and accepted by All in the Family. From there, he went on to produce work responsible for two '70s sitcoms: Good Times (which he co-created with The Jeffersons star Mike Evans) and What's Happening!! (which was based on his motion picture Cooley High). All in the Family is a popular and acclaimed American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 until April 8, 1979, when the final original episode aired. ... Good Times is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast from February 1, 1974 until August 1, 1979 on the CBS television network. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Whats Happening!! was an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1976 to 1979. ... Cooley High is a 1975 feature film produced and released by American International Pictures and written by Eric Monte (creator of Good Times). ...

After becomin involved in a legal disputes against television networks and producers over writing credits and compensation, Monte fell out of favor and in the television industry. He received a $1 million USD settlement but lost the bulk of that money when he used to finance a play he had written. The play failed financially. This article is about general United States currency. ...

Monte eventually fell on hard times and developed an addiction to crack cocaine. As of April, 2006, Monte was living in a homeless shelter in Southern California. He appeared to be maintaining sobriety, as the shelter required regular drug tests. He was actively pursuing further attempts to sell television and film scripts. Cocaine is a crystalline alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Homeless shelters are places for people to stay temporarily when they otherwise would have to sleep on the street, similar to emergency shelters. ... Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the state of California. ...