Linwood Boomer

Linwood Boomer is a CanadianAmerican television producer, writer, and actor. He is well known for playing the role of Adam Kendall on the drama Little House on the Prairie, and for creating the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle.

Boomer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the third of four children. He was enrolled in a gifted program at school. His mother is named Eileen.

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