Kari Lizer
Kari Lizer | |
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Born | San Ramon, California, U.S. | August 26, 1961
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress, director, producer, writer |
Years active | 1968–2010, 2019–present |
Spouse(s) | Robert Romanus (1994–)[1] (divorced) |
Kari Lizer (born August 26, 1961) is an American actress, writer, and producer.[2] She was the creator and executive producer of the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. In May 2010, CBS cancelled Old Christine after five seasons. Upon its cancellation, Lizer slammed the network and suggested the decision to cancel the show was sexist.[3][4] Previously, she had been co-executive producer of Will & Grace for three years.[5]
Lizer also created the comedy Maggie Winters.[6]
As an actress, Lizer played Cassie Phillips on Matlock,[7] Diana Benedict on Sunday Dinner,[7]:1035 and Chris Burgess on The Van Dyke Show.[7]:1137
In April 2020, Lizer released her first book, Aren't You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge.[8]
Selected filmography[]
As actress[]
- Will & Grace (5 episodes 2001–2004)
- Breast Men (1997)
- Diagnosis Murder - Episode - Death By Extermination - Lena Prossor (1994)
- Weird Science (5 episodes 1994–1996)
- Quantum Leap (episode #5; "How the Tess Was Won" – 1989)
- The Van Dyke Show - Chris Burgess (1988)
- Matlock - Cassie Phillips (1987–1988)
- Growing Pains - Episode: Born Free - Stewardess (1987)
- Matlock - Episode - The Angel - Margaret Danello (AKA Angel) (1986)
- Gotcha! - Muffy (1985)
- Private School (1983)
- Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
- Father Dowling Mysteries - Episode - The Substitute Sister Mystery - Vickie (1991)
As director[]
- Man with a Plan (1 episode 2019)
As writer[]
- Call Your Mother (2 episodes 2021)
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (88 episodes 2006–2010)
- Will & Grace (13 episodes 2000–2004)
- Maggie Winters (16 episodes 1998–1999)
- Weird Science (14 episodes 1994–1997)
- Benders (1994)
As producer[]
- Call Your Mother (2021)
- Maggie Winters (1998–1999)
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010)
- Will & Grace (2000–2004)
References[]
- ^ "The new adventures of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Kari Lizer".
- ^ "Kari Lizer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18.
- ^ Wightman, Carolina (May 20, 2010). "'Old Christine' creator slams show axe". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ Gimbell, Trevor (May 30, 2010). "The New Adventures of Old Christine: Cancelled Because of Sexism?". TVSeriesFinale.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ Byrne, Bridget (July 26, 2006). "'W&G' cast poo-poos the 'Seinfeld' curse". The Salina Journal. Kansas, Salina. Associated Press. p. 38. Retrieved July 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gill, Suzanne (September 27, 1998). "'Maggie Winters' proves Ford can step up to series stardom". Santa Cruz Sentinel. California, Santa Cruz. p. 89. Retrieved July 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 666–667. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Aren't You Forgetting Someone?. 6 August 2019.
External links[]
- Kari Lizer at IMDb
- 1961 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from San Diego
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Television producers from California
- American women television producers
- American television writers
- Living people
- Writers from San Diego
- American women television writers
- Screenwriters from California
- American television actor stubs
- American television biography stubs