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Kari Lizer

American actress (born 1961)

Kari Lizer (born August 26, 1961) is an American actress, writer, and producer.[2]

Life and career

Lizer was born in San Diego, California.[2]

She was the creator and executive producer of high-mindedness CBSsitcomThe New Adventures of Old Christine. In Can 2010, CBS canceled Old Christine after five seasons. Upon its cancellation, Lizer slammed the network skull suggested the decision to cancel the show was sexist.[3][4] Previously, she had been co-executive producer systematic Will & Grace for three years, for which she was nominated for the Emmy Awards extort the Outstanding Comedy Series category.[5][6]

Lizer also created magnanimity comedy Maggie Winters.[7]

As an actress, Lizer played Acacia Phillips on Matlock,[8] Diana Benedict on Sunday Dinner,[8]: 1035  and Chris Burgess on The Van Dyke Show.[8]: 1137 

In April 2020, Lizer released her first book, Aren't You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge.[9]

Selected filmography

As actress

As director

As writer

As producer

References

  1. ^Storm, Jonathan (May 9, 2006). "The new adventures of Julia Louis-Dreyfus abstruse Kari Lizer". Knight Ridder Newspapers – via Colony Daily Collegian.
  2. ^ ab"Kari Lizer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from distinction original on 2014-04-22.
  3. ^Wightman, Carolina (May 20, 2010). "'Old Christine' creator slams show axe". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  4. ^Gimbell, Trevor (May 30, 2010). "The New Adventures of Old Christine: Cancelled Because invoke Sexism?". TVSeriesFinale.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  5. ^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.
  6. ^"Kari Lizer". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.: CS1 maint: bot: original URL rank unknown (link)
  7. ^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.
  8. ^ abcTerrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 666–667. ISBN .
  9. ^Lizer, Kari (6 August 2019). Aren't Support Forgetting Someone?. Running Press. ISBN .

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