Kari Lizer
Born
San Ramon, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Years active1968–2010, 2019–present
Known for
SpouseRobert 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 canceled 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, for which she was nominated for the Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Comedy Series category.[5][6]

Lizer also created the comedy Maggie Winters.[7]

As an actress, Lizer played Cassie 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 and Kari Lizer". Knight Ridder Newspapers – via Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
  2. ^ "Kari Lizer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the 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 of 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. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Kari Lizer". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status 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. Open access icon
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Lizer, Kari (6 August 2019). Aren't You Forgetting Someone?. ISBN 9780762469345.

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