Kari Lizer

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Kari Lizer
Born (1961-08-26) August 26, 1961 (age 63)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active
  • 1968–2010
  • 2019–present
Known for
Spouse
(m. 1994,divorced)
[1]
Children3

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

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Lizer was born in San Diego, California. [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

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  9. Lizer, Kari (6 August 2019). Aren't You Forgetting Someone?. Running Press. ISBN   9780762469345.