Liz Feldman

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Liz Feldman
Born (1977-05-21) May 21, 1977 (age 46)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, writer, producer
Years active1993–present
Notable work Dead to Me (2019–2022)
The Great Indoors (2016–2017)
One Big Happy (2015)
2 Broke Girls (2011–2017)
Hot in Cleveland (2010–2011)
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​

Liz Feldman (born May 21, 1977) is an American comedian, actress, producer and writer. [1] She is best known as the creator and executive producer of the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me . [2] She also created One Big Happy and has written for 2 Broke Girls , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , and Blue Collar TV .

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Early life

Feldman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.[ citation needed ]

Career

Feldman began her career as a stand-up comic at the age of 16 and made her TV debut as a performer and writer for All That on Nickelodeon in 1995. She is a graduate of Boston University and an alumna of The Second City and The Groundlings. She went on to write for Blue Collar TV , Hot in Cleveland , The Great Indoors , the 79th, 86th and 87th Academy Awards, 2 Broke Girls and The Ellen DeGeneres Show , for which she won four Emmy awards. She created the NBC sitcom One Big Happy starring Elisha Cuthbert, executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres.

Since 2008, Feldman has been the host of This Just Out, a YouTube talk show that celebrates lesbian culture. The “gay positive” show is filmed at Liz's kitchen table and features LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly actors, comedians, writers and musicians. Liz has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights. In 2008, her joke about same-sex marriage ("It's very dear to me, the issue of gay marriage, or as I like to call it 'marriage,' you know, because I had lunch this afternoon, not gay lunch. I park my car, I didn't gay park it.") went viral, recreated thousands of times across various platforms in the campaign against Prop 8, which sought to outlaw same sex marriage. In 2012, she was named one of The Advocate's "40 Under 40." In 2016, she signed a multi-year overall deal with CBS Studios to develop new projects.

In 2019, Feldman created and produced the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me, executive produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. [3] Dead to Me premiered on Netflix on May 3, 2019. [4] The series was renewed for a second season which was released on Netflix on May 8, 2020. [5] In July 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a third and final season. [6] On July 6, 2020, Netflix announced that it had entered into an exclusive multi-year development deal with Feldman, under which all of her future productions will be Netflix Original series. [7] [8]

In 2020, she won the WGA Award for Best Episodic Comedy for the pilot episode of Dead to Me. [9] She was also named to The Hollywood Reporter 's "50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood" list. [10]

Personal life

Liz Feldman is married to musician Rachael Cantu. They were married in 2013 and live in Los Angeles, California. They welcomed their first child in October 2022.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2006 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Writing The Ellen DeGeneres Show Won [11]
Outstanding Talk Show Won
2007 Outstanding Special Class Writing Won
Outstanding Talk Show Won
2008 Outstanding Special Class Writing Nominated
Outstanding Talk Show Nominated
2020 Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Comedy Dead to Me: "Pilot"Won
New Series Dead to Me Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated

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References

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  2. ↑ Sippell, Margeaux (May 3, 2019). "'Dead to Me': Creator Liz Feldman Tells the Deeply Personal Story That Inspired Netflix's Dark Comedy". The Wrap. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 5, 2018). "Netflix Orders Dark Comedy Series 'Dead To Me' From Liz Feldman, Gloria Sanchez Prods. & CBS TV Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Petski, Denise (April 1, 2019). "'Dead To Me' Trailer: First Look & Premiere Date For Netflix Dark Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 3, 2019). "'Dead To Me' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ Otterson, Joe (July 6, 2020). "'Dead to Me' Renewed for Third and Final Season at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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  8. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (July 6, 2020). "Dead to Me to End With Season 3". TVLine. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2020-02-02). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite', 'Jojo Rabbit' Take Top Film Honors; HBO Sweeps Key TV Nods With 'Succession', 'Barry' & 'Watchmen' – The Complete List Of Winners". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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