Randy Zisk

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Randy Zisk
Born
Randall Zisk

United States
Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Spouse
(m. 1993;div. 1996)
Relatives Craig Zisk (brother) [1]

Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American television director, producer and writer. [2]

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Biography

He graduated from the University of Southern California and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. His family is Jewish. [3] His brother, Craig Zisk, also works in television. As both a director and producer, he has worked most substantially on the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Monk . He also wrote the 2006 film Maybe It's in the Water, and two episodes of Midnight Caller .

Zisk was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award, in 2005. [4]

Television credits

Numbers in directing and writing credits refer to number of episodes.

1980s

YearTitleCredited asNetworkNotes
DirectorProducer
1986–1987 Heart of the City Noassociate (13) ABC
1987 Hooperman Nosupervising (2)Also, associate producer
1988–1991 Midnight Caller Yes (2)Yes (60) NBC Also, associate and co-producer

1990s

YearTitleCredited asNetworkNotes
DirectorProducer
1991 Sisters Yes (2)co-producer (1) NBC
1992 Reasonable Doubts Yes (8)Yes (44) ABC Writer: "Change of Plans"
Also, supervising producer
1992 Bodies of Evidence Yes (1)No CBS
1993–1995 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Yes (6)co-executive (21)ABCAlso, supervising producer
1995–1996 Charlie Grace Yes (8)co-executive (8)
1996 High Incident Yes (8)No
1996 L.A. Firefighters Yes (1)No Fox
1996 Millennium Yes (1)No
1996 Chicago Hope Yes (1)NoCBS
1996–1997 Murder One Yes (3)NoABC
1996–1997 NYPD Blue Yes (2)No
1996–1997 Early Edition Yes (3)NoCBS
1997 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Yes (1)No Syndication
1997–1998 The Visitor Yes (2)co-executive (12)Fox
1997 EZ Streets Yes (1)NoCBS
1998 Fantasy Island Yes (1)NoABC
1999 The Net Yes (1)No USA Network
1999 Mercy Point Yes (1)No UPN
1999 Legacy Yes (1)No
1999–2002 Providence Yes (3)NoNBC

2000s

YearTitleCredited asNetworkNotes
DirectorExecutive
Producer
2000 Felicity Yes (1)No The WB
2000 Opposite Sex Yes (3)Yes (8) Fox
2000 Gideon's Crossing YesYes (19) ABC
2001 The Agency Yes (1)No CBS
2001 Strong Medicine Yes (1)No Lifetime
2002 Glory Days Yes (4)co-executive (8)The WB
2002 Odyssey 5 Yes (2)No Space/Showtime
2002–2009 Monk Yes (35)Yes (97) USA Network Co-executive (12 episodes)
2002–2006 Without a Trace Yes (6)NoCBS
2002 American Dreams Yes (4)No NBC
2003 Mister Sterling Yes (1)No
2003 John Doe Yes (1)NoFox
2003 Miss Match Yes (1)NoNBC
2005 House M.D. Yes (1)NoFox
2005 Prison Break Yes (1)No
2006 Conviction Yes (1)NoNBC
2006–2012 Desperate Housewives Yes (3)NoABC
2007 Weeds Yes (1)No Showtime
2007–2010 Grey's Anatomy Yes (4)NoABC

2010s

YearTitleCredited asNetworkNotes
DirectorExecutive
Producer
2010–2011 Memphis Beat Yes (2)No TNT
2010–2013 The Glades Yes (3)No A&E
2011 Off the Map Yes (5)Yes (13) ABC
2011–2014 Rizzoli & Isles Yes (5)NoTNT
2011–2014 The Mentalist Yes (8)No CBS
2011 Private Practice Yes (1)NoABC
2011–2012 Suburgatory Yes (2)NoABC
2012 GCB Yes (1)No
2012–2013 Dallas Yes (2)NoTNT
2012–2013 Revenge Yes (3)NoABC
2012 The Mob Doctor Yes (1)No Fox
2013–2015 Scandal Yes (6)NoABC
2013 Save Me Yes (1)No NBC
2013 Family Tools Yes (1)NoABC
2013 We Are Men Yes (1)NoCBSUnaired episode only
2014 The Blacklist Yes (1)NoNBC
2014 Reckless Yes (1)NoCBS
2014 How to Get Away with Murder Yes (1)NoABC
2014 Madam Secretary Yes (1)NoCBS
2015 Backstrom Yes (1)NoFox
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Yes (2)NoNBC
2015 Battle Creek Yes (2)NoCBS
2015–2017 Bones Yes (7)Yes (34)Fox
2015 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Yes (1)No Bravo
2017 NCIS: New Orleans Yes (1)NoCBS
2017 Valor Yes (1)No The CW
2018 Code Black Yes (1)NoCBS
2018 The Good Cop Yes (3)Yes (10) Netflix
2018–2020 Bull Yes (2)NoCBS
2019 The Fix Yes (1)NoABC
2019 What/If Yes (1)NoNetflix
2019 In the Dark Yes (1)NoThe CW
2019 Instinct Yes (1)NoCBS
2019–2020 Almost Family Yes (2)Yes (7)Fox

2020s

YearTitleCredited asNetworkNotes
DirectorExecutive
Producer
2021 Walker Yes (1)No The CW
2021–2022 The Equalizer Yes (5)NoCBS
2022 Good Sam Yes (1)No
2022 Panhandle Yes (1)No Roku
2022 The Endgame Yes (2)Yes (9)NBC
2022 So Help Me Todd Yes (1)NoCBS
2023 East New York Yes (1)No
2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie YesYes Peacock TV movie

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References

  1. Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 642. ISBN   9780810863781 via Google Books.
  2. "Randy Zisk". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  3. Bloom, Nate (September 4, 2018). "The big Emmys, and the other Emmys". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
  4. "Randy Zisk". Television Academy . Retrieved December 19, 2021.