Randy Zisk

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Randy Zisk
Born
Randall Zisk

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

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

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

Directing credits

Producer

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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.