Kari Lizer
By her own admission, Kari Lizer turned to writing out of desperation. A working actress since she was a teenager--she had regular roles on the courtroom drama "Matlock" and the short-lived sitcom "The Van Dyke Show"--Lizer found jobs drying up when she hit 30. In the hope of getting her acting career back on track, she wrote a play for herself, which unexpectedly led to writing jobs on sitcoms. Lizer took full advantage, penning episodes for the good-natured "Empty Nest" and the teen romp "Weird Science." Later, she became a producer and writer for the madcap Emmy-nominated "Will & Grace." (The performing bug wasn't out of Lizer's system--she also acted in all three shows.) But Lizer became an in-demand talent by creating and writing the acclaimed sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine." Based on her own experiences as a single mother, the show ran for five seasons, earning star Julia Louis-Dreyfus an Emmy award and paving the way for Lizer to land a development deal with Warner Bros. Television.
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Kari Lizer
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in Paradise | Unknown (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock: The Power Brokers | Cassie Phillips (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock: The Investigation | Tyler Hudson (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock: The Billionaire | Cassie Phillips (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Private School | Rita (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
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Smokey Bites the Dust | Cindy (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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17% | 37% | Call Your Mother |
Executive Producer, Writer |
2021 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Man With a Plan | Director | 2019 |
89% | 77% | The New Adventures of Old Christine |
Writer, Executive Producer |
2006-2010 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Will & Grace | Writer | 2000-2001 2003-2004 |
40% | No Score Yet | Maggie Winters |
Executive Producer, Writer |
1998-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weird Science |
Ms. Lizer (Guest Star), Writer |
1994-1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
0% | No Score Yet | Baby Talk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunday Dinner | Unknown (Character) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Quantum Leap | Tess McGill (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock |
Cassie Phillips (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1986-1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's the Boss? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Growing Pains | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
0% | No Score Yet | Work With Me | Writer |