Kari Lizer Biography

Fast Facts

• Former wife of actor and musician Robert Romanus, with whom she shares three children
• Had memorable roles as Chris Burgess in "The Van Dyke Show" and as Cassie Phillips in "Matlock․"
• Began her career as an actress, first appearing in the film "Smokey Bites the Dust" in 1981
• Quote: "Trying to write a comedy about a person who is great at their job, always kind, always appropriate, always does the right thing - I don't think there's much funny about it․ That's not my life and I don't think that's where funny comes from․"
• Quote: "'Weird Science' turned out to be the best job because it made me realize I was more than an actress who could write monologues for herself․ It turned me into a real writer because I had to write about things that weren't close to home․"
• Best known as the creator and executive producer of "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and the writer and co-executive producer of "Will & Grace․"
• Claimed that CBS's cancelation of "The New Adventures of Old Christine" may have been prompted by sexism