Kari Lizer

Birth Name:

Kari Suzanne Lizer

Birth Place:

San Diego, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Writer, Producer, Script department, Director

Former wife of actor and musician Robert Romanus, with whom she shares three children
Began her career as an actress, first appearing in the film "Smokey Bites the Dust" in 1981
Had memorable roles as Chris Burgess in "The Van Dyke Show" and as Cassie Phillips in "Matlock․"
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

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