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Lori Kirkland Baker Biography

Birth Name:Lori Kirkland

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in the 30 Minute Category for "Frasier" in 2003
  • Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Comedy for "Frasier" in 2003
  • Started out as an assembly line worker at a brush factory during college
  • Worked in temp jobs in studios, observing all parts of the industry, before getting her first writers' assistant job on "Perfect Strangers․"
  • Quote: "It doesn't bother me that the [TV writing] staffs are dominated by men․ But when I offer a female point of view, I don't like to be shouted down by men who don't know what it's like to be a woman․․․I think my perspective should be respected․"
  • President of development and writer and producer at Dirty Blonde Media, Inc․ since 2000
  • Best known as the writer and executive producer of "Frasier" and co-executive producer of "Desperate Housewives․"
  • Is an adjunct Film and Television professor at UCLA's School of Theatre and the writer and creator of Walt Disney's "Sauce Boss․"

Awards

  • 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
  • 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2003Humanitas Prize-30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television: nominated
  • 2003WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: winner