Liz Feldman

Liz Feldman (born May 21, 1977) is an American comedian, actress, producer and writer.[1] She created the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me which premiered on May 3, 2019.[2] Dead to Me's second season premiered on Netflix on May 8, 2020.

Liz Feldman
Born (1977-05-21) May 21, 1977
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress, comedian, writer, producer
Spouse(s)
Rachael Cantu (m. 2013)

Career

Feldman is a comedian, writer, actress and producer born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is the creator and executive producer of the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me, executive produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.[3]

Feldman began her career as a stand up comic at the age of 16 and made her TV debut as a performer and writer for All That on Nickelodeon in 1995. She is a graduate of Boston University and an alumna of The Second City and The Groundlings. She went on to write for Blue Collar TV, Hot in Cleveland, the 79th, 86th and 87th Academy Awards, 2 Broke Girls and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, for which she won four Emmy awards. She created the NBC sitcom One Big Happy starring Elisha Cuthbert, executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres.

Since 2008, Liz has been the host of This Just Out, a YouTube talk show that celebrates lesbian culture. The “gay positive” show is filmed at Liz’s kitchen table and features LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly actors, comedians, writers and musicians. Liz has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights. In 2008, her joke about same-sex marriage (“It’s very dear to me, the issue of gay marriage, or as I like to call it ‘marriage,’ you know, because I had lunch this afternoon, not gay lunch. I park my car, I didn’t gay park it.”) went viral, recreated thousands of times across various platforms in the campaign against Prop 8, which sought to outlaw same sex marriage. In 2012, Liz was named one of The Advocate's “40 Under 40.” In 2016, Liz signed a multi-year overall deal with CBS Studios to develop new projects.

In 2020, Liz won the WGA Award for Best Episodic Comedy[4] for the pilot episode of Dead to Me. Liz was also named to the The Hollywood Reporter's "50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood"[5] list.

Personal life

Liz Feldman is married to musician Rachael Cantu. They were married in 2013 and live in Los Angeles, California.

References
  1. Liz Feldman on IMDb
  2. Sippell, Margeaux (May 3, 2019). "'Dead to Me': Creator Liz Feldman Tells the Deeply Personal Story That Inspired Netflix's Dark Comedy". The Wrap. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (April 5, 2018). "Netflix Orders Dark Comedy Series 'Dead To Me' From Liz Feldman, Gloria Sanchez Prods. & CBS TV Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. Hipes, Patrick; Hipes, Patrick (2020-02-02). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite', 'Jojo Rabbit' Take Top Film Honors; HBO Sweeps Key TV Nods With 'Succession', 'Barry' & 'Watchmen' – The Complete List Of Winners". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  5. "The 50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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