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The Frasier Writers

Frasier has been written by many talented writers over the 11 seasons. Here's a list of the writers, together with short biographies plus a list of episodes written/co-written by each writer.

Gayle Abrams David Angell Patricia Breen Jack Burditt Peter Casey Dan Cohen Bob Daily Elias Davis Ron Darian Sy Dukane Leslie Eberhard Anne Flett-Giordano Lloyd Garver Rob Greenberg Alex Gregoryl Ian Gurvitz Dave Hackel Brad Hall Rob Hanning Charlie Hauck Jordan Hawley Janis Hirsch Peter Huyck David Isaacs Sam Johnson Michael B Kaplan Joe Keenan Lori Kirkland (Baker) Jay Kogen David Lee Ken Levine Stephen Levitan Christopher Lloyd David Lloyd Chris Marcil Suzanne Martin Linda Morris Denise Moss Molly Newman Dan O'Shannon Saladin K Patterson Heide Perlman Jerry Perzigian David Pollock F J Pratt Chuck Ranberg Vic Rauseo Tom Reeder Mark Reisman Jeffrey Richman Sy Rosen William Schifrin Don Seigal Jon Sherman William Lucas Walker Martin Weiss Eric Zicklin

Gayle Abrams

has also written episodes of Becker.

 

David Angell

is one of the co-creators of the show and has his own biography here.

  • Co-writer of Episode 1 with Peter Casey and David Lee

  • Co-writer of Episodes 24 and 166 with Peter Casey

 

Patricia Breen

joined Frasier in Season 10 and stayed for the last 2 years of the show. She has also written for Becker

  • Writer of Episodes 220, 229 and 244

  • Co-writer of Episode 246 with Sam Johnson, Jeffrey Richman, Jon Sherman, Bob Daily and Chris Marcil

 

Jack Burditt

has also written episodes of Mad About You, and Ink, starring Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Saul Rubinek.

  • Writer of Episodes 59 and 65

  • Co-writer of Episode 61 with Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, Rob Greenburg, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo

 

Peter Casey

is one of the co-creators of the show and has his own biography here.

  • Co-writer of Episode 1 with David Angell and David Lee

  • Co-writer of Episodes 24 and 166 with David Angell

 

Dan Cohen

has also written for Blossom, Love or Money and Kristen.

  • Co-writer of Episodes 76 and 94 with F J Pratt

 

Bob Daily

is unique amongts the Frasier writers in that the only other show he has written for is a children's programme - Rugrats! He is currently an executive producer on Out of Practice.

  • Writer of Episodes 147, 171, 196, 210, 219, 227, 235 and 252

  • Co-writer of Episode 159 with Jon Sherman

  • Co-writer of Episodes 177, 183 and 190 with Dan O'Shannon

  • Co-writer of Episode 218 with Lori Kirkl and and Dan O'Shannon

  • Co-writer of Episode 246 with Sam Johnson, Jeffrey Richman, Jon Sherman, Chris Marcil and Patricia Breen

 

Ron Darian

also wrote for Mad About You, and wrote and produced episodes of Seventh Heaven besides writing one episode of Frasier.

  • Writer of Episode 97.

 

Elias Davis

has also written episodes of M*A*S*H and The Mary Tyler Moore Show with writing partner David Pollock.

  • Co-writer of Episodes 37 and 42 with David Pollock

 

Sy Dukane

is part of a writing partnership with Denise Moss. They wrote and produced episodes of Roseanne, and since leaving Frasier, they have written episodes for Home Court and The Gregory Hines Show, and are cuurently executive producers of My Life With Men.

  • Co-writer of Episodes 2, 6, 10, 18 and 20 with Denise Moss

 

Leslie Eberhard

wrote episodes of The John Larroquette Show and was also executive producer of Saved By The Bell: The New Class. Sadly, he died in 2002 due to cancer.

  • Writer of Episodes 8 and 11.

 

Anne Flett-Giordano

started scriptwriting in the 1970s with college friend Chuck Ranberg. Their first "big" job was writing scripts for Kate and Allie, and stayed on with the show creator Bill Persky for Working It Out. After a year of unemployment, due to smart shows not interested in their work due to them being associated with Kate and Allie, they ended up working for Frasier by chance, as David Lee came to see a play that they had written, End Of The World Party. They were the first writers to be hired on Frasier.

  • Writer of Episodes 53 and 79

  • Co-writer of Episodes 3, 7, 14, 17, 19, 23, 31, 36, 45, 49 52, 64, 82 and 92 with Chuck Ranberg

  • Co-writer of Episode 61 with Chuck Ranberg, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, Rob Greenburg, Jack Burditt, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo

 

Lloyd Garver

previously wrote episodes of Family Ties and Home Improvement. AFter writing one episode of Frasier, he wrote episodes of The Norm Show.

  • Writer of Episode 9

 

Rob Greenberg

spent a year working on Love & War before moving to Frasier. He worked as a creative consultant at Becker and is currently producing How I Met Your Mother whilst writing 2 films due to be released in the next year.

  • Writer of Episodes 66, 71, 75, 77, 91, 96, 112, 114, 122 and 132

  • Co-writer of Episode 61 with Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, Jack Burditt, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo

 

Alex Gregory

has also written for David Letterman, The Larry Sanders Show and King of the Hill.

  • Co-writer of Episode 130 and 140 with Peter Huyck

 

Ian Gurvitz

has been with Grub Street for some time, writing and producing episodes of Wings before moving onto The Tony Danza Show and Becker.

  • Writer of Episode 56

 

Dave Hackel

was also executive producer at Wings. As well as writing one episode of Frasier, he also had many other jobs such as producer. He left Frasier after a few years to set up his own production company, which created and produced The Pursuit of Happiness and Becker.

  • Writer of Episode 26

 

Brad Hall

wrote and performed on Saturday Night Live! during the early 1980's. He created The Single Guy and has continued acting. His most recent role was in the 2005 film Must Love Dogs.

  • Writer of Episode 5

 

Rob Hanning

has also written and produced episodes of Malcolm in the Middle and Hope and Faith.

 

Charlie Hauck

wrote for Grub Street's 1998 show, Encore! Encore!. Before working for Grub Street, he also wrote for Home Improvement.

  • Writer of Episode 160

 

Jordan Hawley

is part of a writing partnership with William Schifrin. They appear not to be regular writers of shows - they only wrote one episode of Frasier, and have only written a couple of episodes for other shows such as The Mullets and Leap Years.

  • Co-writer of Episode 124 with William Schifrin

 

Janis Hirsch

has also written episodes of Murphy Brown, Bette! and .

  • Writer of Episodes 128 and 131

  • Co-writer of Episode 141 with Lori Kirkland

 

Peter Huyck

has also written for David Letterman, The Larry Sanders Show and King of the Hill.

  • Co-writer of Episode 130 and 140 with Alex Gregory

 

David Isaacs

has been writing with Ken Levine since at least the 1970's, as they wrote several episodes of M*A*S*H in the late 70's and early 80's. They also co-wrote a few episodes of The Simpsons.

 

Sam Johnson

has been writing with Chris Marcil for Frasier since Season 7 and was executive producer for the last few years. In the last two seasons he started writing episodes by himself. He also played the Reno minister in Episode 211 "The Ring Cycle".

  • Writer of Episodes 216, 226, 242 and 254

  • Co-writer of Episodes 145, 154, 169, 180, 188, 200, 206, 231 and 247 with Chris Marcil

  • Co-writer of Episode 246 with Chris Marcil, Jeffrey Richman, Jon Sherman, Bob Daily and Patricia Breen

 

Michael B Kaplan

wrote episodes of Roseanne and currently writes episodes of Girlfriends which is produced by Kelsey Grammer's production company Gramnet.

  • Writer of Episodes 80, 83 and 88

 

Joe Keenan

was originally a novelist. One day the Boston Globe published a review of his novel Blue Heaven, and comedy writer David Lloyd was so impressed he went and bought it. David Lloyd showed the book to Cheers co-creators Glen and Les Charles, and they were so impressed they hired him to create a show for them. This show was Gloria Vane, about a vain actress, and from here he went on to Frasier, winning many awards during his time on the show. He eventually became executive producer with Christopher Lloyd, and they left in 2000 to produce their own show, Bram and Alice. The show was a flop and they returned to Frasier in 2003 for the final season.

  • Writer of Episode 27, 30, 39, 46, 55, 63, 69, 73, 81, 89, 107, 109, 127, 139, 146, 157, 158, 237 and 249

  • Co-writer of Episodes 100, 165 and 257 with Christopher Lloyd

  • Co-writer of Episode 61 with Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenburg, Jack Burditt, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo

 

Lori Kirkland (Baker)

has been with the show since Season 6. Between Seasons 10 and 11 she got married, and for Season 11 was credited as Lori Kirkland Baker. She previously wrote episodes of Wings and Jenny.

  • Writer of Episodes 125, 126, 152, 164, 174, 185A, 198, 199, 209, 212, 223, 234, 239 and 248

  • Co-writer of Episode 141 with Janis Hirsch

  • Co-writer of Episode 186 with Eric Zicklin

  • Co-writer of Episode 188 with Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil

  • Co-writer of Episode 218 with Dan O'Shannon and Bob Daily.

 

Jay Kogen

has written and produced episodes of The Simpsons (including Sideshow Bob's first episode...) and NewsRadio. He's written one episode of Everybody Loves Raymond and is a producer at Malcolm in the Middle.

 

David Lee

is one of the co-creators of the show and has his own biography here.

  • Co-writer of Episode 1 with David Angell and Peter Casey

 

Ken Levine

has been writing with David Isaacs since the late 70's, writing for M*A*S*H, Cheers and other shows. They also co-wrote a few episodes of The Simpsons, Ken Levine even giving his voice in one episode! He also voiced the Announcer in Episode 14 "Can't Buy Me Love" and is the only other person besides David Lee to have both written and directed for Frasier. He's also directed for Just Shoot Me, Dharma and Greg and Becker.

 

Stephen Levitan

began writing for Wings, before moving to The Larry Sanders Show and eventually to Frasier, where he was also executive producer. He left Frasier in 1995 and went on to create Just Shoot Me starring Wendie Malick.

  • Writer of Episodes Eps 35, 44, 58 and 60

 

Christopher Lloyd

is not the actor who played Doc Brown in Back To The Future! They just share the same name. He began his career writing for The Golden Girls, and then moved to Down Home, produced by Ted Danson's production company. He first came to Grub Street's attention when he joined the writing staff of Wings. He eventually became executive producer with Joe Keenan, and they left in 2000 to produce their own show, Bram and Alice. The show was a flop and they returned to Frasier in 2003 for the final season.

  • Writer of Episodes 4, 12, 28, 38, 50, 62, 78, 104, 120, 148, 149 and 245

  • Co-writer of Episodes 48 with Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo

  • Co-writer of Episodes 100, 165 and 257 with Joe Keenan

  • Co-writer of Episodes 61 with Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Joe Keenan, Rob Greenburg, Jack Burditt, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo.

 

David Lloyd

is the father of Christopher Lloyd. He wrote for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Tonight Show and is also known as a "punch up" guy. Not because he's violent, but because he would come into the studios for Taxi and then Cheers a few days a week to provide some jokes for the scripts. When Frasier began, he continued with this job and also wrote a few episodes as well. Despite what you may think, both Lloyds are happy with working together. "He's really good at what he does," Chris has said.

 

Chris Marcil

has been writing with Sam Johnson for Frasier since Season 7 and was executive producer for the last few years. In the last two seasons he started writing episodes by himself.

  • Writer of Episodes 213, 222, 241 and 255

  • Co-writer of Episodes 145, 154, 169, 180, 188, 200, 206, 231 and 247, with Sam Johnson

  • Co-writer of Episodes 246 with Sam Johnson, Jeffrey Richman, Jon Sherman, Bob Daily and Patricia Breen

 

Suzanne Martin

wrote for Ellen. She first came to Grub Street's attention when she joined their show Pursuit Of Happiness, and when that show was cancelled she joined the Frasier team. She has recently created the shows Maybe It's Me and Hot Properties.

  • Writer of Episodes 70, 74, 84, 95, 98 and 113

  • Co-writer of Episodes 99 and 117 with Jeffrey Richman

 

Linda Morris

writes with her husband Vic Rauseo. Their career began writing scripts for Welcome Back, Kotter. Their other works include Doogie Howser, MD, Alice, and I Married Dora. As executive producers, they also oversaw some of the casting and writing, often filling in for Christopher Lloyd if he were absent. In 1996 they left Frasier to create their own series at 20th Century Fox.

  • Co-writer of Episodes Eps 21, 29, 41, 48, 54 and 72 with Vic Rauseo

  • Co-writer of Episode 61 with Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, Rob Greenburg, Vic Rauseo and Jack Burditt

 

Denise Moss

is part of a writing partnership with Sy Dukane. They wrote and produced episodes of Roseanne, and since leaving Frasier, they have written episodes for Home Court and The Gregory Hines Show, and are cuurently executive producers of My Life With Men.

  • Co-writer of Episodes 2, 6, 10, 18 and 20 with Sy Dukane

 

Molly Newman

Was nominated for Broadway's 1985 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) with collaborator Barbara Damashek for Quilters. She has also written episodes of Tracy Takes On and Tarzan.

  • Writer of Episode 13

 

Dan O'Shannon

also wrote for Cheers. He was the "showrunner" during Seasons 8 - 10 of Frasier, basically meaning he ran the show. He was excutive producer before this. He also starred in an uncredited role as the Janitor in Ep 215 "Tales From The Crypt".

  • Writer of Episodes 151 and 162

  • Co-writer of Episode 173 with Jon Sherman

  • Co-writer of Episodes 177, 183 and 190 with Bob Daily

  • Co-writer of Episode 218 with Lori Kirkland and Bob Daily

 

Saladin K Patterson

has also written and directed a film called One Flight Stand and is co-executive producer on The Bernie Mac Show.

 

Heide Perlman

is the sister of Cheers star Rhea Perlman, who played Carla Tortelli LeBec. She began her writing career on that show, thinking who could write good episodes for Rhea than her own sister? She (and Rhea) are also the daughters of Cheers co-star Philip Perlman (Phil).

 

Jerry Perzigian

was a producer at The Jeffersons (where Peter Casey and David Lee also worked) and has written for The Golden Girls as well as one episode of The Nanny.

  • Co-writer of Episode 22 with Don Seigal

 

David Pollock

has also written episodes of M*A*S*H and The Mary Tyler Moore Show with writing partner Elias Davis.

  • Co-writer of Episodes 37 and 42 with Elias Davis

 

F J Pratt

has also written for Blossom, Love or Money and Kristen.

  • Co-writer of Episodes 76 and 94 with Dan Cohen

 

Chuck Ranberg

started scriptwriting in the 1970s with college friend Anne Flett-Giordano. Their first "big" job was writing scripts for Kate and Allie, and stayed on with the show creator Bill Persky for Working It Out. After a year of unemployment, due to smart shows not interested in their work due to them being associated with Kate and Allie, they ended up working for Frasier by chance, as David Lee came to see a play that they had written, End Of The World Party. They were the first writers to be hired on Frasier.

  • Writer of Episodes 3, 7, 14, 17, 19, 23, 31, 36, 45, 49, 52, 64, 82 and 92 with Anne Flett-Giordano

  • Co-writer of Episode 61 with Anne Flett-Giordano, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, Rob Greenburg, Jack Burditt, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo

 

Vic Rauseo

writes with his wife Linda Morris. Their career began writing scripts for Welcome Back, Kotter. Their other works include Doogie Howser, MD, Alice, and I Married Dora. As executive producers, they also oversaw some of the casting and writing, often filling in for Christopher Lloyd if he were absent. In 1996 they left Frasier to create their own series at 20th Century Fox.

  • Co-writer of Episodes 21, 29, 41, 48, 54 and 72 with Linda Morris

  • Co-writer of Episode 61 with Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, Rob Greenburg, Linda Morris and Jack Burditt

 

Tom Reeder

only wrote one episode of Frasier but has also written for M*A*S*H, Cheers and Nurses.

  • Writer of Episode A HREF="ep217.htm">217

 

Mark Reisman

has also been an executive producer of the show as well as on Wings, which he also wrote for. He's also written for Saturday Night Live.

  • Writer of Episodes 144, 156 and 176

  • Co-writer of Episode 187 with Rob Hanning

 

Jeffrey Richman

left Frasier at the end of Season 6 in 1999 before returning for Season 11 in 2003 as a writer and producer. He's also written for Wings and was an actor during the 1970's and 1980's before switching to writing.

  • Writer of Episodes 86, 101, 116, 123, 136, 238 and 250

  • Co-writer of Episodes 99 and 117 with Suzanne Martin

  • Co-writer of Episodes 246 with Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, Jon Sherman, Bob Daily and Patricia Breen

 

Sy Rosen

has produced The Jeffersons, written and produced episodes of The Wonder Years and written for Northern Exposure.

  • Writer of Episode 68

 

William Schifrin

is part of a writing partnership with Jordan Hawley. They appear not to be regular writers of shows - they only wrote one episode of Frasier, and have only written a couple of episodes for other shows such as The Mullets and Leap Years.

  • Co-writer of Episode 124 with Jordan Hawley

 

Don Seigal

has also written episodes of The John Larroquette Show and produced The Jeffersons and Golden Girls.

  • Writer of Episode 22 with Jerry Perzigian

 

Jon Sherman

joined Frasier in 1999 and eventually rose through the ranks to become a producer by the end of the show. He is also one of my favourite writers, writing many of my favourite episodes from the latter seasons. :-) He has also written for Encore! Encore! and was a producer at Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

  • Writer of Episodes 153, 163, 179, 185B, 193, 205, 211, 228, 232, 236 and 243

  • Co-writer of Episodes 159 and 256 with Bob Daily

  • Co-writer of Episode 173 with Dan O'Shannon

  • Co-writer of Episode 246 with Sam Johnson, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Marcil, Bob Daily and Patricia Breen

 

William Lucas Walker

has worked on Roseanne and Cybill and has also created The Chris Issak Show.

  • Writer of Episodes 87 and 93

 

Martin Weiss

has also written for Who's The Boss?, The John Larroquette Show and most recently 8 Simple Rules....

  • Writer of Episode 25

 

Eric Zicklin

has also written for Something So Right and Dharma and Greg.

 

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