Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American television director, producer, and writer.[2]

Randy Zisk
Born
Randall Zisk

United States
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Spouse
(m. 1993; div. 1996)
RelativesCraig Zisk (brother)[1]

Biography

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He graduated from the University of Southern California and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. His family is Jewish.[3] His brother, Craig Zisk, also works in television. As both a director and producer, he has worked most substantially on the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Monk. He also wrote the 2006 film Maybe It's in the Water, and two episodes of Midnight Caller.

Zisk was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award, in 2005.[4]

Television credits

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Numbers in directing and writing credits refer to number of episodes.

1980s

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Year Title Credited as Network Notes
Director Producer
1986–1987 Heart of the City No associate (13) ABC
1987 Hooperman No supervising (2) Also, associate producer
1988–1991 Midnight Caller Yes (2) Yes (60) NBC Also, associate and co-producer

1990s

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Year Title Credited as Network Notes
Director Producer
1991 Sisters Yes (2) co-producer (1) NBC
1992 Reasonable Doubts Yes (8) Yes (44) ABC Writer: "Change of Plans"
Also, supervising producer
1992 Bodies of Evidence Yes (1) No CBS
1993–1995 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Yes (6) co-executive (21) ABC Also, supervising producer
1995–1996 Charlie Grace Yes (8) co-executive (8)
1996 High Incident Yes (8) No
1996 L.A. Firefighters Yes (1) No Fox
1996 Millennium Yes (1) No
1996 Chicago Hope Yes (1) No CBS
1996–1997 Murder One Yes (3) No ABC
1996–1997 NYPD Blue Yes (2) No
1996–1997 Early Edition Yes (3) No CBS
1997 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Yes (1) No Syndication
1997–1998 The Visitor Yes (2) co-executive (12) Fox
1997 EZ Streets Yes (1) No CBS
1998 Fantasy Island Yes (1) No ABC
1999 The Net Yes (1) No USA Network
1999 Mercy Point Yes (1) No UPN
1999 Legacy Yes (1) No
1999–2002 Providence Yes (3) No NBC

2000s

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Year Title Credited as Network Notes
Director Executive
Producer
2000 Felicity Yes (1) No The WB
2000 Opposite Sex Yes (3) Yes (8) Fox
2000 Gideon's Crossing Yes Yes (19) ABC
2001 The Agency Yes (1) No CBS
2001 Strong Medicine Yes (1) No Lifetime
2002 Glory Days Yes (4) co-executive (8) The WB
2002 Odyssey 5 Yes (2) No Space/Showtime
2002–2009 Monk Yes (35) Yes (97) USA Network Co-executive (12 episodes)
2002–2006 Without a Trace Yes (6) No CBS
2002 American Dreams Yes (4) No NBC
2003 Mister Sterling Yes (1) No
2003 John Doe Yes (1) No Fox
2003 Miss Match Yes (1) No NBC
2005 House M.D. Yes (1) No Fox
2005 Prison Break Yes (1) No
2006 Conviction Yes (1) No NBC
2006–2012 Desperate Housewives Yes (3) No ABC
2007 Weeds Yes (1) No Showtime
2007–2010 Grey's Anatomy Yes (4) No ABC

2010s

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Year Title Credited as Network Notes
Director Executive
Producer
2010–2011 Memphis Beat Yes (2) No TNT
2010–2013 The Glades Yes (3) No A&E
2011 Off the Map Yes (5) Yes (13) ABC
2011–2014 Rizzoli & Isles Yes (5) No TNT
2011–2014 The Mentalist Yes (8) No CBS
2011 Private Practice Yes (1) No ABC
2011–2012 Suburgatory Yes (2) No ABC
2012 GCB Yes (1) No
2012–2013 Dallas Yes (2) No TNT
2012–2013 Revenge Yes (3) No ABC
2012 The Mob Doctor Yes (1) No Fox
2013–2015 Scandal Yes (6) No ABC
2013 Save Me Yes (1) No NBC
2013 Family Tools Yes (1) No ABC
2013 We Are Men Yes (1) No CBS Unaired episode only
2014 The Blacklist Yes (1) No NBC
2014 Reckless Yes (1) No CBS
2014 How to Get Away with Murder Yes (1) No ABC
2014 Madam Secretary Yes (1) No CBS
2015 Backstrom Yes (1) No Fox
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Yes (2) No NBC
2015 Battle Creek Yes (2) No CBS
2015–2017 Bones Yes (7) Yes (34) Fox
2015 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Yes (1) No Bravo
2017 NCIS: New Orleans Yes (1) No CBS
2017 Valor Yes (1) No The CW
2018 Code Black Yes (1) No CBS
2018 The Good Cop Yes (3) Yes (10) Netflix
2018–2020 Bull Yes (2) No CBS
2019 The Fix Yes (1) No ABC
2019 What/If Yes (1) No Netflix
2019 In the Dark Yes (1) No The CW
2019 Instinct Yes (1) No CBS
2019–2020 Almost Family Yes (2) Yes (7) Fox

2020s

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Year Title Credited as Network Notes
Director Executive
Producer
2021 Walker Yes (1) No The CW
2021–2022 The Equalizer Yes (5) No CBS
2022 Good Sam Yes (1) No
2022 Panhandle Yes (1) No Roku
2022 The Endgame Yes (2) Yes (9) NBC
2022 So Help Me Todd Yes (1) No CBS
2023 East New York Yes (1) No
2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Yes Yes Peacock TV movie

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 642. ISBN 9780810863781 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Randy Zisk". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  3. ^ Bloom, Nate (September 4, 2018). "The big Emmys, and the other Emmys". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
  4. ^ "Randy Zisk". Television Academy. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
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