Caryn Mandabach
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Caryn Mandabach is an American television producer.
Caryn Mandabach produced ground-breaking US hits including The Cosby Show
, Roseanne, A Different World (1990–1993), Grace Under Fire (1993–1998), Cybill
(1995–1998), 3rd Rock from the Sun
(1997–2001), That '80s Show
(2002), That '70s Show
(1998–2004), and Grounded for Life
(2001–2005).
Most recently she executive produced Nurse Jackie
, with Linda Wallem
and Liz Brixius
, a half-hour dark comedy
about a "flawed" emergency room nurse in a New York City
hospital, starring Edie Falco, which is a hit on Showtime in America, and on BBC2 in the UK.
Mandabach currently operates TV production companies on both sides of the Atlantic, where she is actively developing both drama and comedy series for BBC, Channel 4, and HBO.
Mandabach has won an Emmy award and has also been honoured by The Producer’s Guild, Women in Film and the Hollywood Radio and Television Society among others.
Caryn Mandabach produced ground-breaking US hits including The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992...
, Roseanne, A Different World (1990–1993), Grace Under Fire (1993–1998), Cybill
Cybill
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995 to July 13, 1998. Starring Cybill Shepherd, the series revolves around Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s, who has never gotten her show...
(1995–1998), 3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet...
(1997–2001), That '80s Show
That '80s Show
That '80s Show is an American sitcom that aired in half-hour long episodes from January through May 2002. Despite having a similar name, show structure, and many of the same writers and production staff, it is not considered a direct spin-off of the more successful That '70s Show, since the...
(2002), That '70s Show
That '70s Show
That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...
(1998–2004), and Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season...
(2001–2005).
Most recently she executive produced Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie is an American series that premiered on June 8, 2009, on Showtime, Movie Central and The Movie Network.The series stars Edie Falco as the title character Jackie Peyton, an emergency room nurse at All Saints' Hospital in New York City...
, with Linda Wallem
Linda Wallem
-Background:Wallem was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and raised in Rockford, Illinois. She is also the sister of actor Stephen Wallem - who co-stars on her show Nurse Jackie, as a male nurse named Thor.-Early career:...
and Liz Brixius
Liz Brixius
Liz Brixius is an American television writer and producer.In 2008 Brixius, Linda Wallem, and Evan Dunsky, created the series Nurse Jackie, a half-hour drama about a "flawed" emergency room nurse in a New York City hospital...
, a half-hour dark comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
about a "flawed" emergency room nurse in a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
hospital, starring Edie Falco, which is a hit on Showtime in America, and on BBC2 in the UK.
Mandabach currently operates TV production companies on both sides of the Atlantic, where she is actively developing both drama and comedy series for BBC, Channel 4, and HBO.
Mandabach has won an Emmy award and has also been honoured by The Producer’s Guild, Women in Film and the Hollywood Radio and Television Society among others.
External links
- In Conversation with Caryn Mandabach, BAFTA event video