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Don Woodard

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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Don Woodard is known for Dream On (1990), Rodney (2004) and Just Shoot Me! (1997). He has been married to Karen Lauritzen since 1997.
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Dream On (1990)
    Dream On
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Jennifer Aspen, Amy Pietz, Nick Searcy, Oliver Davis, Matthew Josten, and Rodney Carrington in Rodney (2004)
    Rodney
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick, David Spade, and Enrico Colantoni in Just Shoot Me! (1997)
    Just Shoot Me!
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Téa Leoni and Corey Parker in Flying Blind (1992)
    Flying Blind
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Jennifer Aspen, Amy Pietz, Nick Searcy, Oliver Davis, Matthew Josten, and Rodney Carrington in Rodney (2004)
      Rodney
      6.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • consulting producer
      • 2005–2008
    • Imperfect Union (2007)
      Imperfect Union
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Enough About Me
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • H. Jon Benjamin and Sam Seder in Beat Cops (2003)
      Beat Cops
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick, David Spade, and Enrico Colantoni in Just Shoot Me! (1997)
      Just Shoot Me!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • consulting producer
      • 1997–2001
    • Joanna Gleason, Cynthia Stevenson, and Jessica Walter in Oh Baby (1998)
      Oh Baby
      6.5
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 1998
    • Dream On (1990)
      Dream On
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1994–1996
    • Ashlee Levitch, Christopher Miranda, Pamela Reed, Peter Scolari, and Phillip Van Dyke in Family Album (1993)
      Family Album
      6.4
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1993
    • Téa Leoni and Corey Parker in Flying Blind (1992)
      Flying Blind
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993
    • Patricia Heaton and Linda Lavin in Room for Two (1992)
      Room for Two
      6.9
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1992

    Writer

    • China Anne McClain in House of Payne (2006)
      House of Payne
      3.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • Writer
      • 2009–2011
    • Jennifer Aspen, Amy Pietz, Nick Searcy, Oliver Davis, Matthew Josten, and Rodney Carrington in Rodney (2004)
      Rodney
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2004–2008
    • Imperfect Union (2007)
      Imperfect Union
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • pilot
      • 2007
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Enough About Me
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • My Big Fat Greek Life (2003)
      My Big Fat Greek Life
      4.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2003
    • Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick, David Spade, and Enrico Colantoni in Just Shoot Me! (1997)
      Just Shoot Me!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 1998–2001
    • Joanna Gleason, Cynthia Stevenson, and Jessica Walter in Oh Baby (1998)
      Oh Baby
      6.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1998
    • Dream On (1990)
      Dream On
      7.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay
      • 1994–1996
    • Ashlee Levitch, Christopher Miranda, Pamela Reed, Peter Scolari, and Phillip Van Dyke in Family Album (1993)
      Family Album
      6.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1993
    • Patricia Heaton and Linda Lavin in Room for Two (1992)
      Room for Two
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1992–1993
    • Téa Leoni and Corey Parker in Flying Blind (1992)
      Flying Blind
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1993
    • Robert Guillaume and Richard Libertini in Pacific Station (1991)
      Pacific Station
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • executive story editor
      • 1991–1992
    • Joe Pantoliano, Christopher Meloni, Ned Eisenberg, Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Andy Hirsch in The Fanelli Boys (1990)
      The Fanelli Boys
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1991

    Actor

    • Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick, David Spade, and Enrico Colantoni in Just Shoot Me! (1997)
      Just Shoot Me!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Referee
      • 1998
    • Patricia Mattick and Lee Wilkof in The Walter Ego (1991)
      The Walter Ego
      6.1
      Short
      • Asst. Vice Planning Commissioner
      • 1991
    • A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990)
      A Gnome Named Gnorm
      4.5
      • Drunk in bar
      • 1990
    • Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Mitchell Laurance, Stuart Pankin, and Lucy Webb in Not Necessarily the News (1982)
      Not Necessarily the News
      7.5
      TV Series
      • 1989
    • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
      CBS Summer Playhouse
      6.6
      TV Series
      • 1989
    • Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
      Mama's Family
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Dr. Richards
      • 1989
    • Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Jeannette Charles, Reggie Jackson, and Nancy Marchand in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
      The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
      7.6
      • Reporter at Airport - 'There he is!'
      • 1988
    • Rebecca De Mornay and Mary Gross in Feds (1988)
      Feds
      5.6
      • T.V. Football Announcer
      • 1988
    • Spellbinder (1988)
      Spellbinder
      5.9
      • Steve
      • 1988
    • Tim Matheson and Patricia Kalember in Just in Time (1988)
      Just in Time
      5.0
      TV Series
      • 1988
    • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
      The Golden Girls
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Ernie
      • Kolak
      • 1988
    • Lea Thompson and Victoria Jackson in Casual Sex? (1988)
      Casual Sex?
      5.1
      • Gary
      • 1988
    • Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)
      Perfect Strangers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Miles
      • 1988
    • Disorderlies (1987)
      Disorderlies
      5.1
      • Orderly #2
      • 1987
    • Jasper Carrott in Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1985)
      Cinemax Comedy Experiment
      3.8
      TV Series
      • Kirby
      • 1987

    Videos1

    The Mask
    Clip 1:56
    The Mask

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • He and wife Karen's real estate agency
    • Spouse
      • Karen Lauritzen1997 - present
    • Parents
        Laura S. Utley
    • Relatives
      • Robert Paul Sessions(Aunt or Uncle)
    • Other works
      He and his wife Karen Woodard Lauritzen have their own real estate agency in Asheville, North Carolina

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He attended high school at Culver Academy in Northern Indiana.

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