Dottie Dartland Zicklin (born in Florida in 1964) is an American television writer and producer. Zicklin graduated from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

in 1986. She is the co-creator of the sitcoms ''

Caroline in the City ''Caroline in the City'' is an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1995 until 1999. It stars Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy, who lives in Manhattan. The rest of the cast includes Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets, Amy Pietz, an ...

'', ''

Dharma & Greg ''Dharma & Greg'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC for five seasons from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002, with a total of 119 episodes. The show starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Mont ...

'', and ''

Are You There, Chelsea? ''Are You There, Chelsea?'' (formerly known as ''Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea'') is an American television sitcom created by Dottie Zicklin and Julie Ann Larson for NBC. It is based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 best-selling book '' Are ...

'', and has written and produced other series, including ''

Grace Under Fire ''Grace Under Fire'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29, 1993, to February 17, 1998. Created by Chuck Lorre, the series starred Brett Butler as Grace Kelly, a single mother and recovering alcoholic raising t ...

'' and ''

Cybill ''Cybill'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired for four seasons and 87 episodes on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring Cybill Shepherd, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a t ...

''. Her production company is called 4 to 6 Foot Productions, a reference to surfing, one of her passions.

Awards

She was twice nominated for WGA Awards from the

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the name of two American labor unions representing writers in film, television, radio, and online media: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is headquartered in New York City and is affiliated wit ...

. * 1999 - Nominated, WGA Award (TV) for Episodic Comedy, for ''

'' episode "Pilot." Shared with Chuck Lorre. * 1991 - Nominated, WGA Award (TV) for Episodic Drama, for ''

China Beach ''China Beach'' is an American war film, war drama television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to My Khe Beach in the city of Da Nang, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, nicknamed "China Beach" in English by Amer ...

'' episode "Warriors." Shared with Martin M. Goldstein and Neal Baer.

Personal

Zicklin is married to fellow television producer/writer

Eric Zicklin Eric Zicklin is an American television producer and writer. He is best known for his work on the sitcoms '' Something So Right'', ''Frasier'' and ''Dharma & Greg''. His other television credits include '' Stark Raving Mad'', '' Center of the Uni ...

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