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Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American
television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the pro ...
and
producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
. He graduated from the
University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...
and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. 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 A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
''. 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 The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
, in 2005.


Directing credits

*'' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (6 episodes, 1993–1995) *'' NYPD Blue'' (2 episodes, 1996–1997) *''
Early Edition ''Early Edition'' is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996, to May 27, 2000. Set in Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each ''Chicago Sun-Times ...
'' (3 episodes, 1996–1998) *''
Chicago Hope ''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinoi ...
'' (1 episode, 1997) *'' Providence'' (3 episodes, 1999–2002) *'' Felicity'' (1 episode, 2000) *''
Strong Medicine ''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminism, feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime Television, Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Who ...
'' (1 episode, 2001) *'' American Dreams'' (4 episodes, 2002–2004) *''
Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...
'' (6 episodes, 2002–2006) *''
Monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
'' (34 episodes, 2002–2009) *''
John Doe John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed. In the context of law enforcement in the United States, such names are ofte ...
'' (1 episode, 2003) *''
Miss Match ''Miss Match'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Darren Star Productions, and Imagine Television. It aired in the United States on NBC from Septembe ...
'' (1 episode, 2003) *'' House M.D.'' (1 episode, 2005) *''
Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows ( Dominic Purcell) and Michael Scofield ( Wentworth Miller); Burrows has been sentenc ...
'' (1 episode, 2005) *''
Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a to ...
'' (3 episodes, 2006–2012) *'' Weeds'' (1 episode, 2007) *''
Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into ...
'' (4 episodes, 2007–2010) *'' Memphis Beat'' (2 episodes, 2010–2011) *'' The Glades'' (3 episodes, 2010–2013) *'' Off the Map'' (5 episodes, 2011) *'' Rizzoli & Isles'' (5 episodes, 2011–2014) *''
The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show f ...
'' (8 episodes, 2011–2014) *''
Private Practice Private practice may refer to: * Private sector practice ** Practice of law * ''Private Practice'' (TV series), an American medical drama * ''Private Practice'' (album), released in 1978 by Dr. Feelgood {{disambig pt:Private Practice ...
'' (1 episode, 2011) *'' Suburgatory'' (2 episodes, 2011–2014) *'' GCB'' (1 episode, 2012) *''
Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
'' (3 episodes, 2012–2013) *''
Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...
'' (3 episodes, 2012–2013) *'' The Mob Doctor'' (1 episode, 2012) *''
Scandal A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way. Th ...
'' (6 episodes, 2013–2015) *'' We Are Men'' (1 episode, 2013) *''
Save Me Save Me may refer to: Film and television * ''Save Me'', a 1994 film starring Lysette Anthony * ''Sauve-moi'' (''Save Me''), a 2000 French film directed by Christian Vincent * ''Save Me'' (film), a 2007 American film directed by Robert Cary * ' ...
'' (1 episode, 2013) *'' Family Tools'' (1 episode, 2013) *'' The Blacklist'' (1 episode, 2014) *''
Reckless Reckless may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Reckless'' (1935 film), an American musical directed by Victor Fleming * ''Reckless'' (1951 film), a Spanish drama film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde * '' The Reckless'', a 1965 Itali ...
'' (1 episode, 2014) *''
How to Get Away with Murder ''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on American Broadcasting Company, ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Sh ...
'' (1 episode, 2014) *'' Madam Secretary'' (1 episode, 2014) *''
Backstrom Bäckström and Backström are Swedish surnames, etymologically distinct from one another, and sometimes anglicized to Beckstrom or Backstrom. Bäckström means "creak stream". Backström means "downhill stream". Notable people with the name incl ...
'' (1 episode, 2015) *''
The Mysteries of Laura ''The Mysteries of Laura'' is an American police procedural comedy-drama television series that premiered on September 17, 2014 on NBC. It was developed by Jeff Rake, who also serves as an executive producer. The series, which stars Debra Messi ...
'' (2 episodes, 2015) *''
Battle Creek Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which encom ...
'' (1 episode, 2015) *'' Bones'' (7 episodes, 2015–2017) *'' Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'' (1 episode, 2015) *'' NCIS: New Orleans'' (1 episode, 2017) *'' Valor'' (1 episode, 2017) *'' Code Black'' (1 episode, 2018) *'' The Good Cop'' (3 episodes, 2018) *''
Bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species '' Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., cows), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions, incl ...
'' (1 episode, 2018) *'' The Fix'' (1 episode, 2019) *''
What/If ''What/If'' (stylized as ''WHAT/ IF'') is an American thriller miniseries, created by Mike Kelley, that premiered on May 24, 2019, on Netflix. The series stars Jane Levy, Blake Jenner, Daniella Pineda, Keith Powers, Samantha Marie Ware, Dave ...
'' (1 episode, 2019) *'' In the Dark'' (1 episode, 2019) *''
Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing both innate (inborn) and learned elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a ...
'' (1 episode, 2019) *'' Almost Family'' (2 episodes, 2019–2020) *''
The Equalizer ''The Equalizer'' is an American spy thriller multimedia franchise initially co-created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim, and originating with a CBS television series from 1985 to 1989, starring Edward Woodward. The concept was thereafte ...
'' (5 episodes, 2021-2022) *''
Good Sam Good Sam may refer to: * ''Good Sam'' (1948 film), an American romantic comedy starring Gary Cooper and Ann Sheridan * ''Good Sam'' (2019 film), an American drama starring Tiya Sircar * ''Good Sam'' (TV series), an American medical drama starrin ...
'' (1 episode, 2022) *'' The Endgame'' (1 episode, 2022) *'' So Help Me Todd'' (1 episode, 2022)


Producer

*'' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (21 episodes, 1995–1996) (co-executive producer) *''
Monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
'' (97 episodes, 2002–2009) (executive producer), (16 episodes, 2003–2004) (co-executive producer) *'' The Good Cop'' (2018) (executive producer)


See also

* Notable alumni of St. Mark's School of Texas


References


External links

* American television directors Television producers from Texas Living people University of Southern California alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) People from Dallas St. Mark's School (Texas) alumni {{tv-director-stub