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American TV and film writer (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lise Mayer (born 29 November 1959)[1] is an American television and film writer. She was creator and co-writer, alongside Rik Mayall and Ben Elton, of the BBC comedy series The Young Ones.
Lise Mayer | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 29 November 1959
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1981–present |
Partner(s) | Rik Mayall Angus Deayton (1991–2015) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Catherine Mayer (sister) David Mayer (father) |
Mayer was born in Chicago, Illinois,[2] to David and Anne Mayer.[3] She met Rik Mayall when she was at school in Manchester and Mayall came to study drama at Manchester University, where her father was a professor.[citation needed] Her mother is a theatre publicist.[4][5] In addition to The Young Ones, she has written for television programmes including The Last Resort, Paramount City, London Underground, The Fast Show, Saturday Zoo and Casualty, and produced Denis Leary's No Cure For Cancer.
She was a writer/consultant for the film The Borrowers, and co-writer of Suite 16, Paper Marriage, Flushed Away and The Matchmaker. Books include Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book, People I Have Shot (with ITN cameraman Sebastian Rich), The Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book, Go to Bed With Jonathan Ross, Amassed Hysteria and In Search of Happiness (with Angus Deayton). She is an activist and filmmaker for the advocacy group The Citizens.[6]
Mayer was in a relationship until 1985 with Rik Mayall, including the period when they co-wrote The Young Ones.[7] She has a son with comedian and television presenter Angus Deayton, with whom she was in a relationship from 1991 to 2015.[8] Her sister, Catherine Mayer, co-founded the Women's Equality Party with Sandi Toksvig.[9]
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