Occupation Writer, actress Spouse Akiva Schaffer (m. 2003) Years active 2003–present Parents Martha Cackowski | Name Liz Cackowski Siblings Craig Cackowski Role Actress | |
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Full Name Elizabeth T. Cackowski Born November 6, 1977 (age 46) ( 1977-11-06 ) Awards WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television Movies Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I Love You - Man, Cloudy with a Chance o, The Watch, The Old Man and the Seym Similar People Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Craig Cackowski, Maria Thayer, Da'Vone McDonald | ||
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Liz Cackowski (born November 6, 1977) is an American comedy writer and actress.
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Life and career
Cackowski began her comedy career at The Second City in Chicago where she was discovered and hired by Saturday Night Live, where she worked as a writer from 2003 to 2006. Since leaving SNL, she and Maggie Carey created an online series called The Jeannie Tate Show.
She appeared in feature films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I Love You, Man. She also co-starred as "Byte" in the Adult Swim series Fat Guy Stuck in Internet in 2008 and also starred as a housewife in another series called "Infomercials" in 2014. In early 2009, Cackowski wrote for the short-lived ABC sitcom In the Motherhood. From 2009 to 2010, she worked as a writer and story editor on the NBC comedy series Community. Her brother is comedian Craig Cackowski, who has also appeared with guest roles on Community. She also wrote for the short lived NBC sitcom Up All Night. She wrote 2 episodes of 2015 comedy The Last Man on Earth on Fox.
She also played the role of Wendy, the realtor in the comedy movie Neighbors (2014), and in its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016).
Her surname is Polish. She is married to Akiva Schaffer, who she met when they were both writing for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards.
Filmography
Writer
2022
Girls5eva (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Who U Know (2022) - (written by)
2021
2021 Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) (special material by)
2019
Wine Country (written by)
2015
The Last Man on Earth (TV Series) (written by - 6 episodes)
- The Spirit of St. Lewis (2017) - (written by)
- The Open-Ended Nature of Unwitnessed Deaths (2016) - (written by)
- Fish in the Dish (2016) - (written by)
- No Bull (2015) - (written by)
- Mooovin' In (2015) - (written by)
- Sweet Melissa (2015) - (written by)
2011
Up All Night (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Mr. Bob's Toddler Kaleidoscope (2011) - (story)
2011
Funny or Die Presents... (TV Series) (written by - 4 episodes)
- Episode #2.9 (2011) - (written by)
- Episode #2.8 (2011) - (written by)
- Episode #2.7 (2011) - (written by)
- Episode #2.6 (2011) - (written by)
-
Community (TV Series) (story editor - 12 episodes, 2009 - 2010) (written by - 2 episodes, 2009)
- Interpretive Dance (2010) - (story editor)
- Comparative Religion (2009) - (story editor) / (written by)
- Politics of Human Sexuality (2009) - (story editor)
- Environmental Science (2009) - (story editor)
- Debate 109 (2009) - (story editor)
- Home Economics (2009) - (story editor)
- Introduction to Statistics (2009) - (story editor)
- Football, Feminism and You (2009) - (story editor)
- Advanced Criminal Law (2009) - (story editor)
- Social Psychology (2009) - (story editor) / (written by)
- Introduction to Film (2009) - (story editor)
- Spanish 101 (2009) - (story editor)
-
In the Motherhood (TV Series) (story editor - 7 episodes, 2009) (written by - 1 episode, 2009)
- In Sickness and in Health (2009) - (story editor)
- Where There's a Will There's a Wake (2009) - (story editor)
- Shepfather (2009) - (story editor)
- Practice What You Preach (2009) - (story editor) / (written by)
- Bully (2009) - (story editor)
- Vacation (2009) - (story editor)
- It Takes a Village Idiot (2009) - (story editor)
-
The Jeannie Tate Show (TV Series short) (creator - 8 episodes, 2007 - 2008) (writer - 8 episodes, 2007 - 2008)
- Episode #1.8 (2008) - (creator) / (writer)
- Episode #1.6 (2008) - (creator) / (writer)
- Episode #1.5 (2008) - (creator) / (writer)
- Episode #1.4 (2007) - (creator) / (writer)
- Episode #1.3 (2007) - (creator) / (writer)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) - (creator) / (writer)
- Episode #1.1 (2007) - (creator) / (writer)
- Episode #1.7 - (creator) / (writer)
-
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (writer - 39 episodes, 2004 - 2006) (written by - 8 episodes, 2004)
- Kevin Spacey/Nelly Furtado (2006) - (writer)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon (2006) - (writer)
- Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006) - (writer)
- Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam (2006) - (writer)
- Antonio Banderas/Mary J. Blige (2006) - (writer)
- Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys (2006) - (writer)
- Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy (2006) - (writer)
- Steve Martin/Prince (2006) - (writer)
- Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes (2006) - (writer)
- Scarlett Johansson/Death Cab for Cutie (2006) - (writer)
- Jack Black/Neil Young (2005) - (writer)
- Alec Baldwin/Shakira (2005) - (writer)
- Dane Cook/James Blunt (2005) - (writer)
- Eva Longoria/Korn (2005) - (writer)
- Jason Lee/Foo Fighters (2005) - (writer)
- Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow (2005) - (writer)
- Catherine Zeta-Jones/Franz Ferdinand (2005) - (writer)
- Jon Heder/Ashlee Simpson (2005) - (writer)
- Steve Carell/Kanye West (2005) - (writer)
- Lindsay Lohan/Coldplay (2005) - (writer)
- Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age (2005) - (writer)
- Johnny Knoxville/System of a Down (2005) - (writer)
- Tom Brady/Beck (2005) - (writer)
- Cameron Diaz/Green Day (2005) - (writer)
- Ashton Kutcher/Gwen Stefani (2005) - (writer)
- David Spade/Jack Johnson (2005) - (writer)
- Hilary Swank/50 Cent (2005) - (writer)
- Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson (2005) - (writer)
- Paris Hilton/Keane (2005) - (writer)
- Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41 (2005) - (writer)
- Topher Grace/The Killers (2005) - (writer)
- Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child (2004) - (writer)
- Colin Farrell/Scissor Sisters (2004) - (writer)
- Luke Wilson/U2 (2004) - (writer)
- Liam Neeson/Modest Mouse (2004) - (writer)
- Kate Winslet/Eminem (2004) - (writer)
- Jude Law/Ashlee Simpson (2004) - (writer)
- Queen Latifah (2004) - (writer)
- Ben Affleck/Nelly (2004) - (writer)
- Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen/J-Kwon (2004) - (written by)
- Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne (2004) - (written by)
- Lindsay Lohan/Usher (2004) - (written by)
- Janet Jackson (2004) - (written by)
- Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals (2004) - (written by)
- Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D. (2004) - (written by)
- Colin Firth/Norah Jones (2004) - (written by)
- Christina Aguilera/Maroon 5 (2004) - (written by)
2005
2005 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special)
2004
2004 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)
Producer
2023
Say More with Dr? Sheila (Podcast Series) (executive producer)
2022
Girls5eva (TV Series) (co-executive producer - 8 episodes)
- Tour Mode (2022) - (co-executive producer)
- Returnity (2022) - (co-executive producer)
- B.P.E. (2022) - (co-executive producer)
- Leave a Message If You Love Me (2022) - (co-executive producer)
- Can't Wait 2 Wait (2022) - (co-executive producer)
- Who U Know (2022) - (co-executive producer)
- Triumphant Return to the Studio (2022) - (co-executive producer)
- Album Mode (2022) - (co-executive producer)
2019
Wine Country (co-producer)
-
The Last Man on Earth (TV Series) (co-producer - 30 episodes, 2015 - 2017) (supervising producer - 18 episodes, 2015 - 2016)
- Nature's Horchata (2017) - (co-producer)
- When the Going Gets Tough (2017) - (co-producer)
- The Big Day (2017) - (co-producer)
- Name 20 Picnics- Now! (2017) - (co-producer)
- Point Person Knows Best (2017) - (co-producer)
- Find This Thing We Need To (2017) - (co-producer)
- Hair of the Dog (2017) - (co-producer)
- The Spirit of St. Lewis (2017) - (co-producer)
- Got Milk? (2017) - (co-producer)
- If You're Happy and You Know It (2016) - (co-producer)
- Whitney Houston, We Have a Problem (2016) - (co-producer)
- Mama's Hideaway (2016) - (co-producer)
- The Open-Ended Nature of Unwitnessed Deaths (2016) - (co-producer)
- The Power of Power (2016) - (co-producer)
- Five Hoda Kotbs (2016) - (co-producer)
- You're All Going to Diet (2016) - (co-producer)
- The Wild Guess Express (2016) - (co-producer)
- General Breast Theme with Cobras (2016) - (co-producer)
- 30 Years of Science Down the Tubes (2016) - (supervising producer)
- Smart and Stupid (2016) - (supervising producer)
- Falling Slowly (2016) - (supervising producer)
- Fourth Finger (2016) - (supervising producer)
- Skidmark (2016) - (supervising producer)
- Fish in the Dish (2016) - (supervising producer)
- Valhalla (2016) - (supervising producer)
- Pitch Black (2016) - (supervising producer)
- Silent Night (2015) - (supervising producer)
- Secret Santa (2015) - (supervising producer)
- No Bull (2015) - (supervising producer)
- Baby Steps (2015) - (supervising producer)
- A Real Live Wire (2015) - (supervising producer)
- Crickets (2015) - (supervising producer)
- C to the T (2015) - (supervising producer)
- Dead Man Walking (2015) - (supervising producer)
- The Boo (2015) - (supervising producer)
- Is There Anybody Out There? (2015) - (supervising producer)
- Screw the Moon (2015) - (co-producer)
- The Tandyman Can (2015) - (co-producer)
- Moved to Tampa (2015) - (co-producer)
- The Do-Over (2015) - (co-producer)
- Pranks for Nothin' (2015) - (co-producer)
- Mooovin' In (2015) - (co-producer)
- She Drives Me Crazy (2015) - (co-producer)
- Some Friggin' Fat Dude (2015) - (co-producer)
- Dunk the Skunk (2015) - (co-producer)
- Sweet Melissa (2015) - (co-producer)
- Raisin Balls and Wedding Bells (2015) - (co-producer)
- Alive in Tucson (2015) - (co-producer)
2011
Funny or Die Presents... (TV Series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
- Episode #2.9 (2011) - (executive producer)
- Episode #2.8 (2011) - (executive producer)
- Episode #2.7 (2011) - (executive producer)
- Episode #2.6 (2011) - (executive producer)
2007
The Jeannie Tate Show (TV Series short) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
- Episode #1.8 (2008) - (executive producer)
- Episode #1.6 (2008) - (executive producer)
- Episode #1.5 (2008) - (executive producer)
- Episode #1.4 (2007) - (executive producer)
- Episode #1.3 (2007) - (executive producer)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) - (executive producer)
- Episode #1.1 (2007) - (executive producer)
- Episode #1.7 - (executive producer)
Actress
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as
Cow Teacher / Tigra / Officer O'Hara / ... (voice)
2021
Licorice Pizza as
Stage Mom
2020
An American Pickle as
Susan O'Malley
2019
Wine Country as
Lisa (Sommelier)
2016
Speechless (TV Series) as
Joyce
- THE S-T-A-- STAIRCASE (2019) - Joyce
- P-R-O-M-P--PROMPOSAL (2019) - Joyce
- O-- OUR M-A-G--MAGEDDON (2019) - Joyce
- H-- HEY, YOU (2019) - Joyce
- J-A-- JAVIER'S P-A-- PANTS (2019) - Joyce
- S-T-- STAGE MOM (2018) - Joyce
- N-E-- NEW Y-- YEAR'S E-- EVE (2018) - Joyce
- N-I-- NIGHTMARES ON D-I-- DIMEO S-STREET (2017) - Joyce
- J-J'S D-R-- DREAM (2017) - Joyce
- C-A-- CAMP (2017) - Joyce
- D-A-T-E-- DATE? (2016) - Joyce
- N-E-NEW A-I-AIDE (2016) - Joyce
2019
Happy Together (TV Series) as
Emmy
- Backstage P(asses) (2019) - Emmy
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as
Poppies Producer
2016
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as
Wendy the Realtor
2015
Childrens Hospital (TV Series short) as
Carol Torton
- Fan Fiction (2015) - Carol Torton
2014
Newsreaders (TV Series) as
Marby Ennis
- America's Unknown President; Reporter on House Arrest (2014) - Marby Ennis
2014
Search Party as
Kenny's Mom
2014
The Salad Mixxxer (TV Short) as
Dottie
2014
Garfunkel and Oates (TV Series) as
Yogurt Woman
- The Fadeaway (2014) - Yogurt Woman
2014
Neighbors as
Wendy the Realtor
2014
Cuban Fury as
Paula (uncredited)
2013
The To Do List as
Aerobics Instructor
2012
The Watch as
Carla
2011
Bored to Death (TV Series) as
Producer
- The Black Clock of Time (2011) - Producer
2011
Funny or Die Presents... (TV Series) as
Kennedy (segment "Lady Refs")
- Episode #2.9 (2011) - Kennedy (segment "Lady Refs")
- Episode #2.8 (2011) - Kennedy (segment "Lady Refs")
- Episode #2.7 (2011) - Kennedy (segment "Lady Refs")
- Episode #2.6 (2011) - Kennedy (segment "Lady Refs")
2009
Community (TV Series) as
Gail the School Counselor
- Politics of Human Sexuality (2009) - Gail the School Counselor
2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as
Flint's Teacher (voice)
2009
In the Motherhood (TV Series) as
Gretchen
- Shepfather (2009) - Gretchen
- Practice What You Preach (2009) - Gretchen
- Bully (2009) - Gretchen
2009
The Old Man and the Seymour (Short) as
The Lawyer
2009
I Love You, Man as
Zooey's Friend
2007
Fat Guy Stuck in Internet (TV Series) as
Byte
- Gemberling's Requiem (2008) - Byte
- Boogie Baby, Boogie! (2008) - Byte
- Blaster of Both Worms (2008) - Byte
- Belly of the Skrales (2008) - Byte
- Atonement with the Bucket (2008) - Byte
- Eating with the Goddess (2008) - Byte
- Scrote of Trials (2008) - Byte
- Blue Screen of Death (2008) - Byte
- Beast and Breakfast (2008) - Byte
- Threshold (2007) - Byte
2008
The Line (TV Series) as
Erin
- Episode #1.7 (2008) - (credit only)
- Episode #1.2 (2008) - Erin
2007
The Jeannie Tate Show (TV Series short) as
Jeannie Tate
- Episode #1.8 (2008) - Jeannie Tate
- Episode #1.6 (2008) - Jeannie Tate
- Episode #1.5 (2008) - Jeannie Tate
- Episode #1.4 (2007) - Jeannie Tate
- Episode #1.3 (2007) - Jeannie Tate
- Episode #1.2 (2007) - Jeannie Tate
- Episode #1.1 (2007) - Jeannie Tate
- Episode #1.7 - Jeannie Tate
2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall as
Liz Bretter
2004
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) as
Audience Member / Staff Member / Ariel & Efrim Dancer / ...
- Jon Bon Jovi/Foo Fighters (2007) - Audience Member (uncredited)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon (2006) - Staff Member (uncredited)
- Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006) - Ariel & Efrim Dancer (uncredited)
- Topher Grace/The Killers (2005) - Audience Member (uncredited)
- Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals (2004) - Page (uncredited)
2003
Death by Roo Roo (TV Series) as
Various
Miscellaneous
2016
Storks (character development)
2005
2005 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special) (consultant)
2004
2004 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special) (consultant)
2004
2004 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special) (consultant)
Editorial Department
2004
2004 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special) (consultant writer)
Soundtrack
2005
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age (2005) - (writer: "Oracle Conclave 2005" - uncredited)
Thanks
2018
The Oath (special thanks)
2008
UCB Comedy Originals (TV Series short) (special thanks - 1 episode)
- Transparency: Hillary Clinton (2008) - (special thanks)
Self
2007
UCB Comedy Originals (TV Series short) as
Self
- Welcome to UCBcomedy - Self
References
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