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'''Randi Mayem Singer''' is an American screenwriter, producer and showrunner best known for writing the screenplay to the [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] blockbuster comedy ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' starring [[Robin Williams]] and [[Sally Field]].
==Professional career ==
Randi Mayem Singer earned her undergraduate degree in political science at the [[University of California]], Berkeley, before pursuing a career in broadcast journalism. Before selling her first script, Singer worked as a news reporter for KMEL San Francisco and as a news anchor for LA radio stations [[KRLA]], [[KRTH]] and [[KFI]], using the pseudonym Randi Allison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://laradio.com/wherea.htm
While working at KFI, Singer took a screenwriting course at UCLA and began her first screenplay, a quirky romantic comedy called ''A 22¢ Romance''. That script won the inaugural UCLA [[Diane Thomas]] Screenwriting Award in 1987, a competition judged by such Hollywood luminaries as [[Steven Spielberg]], [[James L. Brooks]], [[Michael Douglas]], and [[Robert Zemeckis]]. ''A 22¢ Romance'' sold in a bidding war to [[Orion Pictures]], and, although the script has never been produced, it was listed in the Los Angeles Times’ “'The Best' Still On Paper” article in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marx|first1=Andy|title=A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : HOLLYWOOD UNDERCOVER : As You Ponder the Movies in Sneaks '92, Consider 'The Best' Still on Paper|url=
Due to the buzz from that script, Twentieth Century Fox tapped Singer to write the screen adaptation of children's novel ''[[Madame Doubtfire|Alias Madame Doubtfire]]'' by [[Anne Fine]]. Released in 1993, ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' grossed $441 million worldwide, earned an [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Academy Award for Best Makeup]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture
Randi Mayem Singer continues to work in both television and film. Other credits include creating and executive producing the sitcom ''[[Hudson Street (TV series)|Hudson Street]]'' (1995), creating and executive producing the comedic drama TV series ''[[Jack & Jill (TV series)|Jack & Jill]]'' (1999–2001) for [[The WB]], and co-writing the Fox comedy the 2010 film ''[[Tooth Fairy (2010 film)|Tooth Fairy]]'', starring [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Julie Andrews]] and [[Billy Crystal]].<ref>{{cite
Singer is currently writing Disney’s upcoming fantasy/comedy ''Wish List'', set to star [[Reese Witherspoon]] with [[Paul Feig]] directing, as well as the movie version of ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' for Sony Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fleming
Singer also frequently works as an uncredited “script doctor,” reworking and polishing movie scripts prior to production. She has taught screenwriting for UCLA’s graduate screenwriting program and has guest lectured at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Writers Boot Camp<ref>{{cite web|title=Writers Boot Camp|website=Writersbootcamp.com|url=http://www.writersbootcamp.com}}</ref> and AFI.
==Screenwriting credits==
===Films===
* ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Tooth Fairy (2010 film)|Tooth Fairy]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip]]'' (2015)
===Television===
* ''[[Hudson Street (TV series)|Hudson Street]]'' (1995–1996)
* ''[[Jack & Jill (TV series)|Jack & Jill]]'' (1999–2001)
* ''[[Why Women Kill]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Mad About You]]'' (2019)
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