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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]].

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]|title=~Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now?a|website=laradio.com|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref>

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=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-19/entertainment/-ca-545_1_hollywood545-insiders/story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdateaccess-date=1 March 2016|date=January 19, 1992}}</ref>

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 -– Musical or Comedy]], and placed 67th in the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest movies of the last century, [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs]].

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 webnews|last1=Fleming|first1=Michael|title=Billy Crystal joins Fox’sFox's ‘Tooth'Tooth Fairy’Fairy'|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/billy-crystal-joins-fox-s-tooth-fairy-1117992729/|website=Variety|publisher=PMC|accessdate=1 March 2016|date=September 23, 2008}}</ref>

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, Jr|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Reese Witherspoon Joins Disney's 'Wish List'|url=httphttps://deadline.com/2011/08/reese-witherspoon-joins-disneys-wish-list-152350/|website=Deadline|publisher=PMC|accessdate=1 March 2016|date=August 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Bridesmaids' Director in Talks for Reese Witherspoon Comedy 'Wish List' (Exclusive)|url=httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bridesmaids-reese-witherspoon-paul-feig-disney-wish-list-314692|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=1 March 2016|date=April 4, 2012}}</ref>

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