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Debra Frank

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Debra Frank is known for Moonlighting (1985), The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) and Diff'rent Strokes (1978).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
    Moonlighting
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
    The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2005
    Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    Writer



    • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
      The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • television story
      • 2005
    • Edward Asner, Jason Alexander, and Kelly Rowan in The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)
      The Man Who Saved Christmas
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 2002
    • Kelsey Grammer in Mr. St. Nick (2002)
      Mr. St. Nick
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 2002
    • Missi Pyle, French Stewart, and Mike Weinberg in Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002)
      Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House
      2.6
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Leslie Nielsen in Santa Who? (2000)
      Santa Who?
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 2000
    • Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)
      The Wonder Years
      8.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1989
    • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
      Moonlighting
      7.6
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • story by
      • written by ...
      • 1985–1988
    • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
      Trapper John, M.D.
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1985
    • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
      Cagney & Lacey
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1985
    • Benson (1979)
      Benson
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1984
    • Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
      Diff'rent Strokes
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • story by
      • 1980–1982
    • Nine to Five (1982)
      Nine to Five
      6.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1982

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    • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
      Moonlighting
      7.6
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1985–1986

    Script and Continuity Department



    • Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, and Alyson Hannigan in My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
      My Stepmother Is an Alien
      5.4
      • script revisions (uncredited)
      • 1988

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      The January 25, 1988 draft of the script for _My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)_ credits Jerico Stone as writer, with revisions by Frank Galati, Richard Benner, Susan Rice, Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris, Paul Rudnick, and Debra Frank & Carl Sautter, and a further rewrite by Jonathan Reynolds. Only four of the ten writers received credits in the final film.

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