Heide Perlman | |
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Born |
Heide Paula Perlman September 22, 1951 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Television producer, television writer |
Years active | 1985–present |
Relatives |
Rhea Perlman (sister) Danny DeVito (brother-in-law) |
Heide Paula Perlman (born September 22, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is best known for her work as a television script writer. Perlman began work as a writer on the sitcom Cheers from 1982 through 1986; since then she has worked as a writer, producer and/or story editor on The Tracey Ullman Show, Frasier, The George Carlin Show, Stacked, The Bill Engvall Show and among others. She has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for eight others.
She is the younger sister of Cheers actress Rhea Perlman.