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American actress and writer
Liz Sagal
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Liz Sagal
is an American actress and screenwriter. She is part of a family of entertainment industry professionals. She is the daughter of director
Boris Sagal
and the stepdaughter of
Marge Champion
. In addition to her twin sister
Jean Sagal
, two of her other siblings, older sister
Katey Sagal
and brother
Joey Sagal
, are notable in the industry and her other brother, David Sagal, is an attorney married to actress McNally Sagal.
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Early life
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Sagal's father,
Boris Sagal
, was a
Ukrainian-Jewish
immigrant who worked as a
television director
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Career
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Acting
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Sagal and her twin sister,
Jean Sagal
served for a time as the "
Doublemint Twins
" in the
ad campaign
by
Doublemint gum
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The pair also appeared together as cheerleaders in the 1982 movie,
Grease 2
. In the 1980s, Liz and Jean starred in the television series
Double Trouble
that ran from 1984 to 1985. Sagal has since appeared on such shows as
Knots Landing
and
Picket Fences
.
She played a part in the film
Howard the Duck
, as a member of the fictional band "Cherry Bomb", in conjunction with which she contributed vocals to the songs "Hunger City", "Don't Turn Away (Reprise)", "It Don't Come Cheap" and "Howard the Duck".
Writing
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She has worked as a writer on such shows as
Mad About You
,
Monk
and
Charmed
, also serving as executive story editor on the last. She also wrote for the
Netflix
reboot of
Lost in Space
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