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name: "Ian Praiser"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-praiser"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "8 September 1947"
died: "4 December 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T21:11:10.627281+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ian Praiser

Writer. Born 8 September 1947. Died 4 December 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 8 September 1947
- **Died:** 4 December 2006
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0695147/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1226400

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Taxi*](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md) (86)

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## Biography

Ian Praiser was a writer and producer. He contributed as a writer and teleplay writer on the series *Taxi* (1978), later serving as story editor and producer on multiple episodes. He also wrote episodes of *Bosom Buddies*, *Three's Company* and *Rhoda*.

Praiser created the series *All Is Forgiven* (1986) with Howard Gewirtz. His other writing credits include episodes of *ALF* (1986) and *Living Single* (1993). He won a Primetime Emmy for writing on *The Tracey Ullman Show* (1987) in 1990 and received Writers Guild of America nominations for work on *Taxi* and *All Is Forgiven*.

He co-wrote and produced the short film *Mother, Mother* (1989). Praiser was also active in theatre production. He died in Los Angeles in 2006.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Taxi* (1978), Fi1m 86, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md)

## Also known for

- *ALF* (1986), Story
- *Living Single* (1993), Writer

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