Sherri Stoner is an American actress and writer. She was born July 16, 1959, in Santa Monica, California.^[1]

She has worked extensively in animation. She was a writer and producer for such 1990s animated shows as Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs. She is probably best known for Animaniacs, for which she created and voiced Slappy Squirrel, a grumpy retired cartoon character.^[2] As a producer for Tiny Toon Adventures, Sherri won Emmy awards for Outstanding Animated Program in 1991^[3] and 1993.^[4]

She also co-wrote Universal's Casper with Deanna Oliver^[5] and was on the writing staff for the 1996 revival of an animated Casper the Friendly Ghost, also known of The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper.^[6] Stoner and Oliver also co-wrote the Disney film, My Favorite Martian, based on the original 60s TV series.^[7]

Stoner served as animation reference model for Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid^[8] and for Belle in Beauty and the Beast.^[9] Ariel frequently bites her lower lip, and Belle often brushes hair away from her face. Both of these are mannerisms of Stoner's that animators adapted to the characters.

Her live-action television work includes a recurring role as Rachel Brown Oleson in Little House on the Prairie,^[10] and appearances in Murder, She Wrote^[11] and Knots Landing.^[12] She was also a member of the Groundlings improvisational troupe in Los Angeles.

In 2010, Sherri, along with Paul Rugg, Tom Ruegger, Nathan Ruegger & John P. McCann appeared in The Nostalgia Critic's Animaniacs Tribute and was interviewed by The Critic.[4]

Sherri Stoner lives and works in Los Angeles. She is currently (June 2011) working on 1001 Nights for Big Bad Boo Productions, and writing her first novel.^[13]

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External links[link]

• Sherri Stoner at the Internet Movie Database

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Sherri is an American sitcom starring Sherri Shepherd that premiered on October 5, 2009 on Lifetime Television. The show is based on Shepherd's life. The first preview of the show aired on September 4, 2009. Sherri was the first comedy series ever to be owned by Lifetime.^{[citation needed]} The network picked up 12 episodes of the program, which were produced in New York by Lifetime Television.

Plot[link]

Sherri centers around Sherri Robinson (Sherri Shepherd), a newly single mom, paralegal and part-time comedienne/actress who tries to get back into the dating scene and move on with her life after divorcing her cheating husband. Sherri finds solace and support among her girlfriends at the office while juggling her hectic life.

Cast[link]

• Sherri Robinson (Sherri Shepherd)
• Celia Marson (Tammy Townsend)
• Kevin Robinson (Malcolm-Jamal Warner)
• Bo Robinson (Brandon Khalil)
• Summer Dickie (Kali Rocha)
• Angie Ghilardi (Elizabeth Regen)

Recurring[link]

• Redmond (James Avery) (5 episodes)
• Paula Morgan (Kate Reinders) (7 episodes)
• Dr. Randolph "Randy" Gregg (Michael Boatman) (8 episodes)
• Donna (Cynthia Caponera) (7 episodes)

Episodes[link]

Reception[link]

Since its debut in the fall of 2009, the show has received positive reviews. Metacritic gave the show a 62/100, marking it as generally favorable reviews, based on 9 reviews.

Ratings[link]

DVD release[link]

The Complete Season One was released on DVD in Region 1 on April 27, 2010.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sherri at the Internet Movie Database
• Sherri at TV.com