The writer and executive producer of the indie hit "I Am Lisa," Eric Winkler was born in North Kansas City, graduated from Oak Park High School in Kansas City, and later from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a degree in Psychology. He is the father of actors Owen Winkler and Chase Winkler, and the husband of producer Sara DeMore. He formerly worked for The Kansas City Star, where he was an award-winning writer and columnist.