Maxine Lapiduss is an American television producer, television writer, comedian and businessperson.
She has written and produced for such television shows as Charles in Charge, Dharma & Greg, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, Ellen, Roseanne, and Home Improvement.
In most recent years, Lapiduss has also worked as a creative stategist, assisting a number of growing companies. In 1999, she co-founded Voxxy.com, a broadband channel for teen girls as well as overseeing the creation Jennifer Aniston's broadband series JenXX.
Lapiduss is openly lesbian. Her sister Sally Lapiduss is also a television producer and writer and is also a lesbian. Lapiduss graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1978, and Carnegie Mellon University.