Her flaming red hair and in-your-face personality made Vicki Lewis perfect for musical comedy and sitcoms, and, indeed, beginning in the late 80s she became an active participant in both. She has recurring roles as Tim Allen's inept producer on ABC's "Home Improvement" and as Jason Alexander's bane-of-my-existence secretary on NBC's "Seinfeld" before landing the regular stint as Beth, the secretary from Smart Aleck 101, on "NewsRadio" (NBC, 1995-99).Although originally an awkward math major, Lewis took dancing lessons while in college and before long was performing for an audience. She went to
