David Kohan

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David Kohan
Born
David Sanford Kohan

(1964-04-16) April 16, 1964 (age 60)
New York City, U.S.
Alma mater Wesleyan University (1986)
Occupation(s)Television producer, writer
SpouseBlair Kohan
Children2
Parent(s) Buz Kohan
Rhea Kohan
Relatives Jenji Kohan (sister)
Christopher Noxon (brother-in-law)

David Sanford Kohan (born April 16, 1964) is an American television producer and writer. [1] After writing for The Wonder Years and The Dennis Miller Show, Kohan co-created and produced Will & Grace , Boston Common , Good Morning, Miami , Twins and Four Kings with Max Mutchnick. Kohan has won an Emmy and a People's Choice Award. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He and his business partner Max Mutchnick worked on a half-hour comedy series for CBS called Partners .

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Biography

Kohan was born to a Jewish family in New York City and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1986. [2] [3] [4] He is the son of writer Buz Kohan and novelist Rhea Kohan and the brother of writer/producer Jenji Kohan. He also has a twin brother, Jono.

Kohan and Mutchnick formed a name with their two last names: KoMut Entertainment, which would be the name of the company they own, making Boston Common , Will & Grace , $#*! My Dad Says and Partners . In 1999, it signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television. [5]

On December 11, 2003, NBC filed a lawsuit against Kohan and Mutchnick, claiming that they had to fail to negotiate a contract and a licensee fee for Will & Grace. [6] Both sides were settled on April 29, 2007. [7]

He is married to Blair Kohan, a partner and motion picture agent at UTA. He has two daughters (one daughter from a previous marriage). [8] [9] [10]

Filmography

YearTitle Writer Executive producer NotesNetwork
1993–1994 Good Advice YesNo CBS
1995–1996 The Single Guy NoNoCo-producer NBC
1996–1997 Boston Common NoYes
1998–2006,
2017–2020		 Will & Grace YesYesWriters of 23 episodes
2002–2003 Good Morning, Miami YesYesWriters of 3 episodes
Director of 1 episode
2004 The Stones YesYesCBS
2005–2006 Twins YesYes The WB
2006 Four Kings YesYesNBC
2010–2011 $#*! My Dad Says YesYesCBS
2012–2013 Partners YesYes
2015 Clipped YesYesWriters of 8 episodes TBS
2020Wilde Things [11] YesYesPilotCBS
2025 Mid-Century Modern YesYesWriters of 10 episodes Hulu

References

  1. ↑ Hale, Mike (September 23, 2012). "Kind of Like 'Will & Grace,' but Both Guys This Time". The New York Times .
  2. ↑ Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
  3. ↑ "NOTABLE ALUMNI". Wesleyan University. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ Bloom, Nate (June 10, 2015). "Jews in the News: Ahmed Zayat, Eric Balfour and Ashley Tisdale". Jewish Federation of Tampa.
  5. ↑ Hontz, Jenny (February 17, 1999). "WB's Roth signs up 'W&G' co-creators". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Schneider, Michael (December 12, 2003). "NBC sued by gurus of 'Grace'". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Schneider, Michael (April 29, 2007). "Both sides settle in 'Grace' case". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Women in Entertainment 2010 – Power 100 List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 7, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sklarbro County 37". Earwolf. February 5, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  10. ↑ "THR's Women in Entertainment 2011: Power 100". The Hollywood Reporter. December 7, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (September 1, 2020). "Stephanie Koenig Joins CBS Comedy Pilot 'The Big Bad Wolfes' From 'Will & Grace' Creators". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 2, 2020.


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