David Kohan

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David Kohan
Born
David Sanford Kohan

(1964-04-16) April 16, 1964 (age 58)
Alma mater Wesleyan University (1986)
OccupationTelevision 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 Mutchnik 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 Mutchnik, claiming that they had to fail to negotiate a contract and a licensee fee for the show. [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
TBAWilde Things [11] YesYesCBS

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