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David Crane (born August 13, 1957) is an American writer and producer. He is best known as one of the co-creators of the television sitcoms ''
Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Li ...
'' and '' Episodes''.


Early life

Crane was born to a
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family in
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,
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, the son of Joan Crane and veteran
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television personality Gene Crane. He attended Harriton High School in Pennsylvania and graduated from there in 1975. He is a 1979 graduate of
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.


Career

He and his husband,
Jeffrey Klarik Jeffrey Klarik is an American writer and producer. With his partner David Crane (producer), David Crane (co-creator of ''Friends''), Klarik co-created the award-winning BBC/Showtime (TV network), Showtime comedy ''Episodes (TV series), Episodes' ...
(creator of '' Half & Half'', co-producer '' Mad About You''), created the 2006 ensemble sitcom '' The Class''. In 2011, Crane and Klarik created a sitcom called '' Episodes'' for the BBC. Airing first in the US on Showtime on Sunday January 9, 2011 and then on
BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream a ...
on Monday January 10, 2011, it features ''Friends'' star Matt LeBlanc and '' Green Wings Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig.


Filmography


Television


References


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