Jon Kinnally is an American

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and producer, most notable for his work on the multi-

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and

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nominated TV show ''

Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra Messing), ...

''.

Life and career

A graduate of the

State University of New York at Oswego State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego or Oswego State) is a public college in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York. It has two campuses: historic lakeside campus in Oswego and Metro Center in Syracuse, New York. SUN ...

, Kinnally also appeared as Mitchell in the ''Will & Grace'' episode "

One Gay at a Time ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on NBC from 1998 to 2006, and resumed on September 28, 2017. The show earned sixteen Emmy Awards, and 83 nominations. ''Will & Grace'' is set in New York City and focu ...

". He wrote for and produced the hit

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show, ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

''. Along with fellow producer

Tracy Poust Tracy Poust is a producer and writer known for her work on the American television sitcom ''Will & Grace'' (1998–2006, 2017–2020) and the ABC show ''Ugly Betty'' (2006–2010). References External links * Guide to Comedy pageat the BBC ...

, Kinnally began as a writer for the show and later became executive producer. Kinnally and Poust penned the famous episode "A Chorus Lie" starring Matt Damon as Owen, Jack's heterosexual rival, pretending to be gay to vie for a spot in the Manhattan Gay Men's Chorus.

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* State University of New York at Oswego alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American television producers American television writers American male television writers {{US-screen-writer-stub