Jason Nidorf "Max" Mutchnick (born November 11, 1965) is an American television producer. He has received an

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, a

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, and several

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nominations.

Early life and education

Mutchnick was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in

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by his single mother, who is

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ish.Stated in interview on ''

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'' He graduated from

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in 1987.

Career

Mutchnick's career in Hollywood started when he began writing for game shows and the

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'' and ''

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''. Along with

David Kohan David Sanford Kohan (born April 16, 1964) is an American television producer and writer. After writing for ''The Wonder Years'' and ''The Dennis Miller Show'', Kohan co-created and produced ''Will & Grace'', ''Boston Common'', ''Good Morning, M ...

, he created ''

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'' and ''

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), ...

''. Mutchnick produced and wrote for ''

Good Morning, Miami ''Good Morning, Miami'' is an American sitcom created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. The series ran on NBC from September 26, 2002, to December 18, 2003, and centered around the personal and professional life of Jake (Mark Feuerstein), the exec ...

'', and produced ''

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'' and ''

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'', also with Kohan. The title characters of ''

'',

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and

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, are based on Mutchnick and his best friend, Janet. Mutchnick, like Will Truman, is openly

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. He and Kohan have a production company, KoMut Entertainment, which is a combination of their two last names. On June 7, 2006,

announced the naming of the Max Mutchnick Campus Center following Mutchnick's donation of a major financial gift. A recreation of the on-set apartment of characters

and

was placed on display in the Emerson College Library until the 2013 completion of Emerson's Los Angeles Campus, to which place it was relocated. Mutchnick and Kohan created a half-hour comedy series for

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called '' Partners'' in 2012, but was canceled that same year.

Personal life

Mutchnick married his husband,

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Erik Hyman, on October 25, 2008. The couple are fathers to twin girls born in 2008 via a surrogate.

Filmography

References

External links

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