Darren Star (born July 25, 1961) is an American writer, director and producer of film and television. He is best known for creating the television series '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–2000), ''

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'' (1992–1999), '' Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), '' Younger'' (2015–2021), and '' Emily in Paris'' (2020–present).

Early life

Darren Star was born to a

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family in Potomac, Maryland. His mother was a freelance writer and his father was an orthodontist. He attended Winston Churchill High School and

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where he studied English and Creative Writing.

Career

He created the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' based on his own high school experiences and ''Melrose Place'', and he was the creator and a writer for the HBO series '' Sex and the City''. He also worked on '' Central Park West'' (1995), '' Grosse Pointe'' (2000), ''

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'' (2000), '' Miss Match'' (2003), '' Kitchen Confidential'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006) and ''

Cashmere Mafia ''Cashmere Mafia'' is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake ...

'' (2008). He was the producer of '' Sex and the City: The Movie'', which was released in 2008, and its sequel '' Sex and the City 2'', which was released in 2010. In 2002, he was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Outstanding Television Writer Award. He sits on the board of directors of Project Angel Food. In 2020, he signed a deal with ViacomCBS.

Personal life

Star is openly gay. He has residences in New York City and Los Angeles.

Filmography

Creator

* '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–2000) * ''

'' (1992–1999) * '' Central Park West'' (1995–1996) * '' Sex and the City'' (1998–2004) * '' Grosse Pointe'' (2000–2001) * '' Miss Match'' (2003) * '' Younger'' (2015–2021) * '' Emily in Paris'' (2020–present) * '' And Just Like That...'' (2021–present) * ''

Uncoupled ''Uncoupled'' is an American romantic comedy television series created and written by Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman that premiered on Netflix on July 29, 2022. The series featured in the Netflix top 10s for 1 week with 26.52M global hours watc ...

'' (2022–present)

Screenwriter

* ''

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'' (1988) * '' Dead Heat'' (1988) (uncredited) * '' If Looks Could Kill'' (1991)

Executive producer

* ''

'' (1992–1995) * '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1992–1995) * '' Central Park West'' (1995–1996) * '' Sex and the City'' (1998–2000) * '' The Street'' (2000) * '' Grosse Pointe'' (2000–2001) * '' Miss Match'' (2003) * '' Kitchen Confidential'' (2005) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * '' GCB'' (2012) * '' Younger'' (2015–2021) * '' Emily in Paris'' (2020–present) * ''

'' (2022–present)

Producer

* '' Sex and the City'' (2008) * '' Sex and the City 2'' (2010)

References

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