David Sanford Kohan (born April 16, 1964) is an American television producer and writer. After writing for ''

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Show'', Kohan co-created and produced ''

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), ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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 ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' with

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. Kohan has won an

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and a

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. He has been nominated for a

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. He and his business partner

worked on a half-hour comedy series for

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called '' Partners''.

Biography

Kohan was born to a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

family in New York City and graduated from

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...

in 1986.Stated in interview on ''

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'' He is the son of writer

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and novelist

Rhea Kohan Rhea Kohan (née Arnold) is an American writer, author of the novels ''Save Me a Seat'' (1979) and ''Hand-Me-Downs'' (1980). Biography Born Rhea Arnold, Kohan grew up in a traditional Jewish home in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother was a homemaker ...

and the brother of writer/producer

Jenji Kohan Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series '' Weeds'' and the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. S ...

. 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 ''

'', ''

'', '' $#*! My Dad Says'' and '' Partners''. In 1999, it signed a deal with

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. 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. Both sides were settled on April 29, 2007. He is married to Blair Kohan, a partner and motion picture agent at UTA. He has two daughters (one daughter from a previous marriage).

Filmography

References

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