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David Kohan

David Kohan

American television producer and writer

David Sanford Kohan (born April 16, 1964) is an American television producer and writer.[1] After writing for The Wonder Years and The Dennis Miller Show, Kohan co-created and produced Will & Grace, Boston Common, Good Morning, Miami, Twins and Four Kings with Max Mutchnick. Kohan has won an Emmy and a People's Choice Award. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He and his business partner Max Mutchnick worked on a half-hour comedy series for CBS called Partners.

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Biography

Kohan was born to a Jewish family in New York City and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1986.[2][3][4] He is the son of writer Buz Kohan and novelist Rhea Kohan and the brother of writer/producer Jenji Kohan. 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 Boston Common, Will & Grace, $#*! My Dad Says and Partners. In 1999, it signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television.[5]

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.[6] Both sides were settled on April 29, 2007.[7]

He is married to Blair Kohan, a partner and motion picture agent at UTA. He has two daughters (one daughter from a previous marriage).[8][9][10]

Filmography

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    Hontz, Jenny (February 17, 1999). "WB's Roth signs up 'W&G' co-creators". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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    Schneider, Michael (December 12, 2003). "NBC sued by gurus of 'Grace'". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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    Schneider, Michael (April 29, 2007). "Both sides settle in 'Grace' case". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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    "Women in Entertainment 2010 – Power 100 List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 7, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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    "THR's Women in Entertainment 2011: Power 100". The Hollywood Reporter. December 7, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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    Petski, Denise (September 1, 2020). "Stephanie Koenig Joins CBS Comedy Pilot 'The Big Bad Wolfes' From 'Will & Grace' Creators". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2020.


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