David Kohan

David Kohan
Born	David Sanford Kohan (1964-04-16) April 16, 1964 (age 59) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Wesleyan University (1986)
Occupation(s)	Television producer, writer
Spouse	Blair Kohan
Children	2
Parent(s)	Buz Kohan Rhea Kohan
Relatives	Jenji Kohan (sister) Christopher Noxon (brother-in-law)

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.

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

Year	Title	Writer	Executive producer	Notes	Network
1993–1994	Good Advice	Yes	No		CBS
1995–1996	The Single Guy	No	No	Co-producer	NBC
1996–1997	Boston Common	No	Yes
1998–2006 2017–2020	Will & Grace	Yes	Yes	Writers of 23 episodes
2002–2003	Good Morning, Miami	Yes	Yes	Writers of 3 episodes Director of 1 episode
2004	The Stones	Yes	Yes		CBS
2005–2006	Twins	Yes	Yes		The WB
2006	Four Kings	Yes	Yes		NBC
2010–2011	$#*! My Dad Says	Yes	Yes		CBS
2012–2013	Partners	Yes	Yes
2015	Clipped	Yes	Yes	Writers of 8 episodes	TBS
TBA	Wilde Things[11]	Yes	Yes		CBS

References

1. Hale, Mike (September 23, 2012). "Kind of Like 'Will & Grace,' but Both Guys This Time". The New York Times.
2. Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
3. "NOTABLE ALUMNI". Wesleyan University. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
4. Bloom, Nate (June 10, 2015). "Jews in the News: Ahmed Zayat, Eric Balfour and Ashley Tisdale". Jewish Federation of Tampa.
5. Hontz, Jenny (February 17, 1999). "WB's Roth signs up 'W&G' co-creators". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
6. Schneider, Michael (December 12, 2003). "NBC sued by gurus of 'Grace'". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
7. Schneider, Michael (April 29, 2007). "Both sides settle in 'Grace' case". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
8. "Women in Entertainment 2010 – Power 100 List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 7, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
9. "Sklarbro County 37". Earwolf. February 5, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
10. "THR's Women in Entertainment 2011: Power 100". The Hollywood Reporter. December 7, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
11. 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.

External links

• David Kohan at IMDb