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, 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. 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 Mutchnick 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, $#*! My Dad Says and Partners. In 1999, it signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television.
On December 11, 2003, NBC filed a lawsuit against Kohan and Mutchnick, claiming that they had failed to negotiate a contract and a licensee fee for Will & Grace. Both sides were settled on April 29, 2007.
He is married to Blair Kohan, a partner and motion picture agent at UTA. He has two daughters (one daughter from a previous marriage).
Filmography
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|1993–1994
|Good Advice
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|CBS
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|1995–1996
|The Single Guy
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|Co-producer
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|1996–1997
|Boston Common
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|1998–2006,<br>2017–2020
|Will & Grace
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|Writers of 23 episodes
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|2002–2003
|Good Morning, Miami
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|Writers of 3 episodes <br> Director of 1 episode
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|2004
|The Stones
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|CBS
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|2005–2006
|Twins
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|The WB
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|2006
|Four Kings
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|NBC
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|2010–2011
|$#*! My Dad Says
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|rowspan="2"|CBS
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|2012–2013
|Partners
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|2015
|Clipped
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|Writers of 8 episodes
|TBS
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|2020
|Wilde Things
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|Pilot
|CBS
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|2025
|Mid-Century Modern
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|Writers of 4 episodes
|Hulu
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