David Crane (born August 13, 1957) is an American writer and producer. He is best known as one of the co-creators of the television sitcoms ''
Friends
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
'' and ''
Episodes
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* Episode
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''.
Early life
Crane was born to a
Jewish
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family in
West New York
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,
New Jersey
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, the son of Joan Crane and veteran
Philadelphia
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television personality Gene Crane. He attended
Harriton High School
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in Pennsylvania and graduated from there in 1975.
He is a 1979 graduate of
Brandeis University
, mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts"
, established =
, type = Private research university
, accreditation = NECHE
, president = Ronald D. Liebowitz
, ...
.
Career
He and his husband,
Jeffrey Klarik (creator of ''
Half & Half
''Half & Half'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeffrey Klarik that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout t ...
'', co-producer ''
Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...
''), created the 2006
ensemble
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sitcom ''
The Class''.
In 2011, Crane and Klarik created a sitcom called ''
Episodes
Episodes may refer to:
* Episode
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The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek ...
'' for the
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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. Airing first in the US on