Kevin Wade (born March 9, 1954) is an American screenwriter and

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Early life and career

Wade was born in

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, and attended

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. Before his writing career took off, Wade acted in two films for

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, including '' The Scenic Route'' (1978). He wrote the play ''

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'', which was produced off-Broadway in 1981Lortel Archives
and released as a film in 1985. Seven years later he received his first screen credit for ''

Working Girl ''Working Girl'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, written by Kevin Wade, and starring Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith. Its plot follows an ambitious secretary from Staten Island who t ...

'', which earned him nominations for the

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and the

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. Additional film credits include '' True Colors'', '' Mr. Baseball'', ''

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'', ''

Meet Joe Black ''Meet Joe Black'' is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film directed and produced by Martin Brest, and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani. The screenplay was written by Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Ron Osborn, and Jeff Reno, and ...

'', and ''

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''. For television, Wade created and executive produced the short-lived

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drama series '' Cashmere Mafia''. He also wrote the seven episodes that were broadcast by the network before the show was canceled. He joined the writing staff of the CBS drama ''Blue Bloods'' in its first season and has served as its executive producer/showrunner since the second season. In 2019 he was nominated for a Mystery Writers of America Edgar award for the episode “My Aim is True”.

Personal life

He was married to

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from 1983 to 1990. He has been married to Sasha Clifton since 1991 and has two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wade, Kevin Living people American male screenwriters American television writers Television producers from New York (state) Connecticut College alumni 1954 births People from Chappaqua, New York American male television writers Screenwriters from New York (state) Draper family