David Sanford Kohan (born April 16, 1964) is an American television producer and writer. After writing for ''

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Show'', Kohan co-created and produced ''

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'', ''

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'' with Max Mutchnick. Kohan has won an Emmy and a

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. He has been nominated for a

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. He and his business partner Max Mutchnick worked on a half-hour comedy series for CBS called ''

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Biography

Kohan was born to a

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family in New York City and graduated from

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in 1986.Stated in interview on ''

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'' He is the son of writer

Buz Kohan Alan "Buz" Kohan (born August 9, 1933) is an American television writer, producer and composer. Early life Kohan was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York City,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 ''

'', ''

'', '' $#*! My Dad Says'' and ''

''. In 1999, it signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television. 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. Both sides were settled on April 29, 2007. He is married to Blair Kohan, a partner and motion picture agent at

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. He has two daughters (one daughter from a previous marriage).

Filmography

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