Kevin Wade (born March 9, 1954) is an American
screenwriter
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and
television producer
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.
Early life and career
Wade was born in
Chappaqua, New York
Chappaqua ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. It is approximately north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metr ...
, and attended
Connecticut College
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. Before his writing career, Wade acted in two films for
Mark Rappaport, including ''
The Scenic Route
''The Scenic Route'' is a 1978 American drama film written and directed by Mark Rappaport and starring Randy Danson, Marilyn Jones and Kevin Wade.
Plot
Estelle is living in New York and recovering from a bad relationship. She meets Paul and be ...
'' (1978). He wrote the play ''
Key Exchange
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If the sender and receiver wish to exchange encrypted messages, each m ...
'',
[ which was produced ]off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
in 1981 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 ...
'',[ which earned him nominations for the ]Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
The Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture is a Golden Globe Award given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Winners and nominees
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins ...
and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay is one of the three film writing awards given by the Writers Guild of America.
Woody Allen holds the record for most wins and nominations for the award, with five wins out of twenty ...
. Additional film credits include '' True Colors'',[ '']Mr. Baseball
''Mr. Baseball'' is a 1992 American sports comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Dennis Haysbert, and Aya Takanashi. It depicts a tumultuous season in the career of veteran New York Yankees first baseman ...
'',[ '']Junior
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Aircraft
* Ekolot JK-05L Junior, a Polish ultralight aircraft
* PZL-112 Junior, a Polish training aircraft
* SZD-51 Junior, a Polish-made training and club glider
Arts and entertainment Characters
* Bowser Jr., ...
'',[ '']Meet Joe Black
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'',[ and '']Maid in Manhattan
''Maid in Manhattan'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Wayne Wang and based on a story by John Hughes, who is credited using a pseudonym. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, and Natasha Richardson. In the film, a ...
''.[
For television, Wade created and executive produced the short-lived ]ABC
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Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting
* Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine broadcast company
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial American ...
drama series ''Cashmere Mafia
''Cashmere Mafia'' is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008, to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Ra ...
''. 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. He entered into an overall deal with CBS Studios in 2013.[https://deadline.com/2013/08/blue-bloods-showrunner-kevin-wade-inks-overall-deal-with-cbs-tv-studios-557184/] In 2019 he was nominated for a Mystery Writers of America Edgar award for the episode “My Aim is True”.
Personal life
Wade was married to actress Polly Draper
Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She ga ...
from 1983 to 1988. He remarried Sasha Clifton in 1991 and they have two children together.
References
External links
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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