Jason Nidorf "Max" Mutchnick (born November 11, 1965) is an American television producer. He has received an

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, a People's Choice Award, and several

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nominations.

Early life and education

Mutchnick was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in

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by his single mother, who is

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ish.Stated in interview on '' Inside the Actors Studio'' He graduated from

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It also maintains campuses in Los Angeles and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of Public Speaking, o ...

in 1987.

Career

Mutchnick's career in Hollywood started when he began writing for game shows and the

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'' and '' The Wonder Years''. Along with David Kohan, he created '' Boston Common'' and ''

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''. Mutchnick produced and wrote for ''

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'', and produced ''

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'' and '' Four Kings'', also with Kohan. The title characters of ''

'', Will Truman and Grace Adler, are based on Mutchnick and his best friend, Janet. Mutchnick, like Will Truman, is openly gay. He and Kohan have a production company, KoMut Entertainment, which is a combination of their two last names. On June 7, 2006,

announced the naming of the Max Mutchnick Campus Center following Mutchnick's donation of a major financial gift. A recreation of the on-set apartment of characters Will Truman and Grace Adler was placed on display in the Emerson College Library until the 2013 completion of Emerson's Los Angeles Campus, to which place it was relocated. Mutchnick and Kohan created a half-hour comedy series for CBS called '' Partners'' in 2012, but was canceled that same year.

Personal life

Mutchnick married his husband, lawyer Erik Hyman, on October 25, 2008. The couple are fathers to twin girls born in 2008 via a surrogate.

Filmography

References

External links

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