David Sanford Kohan (born April 16, 1964) is an American television producer and writer. After writing for The Wonder Years and The Dennis Miller Show, Kohan co-created and produced Will & Grace, Boston Common, Good Morning, Miami, Twins and Four Kings with Max Mutchnick. Kohan has won an Emmy Award and a People's Choice Award. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He and his business partner Max Mutchnick worked on a half-hour comedy series for CBS called Partners.
Kohan and Mutchnick formed a name with their two last names: KoMut Entertainment, which would be the name of the company they own, making Boston Common, Will & Grace, $#*! My Dad Says and Partners. In 1999, it signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television.
On December 11, 2003, NBC filed a lawsuit against Kohan and Mutchnick, claiming that they had failed to negotiate a contract and a licensee fee for Will & Grace. Both sides were settled on April 29, 2007.
He is married to Blair Kohan, a partner and motion picture agent at UTA. He has two daughters (one daughter from a previous marriage).
| 1993–1994 | Good Advice | CBS | |||
| 1995–1996 | The Single Guy | Co-producer | NBC | ||
| 1996–1997 | Boston Common | ||||
| 1998–2006, 2017–2020 | Will & Grace | Writers of 23 episodes | |||
| 2002–2003 | Good Morning, Miami | Writers of 3 episodes Director of 1 episode | |||
| 2004 | The Stones | CBS | |||
| 2005–2006 | Twins | The WB | |||
| 2006 | Four Kings | NBC | |||
| 2010–2011 | $#*! My Dad Says | CBS | |||
| 2012–2013 | Partners | ||||
| 2015 | Clipped | Writers of 8 episodes | TBS | ||
| 2020 | Wilde Things | Pilot | CBS | ||
| 2025 | Mid-Century Modern | Writers of 4 episodes | Hulu |
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