David Sanford Kohan (born April 16, 1964) is an American television producer and writer.[1] 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 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 was born to a Jewish family in New York City and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1986.[2][3][4] He is the son of writer Buz Kohan and novelist Rhea Kohan and the brother of writer/producer Jenji Kohan. He also has a twin brother, Jono.
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.[5]
On December 11, 2003, NBC filed a lawsuit against Kohan and Mutchnick, claiming that they had to fail to negotiate a contract and a licensee fee for the show.[6] Both sides were settled on April 29, 2007.[7]
He is married to Blair Kohan, a partner and motion picture agent at UTA. He has two daughters (one daughter from a previous marriage).[8][9][10]