Dmitry Lipkin is a television writer and playwright. He is the creator and head writer

Head writer

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 of The Riches

The Riches

The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...

. Lipkin is a Russian-born Jew who immigrated to Baton Rouge when he was 10 years old.

Lipkin and Colette Burson, his wife and writing partner, created Hung

Hung (TV series)

Hung is a comedy-drama series, which premiered on HBO on June 28, 2009. The series was created by Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson and stars Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker, a struggling suburban Detroit high school baseball coach who resorts to male prostitution. The second season premiered on June 27,...

, which started airing in June 2009. Hung involves high school basketball coach (played by Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane

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) who uses his large penis

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 to his advantage, resorting to prostitution to lift himself out of debt. It is produced by Blueprint Entertainment's Michael Rosenberg and the pilot was directed by Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

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.

Burson's credits also include writing and directing the indie feature Coming Soon, starring Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow is an American actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model.Farrow first gained wide acclaim for her role as Allison Mackenzie in the soap opera Peyton Place, and for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra...

 and Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his roles in such films as National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Waiting..., The Amityville Horror, Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe, The Proposal, Buried, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Green Lantern.One of his best known...

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Plays

• Baton Rouge (1994)
• Cranes (1999)
• Moscow Lights (2000)
• The Wanderer (2003)

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