Jenji Kohan
Encyclopedia
Jenji Leslie Kohan is an American television
writer, producer and director.
and is Jewish. Her family members are Buz Kohan, Rhea Kohan, and David Kohan
.
Weeds
, starring Mary-Louise Parker
.
In the final episode of season 6, Kohan can be spotted in a brief cameo at the airport.
nominations and one win, as supervising producer of Tracey Takes On. Kohan won a CableACE Awards in 1996. She received her first nomination for her show Weeds
in 2009, for Outstanding Comedy Series. She was nominated for a Producers Guild of America
Award in 2007, and two Writers Guild of America Award
s.
and has three children. She is the sister-in-law of Marti Noxon
. Kohan attended Beverly Hills High School
in Beverly Hills, CA.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
writer, producer and director.
Early life
Kohan was born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and is Jewish. Her family members are Buz Kohan, Rhea Kohan, and David Kohan
David Kohan
David Sanford Kohan is an American television producer. After writing for The Wonder Years and The Dennis Miller Show, Kohan co-created and produced Will & Grace, 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...
.
Television career
Kohan is the creator, executive producer, show runner, and head writer of the Showtime comedy-dramaComedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
, starring Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress, known for her current lead role on Showtime's television series Weeds portraying Nancy Botwin, for which she has received several nominations and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2006...
.
In the final episode of season 6, Kohan can be spotted in a brief cameo at the airport.
Awards/Nominations
Kohan has garnered seven Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nominations and one win, as supervising producer of Tracey Takes On. Kohan won a CableACE Awards in 1996. She received her first nomination for her show Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
in 2009, for Outstanding Comedy Series. She was nominated for a Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 4,700 members of the producing establishment worldwide...
Award in 2007, and two Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
s.
Personal life
Kohan is married to author Christopher NoxonChristopher Noxon
Christopher Lane Noxon is an American writer and freelance journalist.His first book was Rejuvenile. The book, which grew out of a story he wrote for The New York Times, was reviewed in BusinessWeek, The New York Sun and covered by The Today Show, Good Morning America and NPR...
and has three children. She is the sister-in-law of Marti Noxon
Marti Noxon
Martha Mills "Marti" Noxon is an American television and film writer first known for writing and producing Buffy the Vampire Slayer.- Production :...
. Kohan attended Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills High School is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. Beverly is part of the Beverly Hills Unified School District and located on on the west side of Beverly Hills, at the...
in Beverly Hills, CA.
Credits
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