Marta Kauffman is an American

United States

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 writer

Writer

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 and TV producer

Television producer

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, best known as the co-creator of the popular sitcom Friends

Friends

Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...

, alongside David Crane. Both Crane and Kauffman were also executive producer

Executive producer

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 of the show, along with Kevin Bright

Kevin Bright

Kevin S. Bright is an American television executive producer and director whose credits include Dream On, Friends, and Joey....

. Crane and Kauffman have also produced Veronica's Closet

Veronica's Closet

Veronica's Closet is a sitcom which aired on NBC from September 25, 1997, to June 27, 2000.The show starred Kirstie Alley as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase, the head of her own lingerie company.- Season one :...

, starring Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

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, and Jesse

Jesse (TV series)

Jesse is an American sitcom which ran on NBC from September 1998 to May 2000. The show was created by Ira Ungerleider. It aired on Trouble in the UK.-Synopsis:...

, starring Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...

. From 2005–2006 she was an executive producer on Related.

Kauffman attended Brandeis University

Brandeis University

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 and received her BA in Theater in 1978. As of 2005, Kauffman lives with her husband Michael Skloff, composer of the Friends theme song, in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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. Kauffman has three children: Hannah, Sam and Rose.

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