Jenji Kohan
Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969 in Los Angeles ) is an American TV writer, producer and director. She was best known as the creator of the dramedy series Weeds and the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black . In 1996 she won the CableACE Award for the series Tracey takes on… . It was for nine Emmys nominations and won an Emmy in 1997 as Supervising Producer (Supervising Producer), also for the comedy series Tracey Takes On ... .
Life
Jenji Kohan was born into a Jewish family in Los Angeles. She is the daughter of the novelist Rhea Kohan (née Arnold) and the screenwriter, producer and composer Alan W. "Buz" Kohan . Kohan has two older brothers, twins Jono and David. She comes from a showbiz family; her father Buz won an Emmy TV Writer and her brother David is an Emmy Award winning TV producer.
She grew up in Beverly Hills , California . She first went to Brandeis University , but moved to Columbia University in her sophomore year . She finished her studies there in 1991 with a degree in English .
Jenji Kohan is married to Christopher Noxon . The couple has three children.
Filmography
- 1994: The Prince of Bel-Air - Author (1 episode, Stop Will! In the Name of Love )
- 1996: Boston Common - Writer (1 episode, Relationship of Fools )
- 1996–1999: Tracey Takes On ... - Author (18 episodes); Supervising Producer (47 episodes)
- 1997: Crazy About You - Producer, Author (1 episode, The Recital ), (1 episode, Astrology ) written
- 1998: Sex and the City - Story (1 episode, The Power of Female Sex )
- 2000: Gilmore Girls - producer (12 episodes), writer (1 episode, Kiss and Tell )
- 2002: Will & Grace - Writer (1 episode, Fagel Attraction )
- 2002: My Wonderful Life (TV) - writer, executive producer
- 2004: The Stones - writer, executive producer
- 2005–2012: Weeds - Small Deals Among Neighbors - Creator, Writer, Executive Producer (102 episodes)
- 2009: Ronna & Beverly (TV) - writer, executive producer
- 2010: Tough Trade (TV) - creator, writer, executive producer
- since 2013: Orange Is the New Black - creator, writer, executive producer
- 2017: GLOW (Netflix series) - executive producer
Trivia
In 2014, Time Magazine named Jenji Kohan as "Creator of Unforgettable Characters" as one of the 100 Most Influential People.
Web links
- Jenji Kohan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Time Magazine April 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Danielle Berrin: Jenji Kohan: Smoking the Stereotypes. (No longer available online.) In: Jewish Journal. May 20, 2009, archived from the original on December 13, 2013 ; accessed on January 7, 2020 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kohan, Jenji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jenji Leslie Kohan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American television writer, producer, and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |