David E. Kelley | |
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David E. Kelley was the creator and executive producer the series. | |
Personal Information | |
Gender/Sex: | Male |
Nationality: | American |
Ethnicity: | Caucasian |
Nickname: | "Old woman", "I've fallen and I can't get up!", "You stinker!" |
Height: | 6'1" |
Weight: | 75 Kg |
Hair color: | Brown |
Birth name: | David Edward Kelley |
Born: | April 4, 1956 |
Birthplace: | Waterville, Maine, U.S.- |
Career/Family | |
Occupation/ Career: |
Producer/Screewriter |
Years active: | 1987-present |
Related to: | Jack Kelley (father) |
Spouse(s): | Michelle Pfeiffer (1993–present) |
Children: | 2: Claudia Rose and John Henry |
Series involvement | |
Series: | Boston Legal |
Episodes involved with: |
Executive Producer (97 episodes) Writer (101 episodes) |
David E. Kelley (born David Edward Kelley April 4, 1956) is an American television writer and producer, known as the creator of Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Boston Legal, and Harry's Law as well as several films. Kelley is one of very few screenwriters to have had a show created by him run on all four of the top commercial U.S. television networks (ABC, CBS, Fox & NBC).
Personal life[]
Kelley married actress Michelle Pfeiffer in November 1993. They have two children: a daughter, Claudia Rose (born February 1993), and a son, John Henry (born August 1994).[1] Although he is sometimes assumed to be a Catholic because his programs address Catholic issues, Kelley was raised a Protestant.[2]
Filmography[]
Films[]
Year | Title | Involvement | Notes |
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1987 | From The Hip | Writer, story | |
1996 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Screenplay, producer | |
1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Co-writer, producer | |
Lake Placid | Writer, producer |
Television work[]
Premiere Season[3] | Title | Network | Involvement | Status |
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1986-1987 | L.A. Law | NBC | Writer, story editor, executive story editor, supervising producer, co-producer, executive producer, creative consultant | ended 1994 |
1989-1990 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | ABC | Co-creator (with Steven Bochco), writer, creative consultant | ended 1993 |
1992-1993 | Picket Fences | CBS | Creator, writer, executive producer | ended 1996 |
1994=1995 | Chicago Hope | CBS | Creator, writer, executive producer, executive consultant | ended 2000 |
1996–1997 | The Practice | ABC | Creator, writer, executive producer | ended 2004 |
1997–1998 | Ally McBeal | Fox | Creator, writer, executive producer | ended 2002 |
1999-2000 | Snoops | ABC | Creator, writer, executive producer, actor (uncredited) | canceled after 10 episodes[4] |
Ally | Fox | Creator, writer, executive producer | canceled after 10 episodes | |
2000-2004 | Boston Public | Fox | Creator, writer, executive producer, executive consultant | ended 2004[5] |
2002–2003 | girls club[6] | Fox | Creator, writer, executive producer | canceled after 2 episodes |
2004–2004 | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | CBS | Creator, writer, executive producer | canceled after 5 episodes |
2004–2005 | Boston Legal | ABC | Creator, writer, executive producer | ended 2008 |
2005–2006 | The Law Firm | NBC,Bravo | Creator, writer, executive producer | canceled after 2 episodes[7] |
2006–2007 | The Wedding Bells | Fox | Creator, writer, executive producer | canceled after 7 episodes[8] |
2009–2010 | Legally Mad | NBC | Creator, writer, executive producer | not picked up[9] |
2010–2011 | Harry's Law | NBC | Creator, writer, executive producer | picked up as a 2010-11midseason replacement,[10]Cancelled in 2012 |
2011 | Wonder Woman | NBC | Creator, writer, executive producer | picked up as a 2011 midseason replacement. pick up later cancelled. |
2013 | Monday Mornings | TNT | Co-Creator, writer, executive producer | started February 2013.[11] |
References[]
External links[]
- David E. Kelley at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)