Max Mutchnick

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Jason Nidorf Mutchnick (born 11 November 1965) is an American television producer. He has received an Emmy Award, a People's Choice Award, and several Golden Globe Award nominations.

Mutchnick was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Beverly Hills by a single Jewish mother.[1] He got his start writing for game shows and The Wonder Years. He and David Kohan created Will & Grace.[1] He also produced and wrote for Good Morning, Miami, and produced Twins and Four Kings with Kohan. The title characters of Will & Grace are based on Mutchnick and his best friend, Janet.[1] Mutchnick, like Will Truman, is openly gay.[2] He and Kohan have a production company, KoMut.

On June 7, 2006, Emerson College announced the naming of the Max Mutchnick Campus Center after Mutchnick donated a major gift.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
  2. ^ Jones, Wenzel (2002-10-01). They control the vertical: two out series creators and a lesbian TV writer take us behind the scenes of their new shows. The Advocate. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
  3. ^ Rosen, David (2006-07-06). Construction of Piano Row Residence Hall is Proceeding on Schedule. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.

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