Jason Nidorf "Max" Mutchnick (born November 11, 1965) is an American television producer. He has received an Emmy Award, a People's Choice Award, and several Golden Globe Award nominations.
Max Mutchnick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Nidorf Mutchnick November 11, 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, writer |
| Spouse |
Erik Hyman (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editMutchnick was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Beverly Hills by his single mother, who is Jewish.[1] He graduated from Emerson College in 1987.[2]
Career
editMutchnick's career in Hollywood started when he began writing for game shows and the sitcoms Good Advice and The Wonder Years. Along with David Kohan, he created Boston Common and Will & Grace.[1] Mutchnick produced and wrote for Good Morning, Miami, and produced Twins and Four Kings, also with Kohan. The title characters of Will & Grace, Will Truman and Grace Adler, are based on Mutchnick and his best friend, Janet.[1] Mutchnick, like Will Truman, is openly gay.[3] He and Kohan have a production company, KoMut Entertainment, which is a combination of their two last names.
On June 7, 2006, Emerson College announced the naming of the Max Mutchnick Campus Center following Mutchnick's donation of a major financial gift.[4] A recreation of the on-set apartment of characters Will Truman and Grace Adler was placed on display in the Emerson College Library until the 2013 completion of Emerson's Los Angeles Campus, to which place it was relocated.[5]
Mutchnick and Kohan created a half-hour comedy series for CBS called Partners in 2012, but was canceled that same year.
Personal life
editMutchnick married his husband, lawyer Erik Hyman, on October 25, 2008. The couple are fathers to twin girls born in 2008 via a surrogate.[6][7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Writer | Executive producer | Notes | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1994 | Good Advice | Yes | No | CBS | |
| 1995–1996 | The Single Guy | No | No | Co-producer | NBC |
| 1996–1997 | Boston Common | No | Yes | ||
| 1998–2006 2017–2020 |
Will & Grace | Yes | Yes | Writers of 23 episodes | |
| 2002–2003 | Good Morning, Miami | Yes | Yes | Writers of 3 episodes Director of 1 episode | |
| 2004 | The Stones | Yes | Yes | CBS | |
| 2005–2006 | Twins | Yes | Yes | The WB | |
| 2006 | Four Kings | Yes | Yes | NBC | |
| 2010–2011 | $#*! My Dad Says | Yes | Yes | CBS | |
| 2012–2013 | Partners | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Clipped | Yes | Yes | Writers of 8 episodes | TBS |
| TBA | Wilde Things[8] | Yes | Yes | CBS |
References
edit- ^ a b c Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
- ^ "Max Mutchnick '87, Co-Creator of Will & Grace and Famed Choreographer Debbie Allen to Deliver Commencement Address". Targeted News Service. April 27, 2013.
- ^ Jones, Wenzel (October 1, 2002). "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 June 3, 2007.
- ^ Rosen, David (July 6, 2006). "Construction of Piano Row Residence Hall is Proceeding on Schedule". emerson.edu. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
- ^ Tempera, Jackie (October 22, 2013). "Will & Grace' set move to LA". Berkeley Beacon. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Sipher, Devanl (November 1, 2008). "Vows: Erik Hyman and Max Mutchnick". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
- ^ "Evan Heart Hyman-Mutchnick, Rose Austin Hyman-Mutchnick". Variety.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 1, 2020). "Stephanie Koenig Joins CBS Comedy Pilot 'The Big Bad Wolfes' From 'Will & Grace' Creators". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2020.