What Is David Kohan's Net Worth?
David Kohan is an American television producer and writer who has a net worth of $100 million. David Kohan is best known for co-creating, executive producing, and writing for the sitcom "Will & Grace," which aired on NBC from 1998 to 2006 and 2017 to 2020. Kohan and his "Will & Grace" co-creator Max Mutchnick also created and produced the television series "Boston Common" (1996–1997), "Good Morning, Miami" (2002–2004), "Twins" (2005–2006), "Four Kings" (2006), "$#*! My Dad Says" (2010–2011), "Partners" (2012–2013), and "Clipped" (2015). David has written for several of the shows he co-created as well as "Good Advice" (1993–1994) and "The Single Guy" (1995–1996). In 2000, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for "Will & Grace." In 2025, Kohan and Mutchnick co-created the Hulu series "Mid-Century Modern," which they also write for and executive produce. The duo owns the production company KoMut Entertainment.
Early Life
David Kohan was born David Sanford Kohan on April 16, 1964, in New York City. His mother is novelist Rhea Kohan, and his father is TV writer and producer Buz Kohan. David grew up in a Jewish household with his twin brother, Jono, and his younger sister, Jenji Kohan, who also became a TV writer and producer. Jenji is known for creating the Showtime series "Weeds" and the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black." David attended Wesleyan University, graduating in 1986.
Career
Before co-creating "Will & Grace," Kohan wrote for the CBS sitcom "Good Advice" and wrote for and co-produced the NBC sitcom "The Single Guy." In 1996, he co-created the NBC sitcom "Boston Common" with Max Mutchnick. He also wrote for and executive produced the show, which starred Anthony Clark, Traylor Howard, and Hedy Burress and aired 32 episodes over two seasons. David and Max then co-created the NBC sitcom "Will & Grace," which originally aired from 1998 to 2006 and returned to NBC from 2017 to 2020. Starring Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace" was the first primetime television series in the U.S. to feature openly gay lead characters. In 2012, then-Vice President Joe Biden said of the show, "I think 'Will & Grace' probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody has ever done so far." The series earned 96 Primetime Emmy nominations, winning 18, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2000.
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In 1999, KoMut Entertainment signed a four-year, $16 million contract with Warner Bros. Television. In 2003, Kohan and Mutchnick co-created the NBC sitcom "Good Morning, Miami," which starred Mark Feuerstein, Ashley Williams, Matt Letscher, and Jere Burns and ran for two seasons. Next, they produced the 2004 CBS sitcom "The Stones," which was created by David's sister, Jenji. Kohan and Mutchnick co-created the 2005 WB sitcom "Twins," starring Sara Gilbert, Molly Stanton, Melanie Griffith, and Mark Linn-Baker, followed by the NBC series "Four Kings" in 2006.
In 2010, they co-created the CBS sitcom "$#*! My Dad Says" with Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker. The show starred William Shatner and won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy. David and Max's next show was "Partners," which aired on CBS from 2012 to 2013 and starred David Krumholtz, Michael Urie, Sophia Bush, and Brandon Routh. They followed "Partners" with the TBS sitcom "Clipped" in 2015. They co-created the 2025 Hulu series "Mid-Century Modern," which stars Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, Linda Lavin, and Nathan Lee Graham. Sadly, Lavin died in December 2024 before the show premiered, and Sybil Schneiderman on "Mid-Century Modern" was her final role. Lavin received a Gotham TV Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series for the show.
Personal Life
David's wife, Blair, is a motion picture agent and partner at United Talent Agency (UTA). David has one daughter with Blair as well as a daughter from a previous marriage.
Awards and Nominations
Kohan received six Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series for "Will & Grace," winning in 2000. The series also earned him an Online Film & Television Association Award nomination for Best Writing in a Comedy Series (2002) and three PGA Award nominations for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy (2003, 2004, and 2005).