Marta Kauffman
Marta Fran Kauffman (born September 21, 1956) is an American writer and TV producer, best known as the co-creator of the popular sitcom Friends, alongside David Crane. Both Crane and Kauffman were also executive producer of the show, along with Kevin Bright. Crane and Kauffman have also produced Veronica's Closet, starring Kirstie Alley, and Jesse, starring Christina Applegate. From 2005–2006 she was an executive producer on Related. Both writers were the creators of the 1990 HBO series Dream On.
Marta attended Marple Newtown High School, located near Philadelphia, where she was a thespian and student director of the school play "Our Town" in 1974.
Kauffman attended Brandeis University and received her BA in Theater in 1978. As of 2013, Kauffman lives with her husband Michael Skloff, composer of the Friends theme song, in Los Angeles. Kauffman has three children: Hannah, Sam and Rose.
Filmography
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1987 |
Everything's Relative |
Writer |
1 episode |
| 1990-1996 |
Dream On |
Co-Creator, Writer (1990-1996), Producer |
|
| 1991 |
Sunday Dinner |
Writer |
1 episode |
| 1992-1993 |
The Powers That Be |
Co-Creator |
|
| 1993 |
Family Album |
Co-Creator |
|
| 1994 |
Couples |
Writer, Associate Producer |
TV Movie |
| 1994-2004 |
Friends |
Co-Creator, Executive Producer (1994-2004), Writer (1995-1996), Extra |
Casting director - uncredited |
| 1997-2000 |
Veronica's Closet |
Co-Creator, Executive Producer |
|
| 1998-2000 |
Jesse |
Executive Producer |
|
| 2005-2006 |
Related |
Executive Producer |
|
| 2007 |
Gifted |
Executive Producer |
TV Movie |
| 2008 |
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh |
Executive Producer |
Documentary |
| 2010 |
Independent Lenses |
Executive Producer |
|
| 2011 |
Five |
Creator, Executive Producer |
|
| 2012 |
Hava Nagila: The Movie |
Producer |
Documentary |
| 2013 |
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film |
Creator, Executive Producer |
|
| 2015 |
Grace and Frankie |
Creator, Executive Producer |
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