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] The apartment of Will and Grace currently resides in the Emerson College Library on display. The set was donated by Mutchnick.
He married his partner, lawyer Erik Hyman, on October 25, 2008. The couple are fathers to twin girls, Evan and Rose, via a surrogate. [4]
References
- ^ a b c Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
- ^ 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. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2002_Oct_1/ai_92084092. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ Rosen, David (2006-07-06). "Construction of Piano Row Residence Hall is Proceeding on Schedule". http://ecampus.emerson.edu/news/index.cfm?action=detailItem&postingID=4547. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ Sipher, Devanl (2008-11-01). "Vows: Erik Hyman and Max Mutchnick". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/fashion/weddings/02vows.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
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