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Marta Fran Kauffman Wiki Biography
Marta Fran Kauffman was born on the 21st September 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, and is a TV producer and writer, best known as a co-creator of the cult TV series “Friends” (1994-2004), together with David Crane. Kauffman was also an executive producer of “Related” (2005-2006), and writer of “Joey” (2004-2006). Thanks to her producing and mainly writing skills, Kauffman’s net worth has significantly increased. Her career started in 1987.
Have you ever wondered how rich Marta Kauffman is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Marta Kauffman’s net worth is as high as $200 million, an amount earned through her successful career as a writer and producer. In addition to creating such popular series’, Kauffman has also worked as a director which has improved her wealth.
Marta Kauffman was born into a Jewish family, a daughter of Dorothy and Herman Kauffman and grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs. She went to Marple Newtown High School – where she actually directed the school play “Our Town” in 1974 – and then studied at Brandeis University from where she graduated with a Bachelors degree in Theater in 1978, and where she met her friend and future collaborator, David Crane.
Kauffman started her writing career when wrote an episode of comedy series “Everything’s Relative” in 1987. Her bigger project came in 1990 when she and David Crane created the series called “Dream On”, starring Brian Benben, Denny Dillon, and Wendie Malick. The show went on for six seasons until 1996, and won two Primetime Emmy Awards. It launched Kauffman and Crane out of anonymity, and they subsequently worked together on numerous projects.
They created the comedy show “The Powers That Be” (1992-1993) with John Forsythe, Holland Taylor, and Eve Gordon, which aired for two seasons and 21 episodes in total. Kevin Bright joined Kauffman and Crane in making the “Family Album” in 1993, but the series lasted only six episodes and was cancelled due to low ratings. Kauffman and Crane did a TV movie called “Couples” (1994) before creating one of their most popular series in the ’90’s – “Friends”.
“Friends”, with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry went on for ten seasons from 1994 to 2004, and received plenty of great critiques and rewards, including a Golden Globe, Six Emmy’s and a BAFTA Award. The show had 236 episodes overall and significantly increased Marta Kauffman’s net worth.
Kauffman hasn’t been quite as successfuk since, but had other projects including “Veronica’s Closet” (1997-2000) starring Kirstie Alley, Kathy Najimy, Dan Cortese, Wallace Langham, and Daryl Mitchell. She was also an executive producer of 34 episodes of “Jesse” (1998-2000) starring Christina Applegate, and later the executive producer of “Related” (2005-2006), and the TV movie “Gifted” (2007), which also added to her net worth. In the meantime, she wrote the title character for the series “Joey” (2004-2006) starring Matt LeBlanc. Most recently, Kauffman was a creator of TV movie “Five” (2011) with Patricia Clarkson, Rosario Dawson, and Lyndsy Fonseca, produced the documentary “Hava Nagila: The Movie” (2012), wrote three episodes of “Georgia” (2012), produced “Call Me Crazy: A Five Film” (2013), and created the series “Grace and Frankie” (2015- ) starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, increasing further her net worth.
Regarding her personal life, Marta Kauffman was married to Michael Skloff – composer of “Friends” theme song – from 1984 to 2015, and they have three children together.
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Marta Fran Kauffman Quick Info
Full Name | Marta Kauffman |
Net Worth | $200 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 21, 1956 |
Place Of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Profession | Writer, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew |
Education | Brandeis University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Michael Skloff |
Children | Hannah Skloff, Sam Skloff, Rose Skloff |
Parents | Dorothy Kauffman, Herman Kauffman |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442035/ |
Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off Broadway Lyrics |
Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical |
Movies | Five, Hava Nagila (The Movie), The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate |
TV Shows | Friends, Veronica’s Closet, Dream On, The Powers That Be, Grace and Frankie, Family Album |
Marta Fran Kauffman Quotes
- [when ‘Friends’ was canceled] We did not want to go out on the bottom. We wanted to feel more like it was time for your child to go to college, not die.
- [on ‘Friends’] It was so surprising to us how invested the audience was in these characters, how desperately they wanted them to be happy, how putting them together made some kind of weird sense.
Marta Fran Kauffman Important Facts
- (November 25, 2015) Filed for divorce from her husband of 31 years Michael Skloff.
- Has 3 children with her estranged husband Michael Skloff – a son named Sam Skloff and daughters named Rose Skloff and Hannah Skloff.
- Daughter of Herman and Dorothy Kauffman.
Marta Fran Kauffman Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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Grace and Frankie | TV Series created by – 39 episodes, 2015 – 2017 written by – 5 episodes, 2015 – 2016 | Writer | ||
Georgia | 2012 | TV Series 3 episodes | Writer | |
Five | 2011 | TV Movie creator | Writer | |
Joey | TV Series character: “Joey Tribbiani” – 29 episodes, 2004 – 2006 character: Joey Tribbiani – 2 episodes, 2004 | Writer | ||
Friends | TV Series created by – 236 episodes, 1994 – 2004 written by – 18 episodes, 1994 – 2004 teleplay by – 2 episodes, 2000 – 2004 story by – 1 episode, 1995 | Writer | ||
Friends: The One Before the Last One – Ten Years of Friends | 2004 | TV Movie creator / teleplay | Writer | |
Veronica’s Closet | TV Series created by – 66 episodes, 1997 – 2000 written by – 1 episode | Writer | ||
Dream On | TV Series created by – 119 episodes, 1990 – 1996 written by – 17 episodes, 1990 – 1993 | Writer | ||
Couples | 1994 | TV Movie | Writer | |
Family Album | 1993 | TV Series created by – 6 episodes | Writer | |
The Powers That Be | TV Series created by – 21 episodes, 1992 – 1993 teleplay – 2 episodes, 1992 | Writer | ||
Sunday Dinner | 1991 | TV Series written by – 1 episode | Writer | |
Everything’s Relative | 1987 | TV Series written by – 1 episode | Writer | |
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves | TV Mini-Series executive producer announced | Producer | ||
Grace and Frankie | 2015-2016 | TV Series executive producer – 26 episodes | Producer | |
Independent Lens | 2010-2015 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 2 episodes | Producer | |
Mimi and Dona | 2014 | Documentary executive producer | Producer | |
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | 2013 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Hava Nagila: The Movie | 2012 | Documentary producer | Producer | |
Five | 2011 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh | 2008 | Documentary executive producer | Producer | |
Gifted | 2007 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Related | 2005-2006 | TV Series executive producer – 19 episodes | Producer | |
Friends | 1994-2004 | TV Series executive producer – 236 episodes | Producer | |
Friends: The One Before the Last One – Ten Years of Friends | 2004 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Veronica’s Closet | 1997-2000 | TV Series executive producer – 66 episodes | Producer | |
Jesse | 1998-2000 | TV Series executive producer – 34 episodes | Producer | |
Couples | 1994 | TV Movie associate producer | Producer | |
Dream On | TV Series co-executive producer – 40 episodes, 1991 – 1992 producer – 14 episodes, 1990 | Producer | ||
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh | 2008 | Documentary major funding | Miscellaneous | |
Dream On | 1993-1994 | TV Series creative consultant – 24 episodes | Miscellaneous | |
Back in Time for Dinner | 2015 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | 2015 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
We’re the Millers | 2013 | writer: “I’ll Be There For You” | Soundtrack | |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Dancing with the Stars | 2011 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
20 to 1 | 2010-2011 | TV Series documentary writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control | 2008 | Video writer: “I’ll Be There For You” | Soundtrack | |
Idool 2004 | 2004 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
3rd Rock from the Sun | 1996 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Top of the Pops | 1995 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Dream On | 1990 | TV Series lyrics – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Grace and Frankie | 2017 | TV Series 1 episode | Director | |
Georgia | 2012 | TV Series 3 episodes | Director | |
Friends | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Director / Hypnosis Tape | Actress |
The Invisible War | 2012 | Documentary special thanks | Thanks | |
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh | 2008 | Documentary without whom this film would not have been possible | Thanks | |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | 2016 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Friends: Friends from the Start | 2012 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
Friends Final Thoughts | 2005 | Video short | Herself | Self |
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself – Co-Winner: Outstanding Comedy Series | Self |
Marta Fran Kauffman Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2004 | TV Quick Award | TV Quick Awards, UK | Best Comedy Show | Friends (1994) | Won |
2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Friends (1994) | Won |
2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Friends (1994) | Won |
2000 | People’s Choice Award | People’s Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Television Comedy | Won | |
1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Writing a Comedy Series | Dream On (1990) | Won |
1992 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Comedy Series | Dream On (1990) | Won |
2004 | TV Quick Award | TV Quick Awards, UK | Best Comedy Show | Friends (1994) | Nominated |
2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Friends (1994) | Nominated |
2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Friends (1994) | Nominated |
2000 | People’s Choice Award | People’s Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Television Comedy | Nominated | |
1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Writing a Comedy Series | Dream On (1990) | Nominated |
1992 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Comedy Series | Dream On (1990) | Nominated |