David Crane (producer)


David Crane is an American writer and producer. He is one of the creators of the television sitcom Friends, along with his longtime friend Marta Kauffman, and Episodes with his partner Jeffrey Klarik.

Early life and education

Crane was born to a Jewish family in West New York, New Jersey, the son of veteran Philadelphia television personality Gene Crane and his first wife Joan. He attended Memorial High School in West New York and is a 1979 graduate of Brandeis University.
Harriton High School in Pennsylvania says that he graduated from there in 1975.

Career

He and his life partner, Jeffrey Klarik, created the 2006 ensemble sitcom The Class.
In 2011, Crane and Klarik created a sitcom called Episodes for the BBC. Airing first in the US on Showtime on Sunday January 9, 2011 and then on BBC Two on Monday January 10, 2011, it features Friends star Matt LeBlanc and Green Wing's Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig.

Filmography

Television