Darren Star Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television for "Sex and the City" in 2001
• Won the Distinguished Achievement Award in Screenwriting from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television in 2003
• Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1983
• Quote: "I was very conscious of creating a group of friends that were going through a shared experience․ In '90210,' it was high school, and 'Sex and the City' it was․․․single women in New York․ And that they rely on each other, and depend on each other․"
• Quote: "(On "Sex and the City"): "These women have each other․ And they have themselves․․․if they find love and if they get married that's great, but it is not - finding that person is not going to define them․ They define themselves by who they are․""
• Is a member of the board of directors at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television
• Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Sex and the City," "Beverly Hills, 90210," and "Melrose Place․"