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Max Mutchnick Biography

Birth Name:Jason Nidorf Mutchnick

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Won four GLAAD Awards for outstanding TV comedy series and a National Award for Excellence from the Human Rights Campaign for his work on "Will & Grace․"
  • Emerson University, his alma mater, named their Campus Center after him in 2006 in recognition of his donations to the school
  • His show "Will & Grace" was nominated for five Producers Guild Awards over the course of its eight-year run
  • Graduated from Emerson University in Boston in 1987
  • Started out as a writer for the TV series "The Dennis Miller Show" in 1992
  • Best known as the creator of "Will & Grace" and "$#*! My Dad Says․"
  • Co-creator and executive producer of "Will & Grace," "Boston Common," "Good Morning, Miami," "Twins," "Four Kings" and "Partners" with David Kohan
  • Co-founder of the production company KoMut with David Kohan, the title of which is formed from their two last names
  • The characters Joe and Louis in "Partners" are based on himself and co-creator David Kohan
  • Donated the set of Will and Grace's apartment to the Emerson College Library, where it is on display

Awards

  • 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2002OFTA Television Award-Best Writing in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2003PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2005PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated