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Marta Kauffman

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Marta Kauffman
Marta Kauffman was born on 21 September 1956 in Broomall, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Friends (1994), Dream On (1990) and Grace and Frankie (2015). She was previously married to Michael Skloff.
BornSeptember 21, 1956
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BornSeptember 21, 1956
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 8 wins & 13 nominations total

Photos9

Kevin Bright, David Crane, and Marta Kauffman in Friends (1994)
David Crane and Marta Kauffman in 2016 Writers Guild Awards (2016)
Marta Kauffman
Jane Fonda, Martin Sheen, Lily Tomlin, Marta Kauffman, and Howard J. Morris at an event for Grace and Frankie (2015)
Marta Kauffman at an event for Grace and Frankie (2015)
Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris at an event for Grace and Frankie (2015)
Ernie Hudson, Sam Waterston, and Marta Kauffman at an event for Grace and Frankie (2015)
Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Marta Kauffman, and Howard J. Morris at an event for Grace and Frankie (2015)

Known for

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
Friends
8.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Dream On (1990)
Dream On
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Grace and Frankie (2015)
Grace and Frankie
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patty Jenkins, Penelope Spheeris, and Alicia Keys in Five (2011)
Five
6.9
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2011

Credits

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Writer

  • A Lot
    • Writer
    • Completed
    • TV Series
  • Grace and Frankie (2015)
    Grace and Frankie
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2022
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends: The Reunion (2021)
    Friends: The Reunion
    • based on the TV show by
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Mary Elizabeth Ellis in Georgia (2012)
    Georgia
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patty Jenkins, Penelope Spheeris, and Alicia Keys in Five (2011)
    Five
    • creator
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Matt LeBlanc in Joey (2004)
    Joey
    • character: "Joey Tribbiani"
    • character: Joey Tribbiani
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2006
  • Laura Breckenridge, Lizzy Caplan, Jennifer Esposito, and Kiele Sanchez in Related (2005)
    Related
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends (2004)
    Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends
    • created by
    • teleplay (creator)
    • TV Special
    • 2004
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    • created by
    • written by
    • teleplay by ...
    • TV Series
    • 1994–2004
  • Kirstie Alley, Kathy Najimy, Dan Cortese, Wallace Langham, Daryl Mitchell, and Ron Silver in Veronica's Closet (1997)
    Veronica's Closet
    • created by
    • written by
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2000
  • Dream On (1990)
    Dream On
    • created by
    • written by
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1996
  • Couples
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Ashlee Levitch, Christopher Miranda, Pamela Reed, Peter Scolari, and Phillip Van Dyke in Family Album (1993)
    Family Album
    • created by
    • written by
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Valerie Mahaffey, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
    The Powers That Be
    • created by
    • story by
    • teleplay by ...
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1993
  • Sunday Dinner
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Everything's Relative
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1987

Producer

  • We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
    • executive producer
    • In Development
    • TV Mini Series
  • Grace and Frankie (2015)
    Grace and Frankie
    • producer
    • executive producer (showrunner)
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2022
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends: The Reunion (2021)
    Friends: The Reunion
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Seeing Allred (2018)
    Seeing Allred
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2015
  • Mimi and Dona (2014)
    Mimi and Dona
    • executive producer
    • 2014
  • Brittany Snow in Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
    Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Hava Nagila (2012)
    Hava Nagila
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patty Jenkins, Penelope Spheeris, and Alicia Keys in Five (2011)
    Five
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Blessed Is the Match (2008)
    Blessed Is the Match
    • executive producer
    • 2008
  • Gifted
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2007
  • Laura Breckenridge, Lizzy Caplan, Jennifer Esposito, and Kiele Sanchez in Related (2005)
    Related
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends (2004)
    Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2004
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    • executive producer (showrunner)
    • TV Series
    • 1994–2004
  • Kirstie Alley, Kathy Najimy, Dan Cortese, Wallace Langham, Daryl Mitchell, and Ron Silver in Veronica's Closet (1997)
    Veronica's Closet
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2000
  • Jesse (1998)
    Jesse
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1998–2000

Additional Crew

  • Blessed Is the Match (2008)
    Blessed Is the Match
    • major funding
    • 2008
  • Dream On (1990)
    Dream On
    • creative consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1994
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos1

Who Almost Starred in "Friends"?
Video 3:33
Who Almost Starred in "Friends"?

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Marta Kauffman Arquette
  • Born
    • September 21, 1956
    • Broomall, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Spouse
    • Michael SkloffNovember 1984 - November 25, 2015 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Parents
    • Dorothy Kauffman
  • Other works
    (April 17 & 18, 1989) She and David Crane wrote the book and lyrics for the musical, "Arthur, The Musical," in a staged reading at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. Michael Skloff was composer. Richard Maltby Jr. was director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    (November 25, 2015) Filed for divorce from her husband of 31 years Michael Skloff.
  • Quotes
    [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.

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