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Darren Star

American television writer and producer

Summary

American television writer and producer

Field	Value
name	Darren Star
image	Darren Star on Sidewalks Entertainment about Younger.jpg
caption	Star interviewed on Sidewalks Entertainment about Younger in 2017
birth_date
birth_place	Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
alma_mater	University of California, Los Angeles
occupation	Film, television producer, director, writer

Darren Star (born July 25, 1961) is an American writer, director and producer of film and television. He is best known for creating the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Melrose Place (1992–1999), Sex and the City (1998–2004), Younger (2015–2021), Emily in Paris (2020–present), and Uncoupled (2022).

Early life

Darren Star was born to a Jewish family in Potomac, Maryland. His mother was a freelance writer and his father was an orthodontist. He attended Winston Churchill High School and UCLA where he studied English and Creative Writing.

Career

He created the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 based on his own high school experiences, and Melrose Place, and he was the creator and a writer for the HBO series Sex and the City.

He also worked on Central Park West (1995), Grosse Pointe (2000), The $treet (2000), Miss Match (2003), Kitchen Confidential (2005), Runaway (2006) and Cashmere Mafia (2008). He was the producer of Sex and the City: The Movie, which was released in 2008, and its sequel Sex and the City 2, which was released in 2010.

In 2002, he was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Outstanding Television Writer Award. He sits on the board of directors of Project Angel Food. In 2020, he signed a deal with ViacomCBS.

Personal life

He has residences in New York City and Los Angeles.

Filmography

Creator

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
Melrose Place (1992–1999)
Central Park West (1995–1996)
Sex and the City (1998–2004)
Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
The Street (2000, co-created with Jeff Rake)
Miss Match (2003, co-created with Jeff Rake)
Younger (2015–2021)
Emily in Paris (2020–present)
Uncoupled (2022)

Screenwriter

Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
Dead Heat (1988) (uncredited)
If Looks Could Kill (1991)

Executive producer

Melrose Place (1992–1995)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1992–1995)
Central Park West (1995–1996)
Sex and the City (1998–2000)
The Street (2000)
Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Miss Match (2003)
Kitchen Confidential (2005)
Runaway (2006)
Cashmere Mafia (2008)
GCB (2012)
Younger (2015–2021)
Emily in Paris (2020–present)
Uncoupled (2022)

Producer

Sex and the City (2008)
Sex and the City 2 (2010)

References

[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/leisure/sex-and-the-city-creator-darren-star-hollywood-looking-to-israel-for-ideas-1.258672 Haaretz: "'Sex and the City' Creator Darren Star: Hollywood Looking to Israel for Ideas - Star, 47, sat down to speak with Haaretz last week at the end of a brief but intense visit to Israel" by Ruta Kupfer] February 12, 2008
[http://www.filmreference.com/film/66/Darren-Star.html Filmreference.com]
(December 23, 1990). "'Beverly Hills, 90210'". The Washington Post.
(August 31, 2008). "DARREN STAR, creator, 'Beverly Hills 90210'". New York Times.
link. (2013-03-04)
(8 July 2020). "'Younger' Creator Darren Star Inks ViacomCBS Overall Deal {{!}} Hollywood Reporter".
Kupfer, Ruta. (2008-12-02). "'Sex and the City' creator Darren Star: Hollywood looking to Israel for ideas". [[Haaretz]].

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