# David Crane (producer)

David Crane (born August 13, 1957) is an American writer and producer. He is best known as one of the co-creators of the television sitcoms Friends and Episodes.

## Early life

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

## Career

He and his husband, Jeffrey Klarik (creator of Half & Half, co-producer Mad About You), created the 2006 ensemble sitcom The Class.
In 2011, Crane and Klarik created the sitcom 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

| Year | Title | Creator | Executive producer | Producer | Writer | Notes |
| 1987 | Everything's Relative | No | No | No | Yes | Episode: "It Had to Be You and You" |
| 1990–1993 | Dream On | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator of 119 episodes Writer of 17 episodes Producer of 14 episodes Co-Executive Producer of 40 episodes Creative Consultant of 24 episodes CableACE Award for Comedy Series (1992) CableACE Award for Writing a Comedy Series for episode "For Peter's Sake" (1993) Nominated – CableACE Award for Comedy Series (1991, 1993, 1994) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for episode "For Peter's Sake" (1993) |
| 1991 | Sunday Dinner | No | No | No | Yes | Episode: "In Sickness and in Health" |
| 1992–1993 | The Powers That Be | Yes | No | No | Yes | 21 episodes; Writer 2 episodes (teleplay) Episode: "The Love Child (Part 1 & 2)" (1992) |
| 1993 | Family Album | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator of 6 episodes Writer of 2 episodes Executive Producer of 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Couples | No | No | No | No | Television Movie Associate Producer |
| 1994–2004 | Friends | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator/Executive Producer of 236 episodes Writer of 18 episodes Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series (2002) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (2002) TV Quick Award for Best Comedy Show (2004) Nominated – Gold Derby Award for Episode of the Year for episode "The Last One (Part 1 & 2)" (2004) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003) |
| 1996 | Crashendo | No | No | No | Yes | Short film; Story by |
| 1997–2000 | Veronica's Closet | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator of 67 episodes Writer of 3 episodes (including "Unaired Pilot") Executive Producer of 67 episodes (including "Unaired Pilot") |
| 1998–2000 | Jesse | No | Yes | No | No | Executive Producer of 34 episodes |
| 2004–2006 | Joey | No | No | No | No | 46 episodes; character developer: Joey Tribbiani |
| 2006–2007 | The Class | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator of 19 episodes Writer of 6 episodes Executive Producer of 19 episodes |
| 2011–2017 | Episodes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator/Writer/Executive Producer for 41 episodes Nantucket Film Festival Award for Creative Impact in Television Writing Award (2017) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for episode "Episode Seven" (2011) Nominated – Writers Guild Award for New Series (2012) Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy (2013) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for episode "209" (2013) Nominated – Writers Guild Award for Episodic Comedy for episode "Episode Nine" (2013) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for episode "Episode 305" (2014) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for episode "Episode 409" (2015) |
| 2021 | Friends: The Reunion | No | Yes | Yes | No | |