Jeffrey Klarik
Occupation(s)Director, writer, producer
Known forMad About You (television series)
Episodes (television series)
PartnerDavid Crane

Jeffrey Klarik is an American writer and producer. With his partner David Crane[1][2][3] (co-creator of Friends), Klarik co-created the award-winning BBC/Showtime comedy Episodes featuring Friends star Matt LeBlanc and Green Wing's Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig, the fifth and final series of which aired in 2017.

Klarik and Crane also created the ensemble sitcom The Class.[4] He was a co-producer of the NBC television sitcom Mad About You. In 2002 he created the UPN series Half & Half, which ran for four seasons.

Personal life

Klarik is Jewish.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
1990-1996 Dream On Writer
1992-1999 Mad About You Writer, co-producer
1995-1998 The Naked Truth Producer, writer
1996-1997 Ink Producer, writer
unknown Fourplay (pilot) Creator, executive producer
unknown By Anne Nivel (pilot) Creator, executive producer
unknown Kiss the Bride (pilot) Creator, executive producer
2001 Carly (pilot) Creator, executive producer
2002 B.S (pilot) Creator, executive producer
2002-2006 Half & Half Creator, consulting producer[6]
2006-2007 The Class Creator, writer, executive producer[7]
2011-2017 Episodes Creator, writer, executive producer[8]

References

  1. Vaillancourt, Daniel (September 15, 1998). "Behind the Camera – David Crane". The Advocate. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 13, 2016 via Google Books. As someone who is gay, I certainly feel[...]
  2. Littlefield, Warren; Pearson, T.R. (February 12, 2013). "Six of One". Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV. New York City: Anchor Books. p. 162. ISBN 9780307739766. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  3. Taylor, Candace (October 13, 2016). "'Friends' Co-Creator David Crane Lists L.A. Penthouse for $29.9 Million". The Wall Street Journal.(subscription required)
  4. Werts, Diane (September 18, 2006), "'The Class' gets an A for effort", Newsday, archived from the original on November 26, 2006, retrieved October 18, 2007
  5. Schleier, Curt (July 27, 2021). "Writing 'Episodes' Together". The Forward. I grew up a lot more Jewish. We kept our real name. My family is from Russia, and Friday evening we'd have chicken. In the afternoon I'd go with my grandfather to the kosher chicken place, and the rabbi would bless the chicken and then kill it. I remember when I was young, going to shul with my grandfather.
  6. Gervich, Chad. (2008). Small screen, big picture : a writer's guide to the TV business (First ed.). New York, New York. ISBN 978-0-307-39531-3. OCLC 191090486.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. Critic, Hal Boedeker, Sentinel Television (September 18, 2006). "It's elementary: Comedy goes to head of 'The Class'". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Turchiano, Danielle (August 18, 2017). "'Episodes' Bosses on Getting the Gang Back Together for the Final Season". Variety. Retrieved June 29, 2020.


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