Darren Star
Darren Star | |
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Born | Potomac, Maryland, U.S. | July 25, 1961
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation(s) | 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 Just Like That... (2021–present) and Uncoupled (2022–present).
Early life
Darren Star was born to a
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.[4]
He also worked on
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.[5] In 2020, he signed a deal with ViacomCBS.[6]
Personal life
Star is
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)
- Miss Match (2003)
- Younger (2015–2021)
- Emily in Paris (2020–present)
- And Just Like That... (2021–present)
- Uncoupled (2022–present)
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-present)
Producer
- Sex and the City (2008)
- Sex and the City 2 (2010)
References
- ^ Haaratz: "'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
- ^ Filmreference.com
- ^ Brennan, Patricia (December 23, 1990). "'Beverly Hills, 90210'". The Washington Post. p. N10.
- ^ "DARREN STAR, creator, 'Beverly Hills 90210'". New York Times. August 31, 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Project Angel Food Board Archived 2013-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "'Younger' Creator Darren Star Inks ViacomCBS Overall Deal | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- The Advocate. Archived from the originalon October 24, 1996. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- ^ Kupfer, Ruta (2008-12-02). "'Sex and the City' creator Darren Star: Hollywood looking to Israel for ideas". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 August 2009.