American television writer, producer, and director
Jenji Kohan
Kohan at 2014 Paley Fest
Born
Jenji Leslie Kohan
(1969-07-05) July 5, 1969 (age 54)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Columbia University
Occupation(s)
Television writer, producer
Years active
1994–present
Spouse
Christopher Noxon
(m. 1997; div. 2018)
Children
3 (1 deceased)
Parent(s)
Buz Kohan Rhea Kohan
Relatives
David Kohan (brother) Jono Kohan (brother)
Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds and the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.[1][2] She has received nine Emmy Award nominations, winning one as supervising producer of the comedy series Tracey Takes On....
^Rose, Lacey (6 August 2014). "'Orange' Showrunner Jenji Kohan on Hollywood's Pay Inequality, 'F--- You' Money and Her 'Friends' Regrets". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^Dekel, Jonathan (15 July 2013). "Q&A: Jenji Kohan on nudity, racism and homosexuality in Orange is the New Black". Canada.com. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama...
they have three children together: Jono, David Kohan (who are twins), and JenjiKohan. As Rhea Kohan, his wife has published the novels Save Me a Seat...
abbreviated to OITNB) is an American comedy-drama television series created by JenjiKohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir Orange Is the...
the New Black is an American comedy-drama television series created by JenjiKohan, which premiered on July 11, 2013, on Netflix. The series, based on Piper...
Buz Kohan and novelist Rhea Kohan and the brother of writer/producer JenjiKohan. He also has a twin brother, Jono. Kohan and Mutchnik formed a name with...
minimum-security federal prison. Created and adapted for television by JenjiKohan. In July 2011, Netflix was in negotiations with Lionsgate for a 13-episode...
for the show with Piper telling her story to JenjiKohan, who would make it into a TV series. When Jenji told it to her son, he told her that the show...
2016). "Alison Brie To Star In Netflix Comedy Series 'G.L.O.W.' From JenjiKohan". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016....
It marks the return of the show's theme song, "Little Boxes". Creator JenjiKohan revealed that cover versions of the song would be used during the opening...
federal prison. The series is created and adapted for television by JenjiKohan. Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman, inmate Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols...
federal prison. The series is created and adapted for television by JenjiKohan. The season received critical acclaim, again winning the Screen Actors...
succinct character portraits from a cross-section of New York society." JenjiKohan said that High Maintenance was one of her favorite recent discoveries...
scenes. In 1997, Noxon married television writer JenjiKohan, and is the brother of writer Marti Noxon. Kohan and Noxon had three children. They live in the...
Steve Fields. Harney first worked with Orange Is The New Black creator JenjiKohan on the Showtime original dark comedy Weeds, starring opposite Mary-Louise...
signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Orange Is the New Black creator JenjiKohan. In November 2017, Netflix withdrew from co-hosting a party at the 75th...
Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama series created by JenjiKohan that airs on Netflix. It is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is...
of Weeds, an American dark comedy-drama television series created by JenjiKohan, premiered on August 8, 2005, on the premium cable network Showtime....
federal prison. The series is created and adapted for television by JenjiKohan. This season takes place in a maximum security prison, after the inmates...
2013). Wilson, Stacey (ed.). "10 Power Showrunners: A Day in the Life, From Carlton Cuse to JenjiKohan". The Hollywood Reporter. Jeff Schaffer at IMDb...
Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama series created by JenjiKohan. It is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year...
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