Marta Kauffman

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Biography

Along with her longtime creative soulmate, David Crane, the theater-bred Kauffman found a niche on the small screen, chronicling the humorous struggles of single dreamers. As a co-creator and producer of NBC's decade-long sitcom, "Friends" (1994-2004), Kauffman found her greatest success by going home, hearkening back to her life as a struggling artist in New York City with the friends who doubled as an urban family.

Born on Sept. 21, 1956, …

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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer, Consultants & Advisors, Other

Born

November 30, 1955

Career Milestones

1989

Created "Dream On"

1993

Created "Friends"

Awards

1993

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Comedy Series in Dream On

1995

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Friends

1996

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Friends

1999

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Friends

2000

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Friends

2002

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Friends

2003

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Friends