Darren Star
Darren Star is an American writer, director and producer of film and television. He is best known for creating the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, Sex and the City, Younger, Emily in Paris, and Uncoupled.
Early life
Darren Star was born to a Jewish family in Potomac, Maryland. His mother was a freelance writer and his father was an orthodontist. He attended Winston Churchill High School and UCLA where he studied English and Creative Writing.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.He also worked on Central Park West, Grosse Pointe, The $treet, Miss Match, Kitchen Confidential, Runaway and Cashmere Mafia. He was the producer of Sex and the City: The Movie, which was released in 2008, and its sequel Sex and the City 2, which was released in 2010.
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. In 2020, he signed a deal with ViacomCBS.
Personal life
He has residences in New York City and Los Angeles.Filmography
Creator
Beverly Hills, 90210 Melrose Place Central Park West Sex and the City Grosse Pointe The Street Miss Match Younger Emily in Paris- ''Uncoupled''
Screenwriter
Doin' Time on Planet Earth Dead HeatExecutive producer
Melrose Place Beverly Hills, 90210 Central Park West Sex and the City The Street Grosse Pointe Miss Match Kitchen Confidential Runaway Cashmere Mafia GCB Younger Emily in Paris- ''Uncoupled''