David Crane (producer)
David Crane is an American writer and producer. He is best known as one of the co-creators of the television sitcoms Friends and Episodes.
Early life
Crane was born in West New York, New Jersey, the son of Joan Crane and veteran Philadelphia television personality Gene Crane in a traditional Jewish household. He attended Harriton High School in Pennsylvania and graduated from there in 1975. He is a 1979 graduate of Brandeis University.Career
He and his husband, Jeffrey Klarik, created the 2006 ensemble sitcom The Class.In 2011, Crane and Klarik created a sitcom called Episodes for the UK-based BBC. Airing first in the US on Showtime on Sunday January 9, 2011 and then on BBC Two on Monday January 10, 2011, it features Friends star Matt LeBlanc and Green Wing's Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig.