- Born
- Birth nameDavid Edward Kelley
- Height6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
- David Kelley might be described as living the American Dream, 1990s'
style: write a screenplay, move to Hollywood, make millions and marry a
movie star. A former Boston lawyer, in the last decade, he switched
careers to become a successful television producer whose shows are
recognized for their quality as well as receiving top ratings. David
Kelley was born in 1956 and is originally from Maine. He attended
Princeton University and Boston University Law School. He married
actress Michelle Pfeiffer in November 1993. They have two children: Claudia Rose
Kelley, born in March 1993, who was adopted by Ms. Pfeiffer eight
months before their marriage, and John Henry, born in August 1994.
Claudia Rose Kelley was christened and given Mr. Kelley's name at the
couple's wedding ceremony. Mr. Kelley was an associate at Fine &
Ambrogne in 1983 when he wrote a film script based on some of his legal
experiences. Through a family friend, he got the script optioned and
acquired an agent in 1986. It was produced in 1987, as a film titled
From the Hip (1987), starring Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins, and John Hurt. At the same time,
producers Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher (creators of the successful police drama
Hill Street Blues (1981)) were planning a new series set in a law firm, and looking for
writers with legal backgrounds. They saw Mr. Kelley's script and
invited him to Los Angeles to discuss writing a single script for
L.A. Law (1986). The meeting was so successful that Mr. Kelley joined the
show's staff as a story editor. The next year, he became executive
story editor, and after Terry Fisher left the show, he became the
supervising producer. Steven Bochco left L.A. Law (1986) after the third season, and
Mr. Kelley took over as executive producer, while continuing to write
many of the scripts himself. Mr. Kelley has since produced more
critically acclaimed and successful shows. He served as creative
consultant on Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989), which was produced by Steven Bochco, and as executive
producer and writer for Picket Fences (1992). He is the executive producer of
Chicago Hope (1994). He is part of the television production division of Twentieth
Century Fox, which has been owned by Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, The
News Corporation Ltd., since 1985.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseMichelle Pfeiffer(November 13, 1993 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenJohn HenryClaudia Rose
- ParentsJack Kelley
- RelativesLori Pfeiffer(Sibling)
- Michelle Pfeiffer was already in the process of adopting a child by the time she met David. They had only been together for two months when their daughter Claudia Rose was added to their family.
- Has a son, John Henry, with his wife Michelle Pfeiffer. The son,
born in 1994, is named after David's father. - The most Kelley-created shows to be on at any given time was five during the 1999-2000 television season, with Chicago Hope (1994) on CBS, The Practice (1997) and Snoops (1999) on ABC, and Ally McBeal (1997) and Ally (1999) on Fox.
- Started writing as a hobby at the age of 27.
- Kelley became the first producer to win Emmy and Golden Globe Awards in
both the Outstanding/Best Drama Series (The Practice (1997)) and Outstanding/Best
Comedy Series (Ally McBeal (1997)) categories in the same year. [1999].
- I tend to be a little grand in terms of storytelling, I've never been
limited by anybody's sense of reality. - [on scripting The Crazy Ones for Robin Williams] He says my words perfectly - then he uses his. I feel like I've been handed the keys to a car that I'm ill-equipped to drive.
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