Daniel Zelman
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Daniel Zelman | |
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| Born | Daniel Luke Zelman[1] June 16, 1967 New York, U.S. |
| Education | New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Television producer, screenwriter, actor, television director |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Aaron Zelman (brother) |
Daniel Luke Zelman (born June 16, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, television producer, and director.
Early life[]
Zelman attended New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1993.[2] He is Jewish.[3]
Career[]
Zelman is an executive producer on the FX drama series Damages, which he co-created with Todd A. Kessler and Glenn Kessler.[4] Todd Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Zelman were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for their work on the pilot episode of Damages, "Get Me A Lawyer".
Personal life[]
In 1990, Zelman met Debra Messing at New York University, when they were both students. Zelman and Messing married on September 3, 2000, and have a son, Roman Walker Zelman, who was born on April 7, 2004. On December 20, 2011, it was announced that Zelman and Messing were ending their eleven year marriage.[5] Messing filed for divorce on June 5, 2012.[6] The divorce was officially completed on March 1, 2016.[7]
References[]
- ^ http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1987/8/14/the-erpingham-camp-piby-joe-ortoni/
- ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ https://www.jweekly.com/2003/11/14/celebrity-jews-5/
- ^ Bloom, Nate (August 7, 2007). "Celebrity Jews". JWeekly.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2011-12-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Dahvi Shira (2012-06-05). "Debra Messing Files for Divorce". People. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ "Judge ends Debra Messing's marriage to writer-producer". The Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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