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Encyclopedia > Darren Star

Darren Star (born 1961) is an American television and film producer and screenwriter best known for the hugely successful television series Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place (both of which were co-produced with Aaron Spelling), and Sex and the City which was based on a book of the same name by Candace Bushnell. As well as creating these series, he personally wrote a number of scripts and directed some episodes. Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Melrose Place is an American television series that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ... Aaron F. Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. ... Sex and the City is a popular American cable television program. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Star was raised in Potomac, Maryland, and attended Winston Churchill High School. His father is a retired orthodontist. Potomac is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. ... Winston Churchill High School, often referred to as WCHS or Churchill, is a high school in Potomac, Maryland. ...


Star's other works include another glossy prime time soap Central Park West (1995), the comedic Grosse Pointe (2000), which Star himself described as a satire of 90210, The $treet (2000), Miss Match (2003), Kitchen Confidential (2005) and Runaway (2006). His latest project is Cashmere Mafia which premieres in 2007, and he will involved in the long-awaited film version of Sex And The City which will be released in 2008. Central Park West was a short-lived TV series that ran from September 1995 to June 1996 on CBS. It was a soap opera that aired ones a week that took place in the Central Park West the famous actresses Mädchen Amick and former model Lauren Hutton was two... Grosse Pointe was a half-hour WB sitcom in 2001 created by Darren Star that was a behind the scenes parody of Beverly Hills 90210 and other teen drama. ... The $treet was an American television drama series that aired on Fox in 2000. ... Miss Match was a 2003 American television series produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. ... Kitchen Confidential is a book written by American chef Anthony Bourdain in 2000. ... Runaway was an hour-long drama series that debuted on The CW on September 25, 2006. ... Cashmere Mafia is a upcoming American dramedy series that will debut on ABC as a midseason replacement. ... Sex and the City is a popular American cable television program. ...


Star has residences in New York and Los Angeles and is openly gay. NY redirects here. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...


Star has spoken openly about his belief in UFO's and has said that he feels they are the source of his inspiration. In June 2006, he told a newspaper reporter that he believed UFO's created homo sapiens on their ships[citation needed]. UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... June 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Extraordinary renditions. ...


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ABC Inks Deal with Sex & the City Creator Darren Star (432 words)
According to Variety, ABC is hopping into bed with "Sex And The City" creator Darren Star, inking a rich two-for-one pilot commitment with the Sony-based producer.
Alphabet will develop two projects with Star's shingle, committing to greenlight at least one project to pilot early next year.
Star is partnering on the show with Full Picture's Desiree Gruber and Jane Cha, who exec produce the Bravo reality hit "Project Runway."
Darren Star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (125 words)
Darren Star (born 1961) is an American television and film producer and screenwriter best known for the hugely successful television series Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place (both of which were co-produced with Aaron Spelling), and Sex and the City.
Star was raised in Potomac, Maryland and attended Winston Churchill High School.
Star has residences in New York and Los Angeles, and is openly gay.
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