1956-
Television Producer

Producer of the Decade.

At the end of the 1990s, David E. Kelley had five shows on television and Emmys for Best Drama and Best Comedy. Without a doubt, Kelley was the most influential TV producer of the decade. Kelley started his TV career as a story editor for L.A. Law (1986-1994). The next year he became executive story editor and then supervising producer. When Steven Bochco left the show after its third season, Kelley became executive producer. Following L.A. Law, Kelley was creative consultant for Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993), another Bochco production, and then executive producer of Picket Fences (1992-1996), Chicago Hope (1994- ), Ally McBeal (1997- ), The Practice (1997- ), and Snoops(1999- ). His shows have won seven Emmys for Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Comedy.

Background.

Kelley was born in Maine in 1956. He attended Princeton University and Boston University...