- Source of Wealth: Television Writing and Production
- Age: 63
- Birth Place: Waterville, Maine, United States
- Marital Status: Married (Michelle Pfeiffer)
- Full Name: David Edward Kelley
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: April 4, 1956
- Occupation: Television Writer and Producer, Attorney
- Education: Boston University School of Law, Princeton University
- Children: 2 (Claudia Rose Pfeiffer, John Henry Kelley)
An American advocate of Objectivism, author, television producer, screenwriter and philosopher, David E Kelley has an estimated net worth of $250 million. The net worth created by David E Kelley is due to popular shows that he created such as, Boston Legal, Boston Public, Ally Mcbeal, The Practice, Chicago Hope, Picket fences and several films. David currently works a script consultant for the script of Atlas Shrugged’s film version.
Born in Waterville, Maine on 4 April 1956 and raised in Belmont, he currently lives in Washington D.C. He has a BA and MA from Brown University in philosophy. In 1975, he received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. Teaching cognitive science and philosophy at Vassar College for seven years he moved on to teach logic briefly at Brandeis University. At the same time, he worked as a freelance writer, and in 1990, he founded the Institute for Objectivist Studies, which are now called The Atlas Society.