Marta Kauffman was raised in a Jewish family by her parents, Dorothy and Herman, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was born on September 21, 1956.
At Marple Newtown High School, where she was a student, she discovered a love for playing and even directed the play “Our Town” in 1974.
She enrolled in Brandeis University after high school, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in drama in 1978. Marta was a vibrant Sigma Delta Tau sorority member during her time in college.
Marta received her first writing credit for the CBS sitcom “Everything’s Relative” in 1987. Then, in 1990, she co-created the successful program “Dream On,” which ran for six seasons and featured 120 episodes.
She also contributed to the 1991 season of “Sunday Dinner” on CBS, and in 1992–93, she co-created “The Powers That Be” on NBC with her partner David Crane. The 1993 sitcom “Family Album” was also co-created by them.
Marta also contributed as a writer and an assistant producer to the 1994 television film “Couples.”
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Marta Kauffman is an American television writer, producer, and director who is worth $400 million. Kauffman is best known for inventing and producing “Friends,” one of the most-watched sitcoms on television from 1994 to 2004 with writing partner David Crane.