Glenn Kessler (born 6 April, 1970) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
screenwriterScreenwriters or scenarists or scriptwriters are people in a film crew who write/create the screenplays from which films and television programs are made....
and
television producerThe primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
. Kessler grew up in suburban
DetroitDetroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
suburb and graduated from the Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills in 1988. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Golden Globe award-winning FX drama series
DamagesDamages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the cable network FX and is produced by the creators' own production company, KZK Productions. It premiered on...
along with his younger brother,
Todd A. KesslerTodd A. Kessler is an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and director. He is the co-creator and head Writer of the FX drama series Damages. He also has a small role in Damages as Perry the Doorman. Directed the 2008 Indie Drama "Keith".-Career:TODD A...
, and
Daniel ZelmanDaniel Zelman is an American actor, screenwriter and television producer. Zelman is the husband of former Will & Grace and The Starter Wife star Debra Messing. The couple have a son, Roman Walker Zelman, born in 2004. Zelman is an executive producer on the FX drama series Damages, which he...
. He also stars on the show as FBI agent Werner. The three creators were nominated for an
Emmy AwardThe Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards and Tony Awards .They are presented in various...
for
Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesThe Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is awarded to one television episode each year at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Often regarded as the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an individual episode of television, the nominees and winners often reflect outstanding achievement in...
for their work on the
DamagesDamages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the cable network FX and is produced by the creators' own production company, KZK Productions. It premiered on...
pilot episode "Get Me A Lawyer".
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Glenn Kessler (born 6 April, 1970) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
screenwriterScreenwriters or scenarists or scriptwriters are people in a film crew who write/create the screenplays from which films and television programs are made....
and
television producerThe primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
. Kessler grew up in suburban
DetroitDetroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
suburb and graduated from the Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills in 1988. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Golden Globe award-winning FX drama series
DamagesDamages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the cable network FX and is produced by the creators' own production company, KZK Productions. It premiered on...
along with his younger brother,
Todd A. KesslerTodd A. Kessler is an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and director. He is the co-creator and head Writer of the FX drama series Damages. He also has a small role in Damages as Perry the Doorman. Directed the 2008 Indie Drama "Keith".-Career:TODD A...
, and
Daniel ZelmanDaniel Zelman is an American actor, screenwriter and television producer. Zelman is the husband of former Will & Grace and The Starter Wife star Debra Messing. The couple have a son, Roman Walker Zelman, born in 2004. Zelman is an executive producer on the FX drama series Damages, which he...
. He also stars on the show as FBI agent Werner. The three creators were nominated for an
Emmy AwardThe Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards and Tony Awards .They are presented in various...
for
Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesThe Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is awarded to one television episode each year at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Often regarded as the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an individual episode of television, the nominees and winners often reflect outstanding achievement in...
for their work on the
DamagesDamages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the cable network FX and is produced by the creators' own production company, KZK Productions. It premiered on...
pilot episode "Get Me A Lawyer".
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