Daniel Zelman

Daniel Luke Zelman (born June 16, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, television producer, and director.

Daniel Zelman
Born
Daniel Luke Zelman[1]

(1967-06-16) June 16, 1967
New York, U.S.
EducationNew York University (MFA)
OccupationTelevision producer, screenwriter, actor, television director
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2000; div. 2016)​
Children1
RelativesAaron Zelman (brother)

Early life

Zelman attended New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1993.[2] He is Jewish.[3]

Career

Zelman is an executive producer on the FX drama series Damages, which he co created with Todd A. Kessler and Glenn Kessler.[4] Todd Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Zelman were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for their work on the pilot episode of Damages, "Get Me A Lawyer".

Personal life

In 1990, Zelman met Debra Messing at New York University, when they were both students. Zelman and Messing married on September 3, 2000, and have a son, Roman Walker Zelman, who was born on April 7, 2004. On December 20, 2011, it was announced that Zelman and Messing were ending their eleven year marriage.[5] Messing filed for divorce on June 5, 2012.[6] The divorce was officially completed on March 1, 2016.[7]

References
  1. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1987/8/14/the-erpingham-camp-piby-joe-ortoni/
  2. "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  3. https://www.jweekly.com/2003/11/14/celebrity-jews-5/
  4. Bloom, Nate (August 7, 2007). "Celebrity Jews". JWeekly.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2011-12-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Dahvi Shira (2012-06-05). "Debra Messing Files for Divorce". People. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  7. "Judge ends Debra Messing's marriage to writer-producer". The Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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