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==Personal life== |
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Wade was married to actress [[Polly Draper]] from 1983 to 1988. He remarried Sasha Clifton in 1991 and they have two children. |
Wade was married to actress [[Polly Draper]] from 1983 to 1988. He remarried Sasha Clifton in 1991 and they have two children together. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Kevin Wade | |
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Born | |
Education | Connecticut College |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, television producer |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse |
Sasha Clifton (m. 1991) |
Children | 2 |
Kevin Wade (born March 9, 1954) is an American screenwriter and television producer.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Wade was born in Chappaqua, New York,[2] and attended Connecticut College. Before his writing career, Wade acted in two films for Mark Rappaport, including The Scenic Route (1978). He wrote the play Key Exchange,[3] which was produced off-Broadway in 1981[4] and released as a film in 1985.[3] Seven years later he received his first screen credit for Working Girl,[1] which earned him nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. Additional film credits include True Colors,[1] Mr. Baseball,[1] Junior,[1] Meet Joe Black,[1] and Maid in Manhattan.[1]
For television, Wade created and executive produced the short-lived ABC drama series Cashmere Mafia. He also wrote the seven episodes that were broadcast by the network before the show was canceled. He joined the writing staff of the CBS drama Blue Bloods in its first season and has served as its executive producer/showrunner since the second season. In 2019 he was nominated for a Mystery Writers of America Edgar award for the episode “My Aim is True”.
Personal life
[edit]Wade was married to actress Polly Draper from 1983 to 1988. He remarried Sasha Clifton in 1991 and they have two children together.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Kevin Wade". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25.
- ^ Kevin Wade at Fandango.com
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (August 14, 1985). "Key Exchange (1985) SCREEN: 'KEY EXCHANGE,' A COMEDY". The New York Times.
- ^ Lortel Archives Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Kevin Wade at IMDb