Jenji Kohan Net Worth
Jenji Kohan Net Worth is
$15 Million
Jenji Kohan Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jenji Kohan is an American television writer, producer and director, most broadly called the inventor of the Showtime comedy drama “Weeds” as well as the Netflix comedy drama “Orange Is the New Black”. And the best thing about going to Netflix was that I tossed it in the area, and they ordered 13 episodes with no pilot. That is awesome. That’s every showrunner’s dream, to simply ‘go to show’ and have that religion set in your work. They paid full cargo. They were new, they were streamlined, they were wonderful, they were excited about it. And I love being on the newest frontier. I really like being first out of the gate. It is really, really interesting, since I believe it’s the future in lots of ways, of how people consume media, plus it is amazing to be in there early.” You’ve this enormous talent pool which is usually delegated for quite small visibility functions, however they are so great and also in order to let them bend and glow is just so exciting. I’d get these audition tapes and it was only one after the other, so great. There were only so many great Latina performer and black celebrity that had not had the chance to actually do this thing, particularly in New York, which was a new pool for me in terms of faces and ability. As I mentioned, it was an embarrassment of riches and we actually got amazing individuals.” Kohan runs her writer’s room for Orange from La, while the show movies in Nyc. “Though she usually flies in to be on set for the first and closing episodes, the space has empowered the self described ‘control freak’ to keep a more reasonable program, plus some sense of normalcy” with her family.
Jenji Kohan Net Worth $15 Million Dollars
| Full Name | Jenji Kohan |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 5, 1969 |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Profession | Screenwriter, Television producer |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Christopher Noxon |
| Parents | Buz Kohan, Rhea Kohan |
| Siblings | David Kohan |
| Nicknames | Jenji Leslie Kohan , Jenji L. Kohan , Genji Cohen |
| Awards | Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy, Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Program |
| Nominations | mmy Award (television writer, television producer), CableACE Award (1996), Writers Guild of America Awards, Producers Guild of America (2007) |
| Movies | , Orange Is the New Black, Weeds, Tough Trade |
| TV Shows | Orange Is the New Black, Weeds, G.L.O.W., The Devil You Know, The Stones |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | When I got out of college in 1991, I had four jobs in four different parts of L.A. There was I Love Juicy, a smoothie bar in Venice, and the Videotheque on Sunset Boulevard, across from the old Tower Records. I was also an intern at the 'Los Angeles Reader' in the Miracle Mile and at 'High Performance' magazine downtown. |
| 2 | We still have this prudish, puritanical culture, but we also have so little exposure to a diversity of bodies. Bodies are beautiful and great and compelling. |
| 3 | My ex-boyfriend said, 'You have a better chance of getting elected to Congress than getting on the staff of a television show.' Which was the perfect thing for him to say, because my entire career is, 'Well, screw you.' And we broke up. |
| 4 | I'm never going to look like a Nordic model, so I play with what I've got. Instead of going gray, I dye my hair bright colors; I have bad vision, so I wear sparkly glasses. I embrace that I look like a crazy lady. |
| 5 | My first job is to entertain, but if, while you're enjoying, you start to question something you never thought about before or empathize with, relate to, love someone you only thought of as 'other' once upon a time - how awesome is that. |
| 6 | Mainly, I'm doing my thing, and I hope people like it. I don't say, 'I'm going to write something radical and hope it reverberates throughout society.' The goal is to write a solid, entertaining, engaging show. |
| 7 | I'm from the creative side of Hollywood. I'm up for anyone that wants to support my work. If you have eyeballs and give me a budget and are nice to me, I'm in. |
| 8 | I was broke when I lived in New York City during college, so I'd spend weekends walking around town, grabbing something to eat, and interacting with strangers. That ritual has stuck with me. |
| 9 | I don't set out to write female lead shows, necessarily. I like deeply flawed characters. When they come to me, or when I'm introduced to them, I follow the stories and the people, rather than setting out to do a female lead thing. |
| 10 | I think great writers should write great shows, and I have trouble with, like, what you are in life shouldn't automatically make you what you do in your art. It doesn't necessarily translate. |
| 11 | I think shows that are completely dramatic are a lie. People use humor to cope. That is how we deal with things. In the darkest situations, there's humor. And if you don't show that, you're not being true to real life. |
| 12 | I remember one of my writers on 'Weeds' got a new apartment and didn't get cable or a dish. He just hooked his computer up to the TV. I was like, 'This is it. This is how it's happening.' |
| 13 | Personally, I like to yearn a little and long for the next episode. On the other hand, I'm also a glutton. My kids love to dive in and eat whole series at once. |
| 14 | It can go two ways with girls: They either bond or eat each other alive. |
| 15 | I love flawed characters, male or female, and I only want to talk about flawed characters, really, in what I do. |
| 16 | In my head I'm a rapper, but I'm not! |
| 17 | I'm a huge Ira Glass fan; I'm a huge fan of radio in general. |
| 18 | I'm not a public figure; I shouldn't have to be held to a certain standard of beauty. |
| 19 | 'Be nice' is my family's basic rule but one that often goes unfollowed in Hollywood. There's always a moment when you can choose between being snarky and being kind. I opt for the latter - it's much less exhausting! |
| 20 | A TV touchstone for me is 'The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.' That series was whimsical and smart and had the mix of comedy and drama that I now trade in - but with a dash of magical realism. I wanted to be Molly Dodd, but more than that, I wanted to be Jay Tarses, who created the show. |
| 21 | I can shoot off my big mouth and write my shows and run my shows, and I can recognize how lucky I am because my position is rare and my position is privileged. |
| 22 | What offends me more than something sexist is something poorly written or unfunny or cliched. |
| 23 | I believe in the power of media. I really do. It's my soapbox. And I do have an agenda, because I'm enraged by the limitations forced on people - by poverty, oppression, hatred, fear - and I'm saddened by the kind of loss we all experienced due to the contributions that people cannot make because of their circumstances. |
| 24 | For a lot of people, film is still the dream - the captive audience in the darkened theater - but I love TV. I think it's fantastic. |
| 25 | By nature, I sit alone in a room and type... My goal was never celebrity. |
| 26 | I am a huge, huge Regina Spektor fan. |
| 27 | Home is where your family is. Wherever you are, it's about the people you're surrounded by, not necessarily where you lay your head. |
| 28 | There's more to us than the moment we made a bad decision. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014]. |
| 2 | Daughter of Buz Kohan and Rhea Kohan, sister of David Kohan. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| G.L.O.W. | 2017 | TV Series writer - 1 episode filming | |
| Orange Is the New Black | TV Series creator - 39 episodes, 2013 - 2015 created by - 28 episodes, 2016 - 2019 written by - 9 episodes, 2013 - 2016 | ||
| The Devil You Know | TV Mini-Series creator - 1 episode, 2015 written by - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Weeds | TV Series creator - 102 episodes, 2005 - 2012 written by - 22 episodes, 2005 - 2012 | ||
| Tough Trade | 2010 | TV Movie creator / written by | |
| Ronna & Beverly | 2009 | TV Movie | |
| The Stones | 2004 | TV Series creator | |
| My Wonderful Life | 2002 | TV Movie | |
| Will & Grace | 2002 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Gilmore Girls | 2000 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Tracey Takes On... | TV Series writer - 15 episodes, 1996 - 1999 written by - 3 episodes, 1997 | ||
| Sex and the City | 1998 | TV Series story by - 1 episode | |
| Mad About You | TV Series written by - 3 episodes, 1996 - 1997 story - 1 episode, 1997 | ||
| Boston Common | 1996 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1994 | TV Series teleplay - 1 episode |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| G.L.O.W. | 2017 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes filming | |
| Orange Is the New Black | 2013-2017 | TV Series executive producer - 57 episodes | |
| Weeds | 2005-2012 | TV Series executive producer - 102 episodes | |
| Tough Trade | 2010 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Ronna & Beverly | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Me & Lee? | 2007 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Stones | 2004 | TV Series executive producer | |
| My Wonderful Life | 2002 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Gilmore Girls | 2000-2001 | TV Series producer - 12 episodes | |
| Tracey Takes On... | TV Series producer - 12 episodes, 1996 - 1997 supervising producer - 2 episodes, 1999 | ||
| Mad About You | 1996-1997 | TV Series producer - 24 episodes | |
| The Best of Tracey Takes On... | 1996 | TV Movie producer |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeds | 2010 | TV Series | Woman at airport |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
| Clippin' the Buds: Medical Marijuana and the Marijuana Pill | 2013 | Video short | Herself |
| Everyday Advice from Guru Doug | 2013 | Video short | Herself |
| Weeds Season 8: The Wrap Up | 2013 | Video short | Herself |
| 2012 Writers Guild Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| America in Primetime | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Creator, Weeds |
| Bye-Bye Botwins | 2011 | Video short | Herself |
| Fandamonium: Weeds Creators Tell All | 2011 | Video short | Herself |
| Crazy Love: A Guide to the Dysfunctional Relationships of 'Weeds' | 2010 | Video short | Herself |
| Anatomy of a Script 3: Jenji Kohan | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
| My Tale of Two Cities | 2008 | Documentary | |
| Reinventando Hollywood | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Burbs to the Beach | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
| Tour of Bubbie's House | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
| Weeds: Suburban Shakedown | 2005 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2006 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | Weeds (2005) |
| 1997 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Tracey Takes On... (1996) |
| 1996 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Variety Special or Series | Tracey Takes On... (1996) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy Series | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2015 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Episode of the Year | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2015 | Screenplay Competition | Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online | Best Television Comedy | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy Series | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | New Series | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2014 | Screenplay Competition | Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online | Best Television Comedy | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| 2010 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | Weeds (2005) |
| 2009 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy Series | Weeds (2005) |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Weeds (2005) |
| 2009 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | Weeds (2005) |
| 2007 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | Weeds (2005) |
| 1999 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Tracey Takes On... (1996) |
| 1997 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Tracey Takes On... (1996) |
| 1997 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Mad About You (1992) |
| 1997 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program | Tracey Takes On... (1996) |
| 1996 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | The Best of Tracey Takes On... (1996) |
| 1996 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program | Tracey Takes On... (1996) |
Known for movies
Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019)
as Writer
Weeds (2005-2012)
as Writer
The Stones (2004)
as Writer
Tracey Takes On... (1996-1999)
as Writer