Jenji Kohan is a well-known television writer and producer in the United States. She is most known for creating “Weeds,” a successful comedy-drama series, as well as “Orange Is the New Black,” a Netflix comedy-drama series. She has been nominated for nine Emmy Awards and has even won one for her work as supervising producer on the comedy series “Tracey Takes On…”

What is the Net Worth of Jenji Kohan?

Jenji Kohan has a net worth of $25 million as a television writer, producer, and director in the United States. Jenji Kohan’s net worth is derived from her work on television shows such as “Weeds” and “Orange is the New Black.”

Early Years  and Family

Jenji Kohan, whose full name is Jenji Leslie Kohan, was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents Buz and Rhea Kohan on July 5, 1969. Jenji grew up in a Jewish household. Buz Kohan, her father, is a well-known television writer and producer who has also won an Emmy Award. Rhea Kohan, her mother, is a well-known TV writer and novelist.

Jono and David, one of her two siblings, are both Emmy Award-winning television producers. When it comes to her education, she graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1987. She then attended to Brandeis University, where she was a sophomore until she was moved to Columbia University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature from Columbia University in 1991.

Personal Life

Jenji Kohan married Christopher Noxon, a well-known journalist, in 1997, but the couple divorced 11 years later in 2018. Charlie, Eliza, and Oscar were their three children, however Charlie died in a skiing accident on December 31, 2019.

Age, height, and weight

Jenji Kohan, who was born on July 5, 1969, is 52 years old as of today, January 9, 2022. Her height is 1.67 meters and she weighs 80 kilograms.

Career

Jenji Kohan began her career as a writer for the sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” where she wrote an episode. She went on to write for television shows such as “Mad About You,” “Tracey Takes On…”, and “Friends.” After that, she collaborated with her brother, David Kohan, on an outside writing for the comedy “Will & Grace.”

They then worked on “The Stones,” a sitcom that was not a commercial hit. She served as the executive producer and head writer for the whole eight-season run of the dark comedic drama series “Weeds.” She next created “Orange Is the New Black,” a Netflix comedy-drama series for which she worked as executive producer and chief writer once more.

The show has become one of Netflix’s most popular original series. She also owns Tilted Productions, a writing company, as well as the famed Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles. She’s also worked as an executive producer on “GLOW,” a comedy-drama series.

Achievements & Awards

The following is a list of some of Jenji Kohan’s awards and achievements:

• Jenji was the winner of the PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy for “GLOW” at the 2015 PGA Awards.
• She was the winner of the Gold Derby TV Award for Comedy Episode of the Year for the “Orange Is the New Black” episode, “Can’t Fix Crazy” at the 2014 Gold Derby Awards.
• In 2019, she was awarded the Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement by the Writers Guild of America.

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