Darren Star
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Darren Star (born 1961) is an American television and film producer and screenwriter best known for the hugely successful television series Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place (both of which were co-produced with Aaron Spelling), and Sex and the City. As well as creating these series, he personally wrote a number of scripts and directed some episodes.
Star was raised in Potomac, Maryland, and attended Winston Churchill High School. His father is a retired orthodontist.
Amongst Star's other works was the comedic Grosse Pointe, which Star himself described as a satire of 90210. His most recent TV work includes Central Park West (1995), The $treet (2000) and Miss Match (2003).
Star has residences in New York and Los Angeles and is openly gay.