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2	David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is an American screenwriter and showrunner.
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4	He created ''Series/PicketFences'', ''Series/ChicagoHope'', ''Series/ThePractice'', ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', ''Series/BostonPublic'', ''Series/BostonLegal'', ''Series/HarrysLaw'', ''Series/MondayMornings'', ''[[Series/LoveAndDeath2023 Love & Death]]'', and co-created ''Series/DoogieHowserMD'' with Creator/StevenBochco.
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6	Most recently, he's become known again for adapting Creator/StephenKing's Hodges Trilogy (''Literature/MrMercedes'', ''Literature/FindersKeepers'', and ''Literature/EndOfWatch'') for television, assisted by King himself as executive producer and ''Series/GameOfThrones'' alum Jack Bender as director.
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8	He was before creating his own series a story editor and writer on the [[LawProcedural genre-wise]] seminal ''Series/LALaw'', as well as co-writing the movie ''From The Hip'' (about, [[SarcasmMode surprisingly]], an unconventional lawyer).
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10	Kelley is the first, and to date the only, person to see two series he created win Outstanding Comedy Series ''and'' Outstanding Drama Series ''on the same night'', which happened at the 1999 Primetime Emmy Awards. The two shows in question were ''Ally [=McBeal=]'' and ''The Practice'', respectively.
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12	He is married to Creator/MichellePfeiffer since 1993.
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14	!!Tropes common to David E. Kelley's work include:
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16	* CreatorsPet: Invoked. Kelley is not ashamed to sideline old characters in favour of new ones. A good example would be Alan Shore on ''Series/ThePractice''. James Spader received last billing in the opening credits but he was essentially the de facto lead for the last season, overshadowing all of the more established characters.
17	* {{Crossover}}: Most of Kelley's shows have crossed over with at least one other. As a result, pretty much all of his shows take place in the same universe/continuity.
18	* ReclusiveArtist: According to a few of his actors, he's painfully shy and prefers to stay in the proverbial shadows.
19	* WriteWhatYouKnow: Kelley was a lawyer before becoming a professional writer, and the overwhelming majority of his shows have been legal dramas/dramadies.

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