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April Kelly Biography

Birth Name:April Kelly

Birth Place:Long Island, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Script department

Fast Facts

  • She ghost wrote a stand-up routine for a Hollywood producer who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and didn't want people to feel sorry for her
  • She was a writer and producer on "Love, Sidney," the first primetime comedy to feature an openly gay main character
  • She is a graduate of the University of South Florida
  • Started out writing for a weekly comedy radio show at the University of South Florida and as an advertising copywriter in Tampa, Florida
  • Best known as the co-creator and co-executive producer of "Boy Meets World" and a writer for "Mork & Mindy․"
  • Founded the book publishing company Flight Risk Books with Marsha Lyons, her co-writer on the "Murder in One Take" series
  • She and her "Murder in One Take" co-writer were debate team partners in high school and roommates in college

Awards

  • 1982Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated