David Herbert Caspe (born October 20, 1978)[1] is an American film and television writer. As a writer-producer, he is best known for his work in television as creator of sitcoms such as ABC's Happy Endings, the Showtime comedy Black Monday, and the NBC sitcoms Kenan and Marry Me. Other work includes writing the 2012 film That's My Boy and co-creating the YouTube Premium series Champaign ILL.
David Caspe
Caspe at the PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2014 for Marry Me
Caspe's ABC series Happy Endings ran for three seasons, ending its run on May 3, 2013. As well as creating the series, he was also the executive producer and co-showrunner. He went on to create the NBC sitcom Marry Me, which he again collaborated on with his wife Casey Wilson (they had previously met on Happy Endings), the premise was loosely based on Wilson and Caspe's relationship. The series starred Wilson and Ken Marino as a newly engaged couple and ran for one season from 2014 to 2015. Caspe is known to set his shows in his hometown of Chicago.
His next series Black Monday was picked up by Showtime in 2017, starring Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, and Andrew Rannells. Caspe and co-creator Jordan Cahan served as showrunners and produced the show alongside executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.[3] The first season premiered on January 20, 2019. The series concluded on August 1, 2021, after three seasons.
In July 2020, Caspe was brought in as the showrunner and executive producer to work with co-creator Jackie Clarke and to develop the re-tooled pilot and first season for the new NBC sitcom Kenan, starring Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson. The series ran for two seasons from 2021 to 2022. Caspe and Clarke worked as the showrunner-executive producers on the Netflix comedy Blockbuster, starring Randall Park, prior to its cancellation.
Personal lifeedit
Caspe lives in Los Angeles and is married to actress Casey Wilson. They originally met in early 2010 when Wilson auditioned for his ABC series Happy Endings and after working together on the show for over a year, started dating in July 2011.[4] They got engaged over Labor Day weekend in September 2013 and were married on May 25, 2014, in Ojai, California.[5] They have two sons, Max Red Caspe (born May 2015)[6] and Henry Bear Caspe (born August 24, 2017).[7] They welcomed daughter Frances 'Frankie' Rose Caspe via surrogate in January 2023.
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David Herbert Caspe born October 20 1978 1 is an American film and television writer As a writer producer he is best known for his work in television as creator of sitcoms such as ABC s Happy Endings the Showtime comedy Black Monday and the NBC sitcoms Kenan and Marry Me Other work includes writing the 2012 film That s My Boy and co creating the YouTube Premium series Champaign ILL David CaspeCaspe at the PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2014 for Marry MeBorn 1978 10 20 October 20 1978 age 45 OccupationWriter producer directorYears active2006 presentSpouseCasey Wilson m 2014 wbr Children3 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Film and television credits 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editDavid Herbert Caspe grew up in Chicago Illinois 2 In 2006 Caspe moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting In 2010 his screenplay for I Hate You Dad later re titled That s My Boy was picked up by Sony and Happy Madison productions The film starred Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg and was released on June 15 2012 Caspe s ABC series Happy Endings ran for three seasons ending its run on May 3 2013 As well as creating the series he was also the executive producer and co showrunner He went on to create the NBC sitcom Marry Me which he again collaborated on with his wife Casey Wilson they had previously met on Happy Endings the premise was loosely based on Wilson and Caspe s relationship The series starred Wilson and Ken Marino as a newly engaged couple and ran for one season from 2014 to 2015 Caspe is known to set his shows in his hometown of Chicago Along with Jordan Cahan and Daniel amp Matthew Libman Caspe co created the YouTube Premium series Champaign ILL starring Adam Pally Sam Richardson and Jay Pharoah The series premiered on December 12 2018 His next series Black Monday was picked up by Showtime in 2017 starring Don Cheadle Regina Hall and Andrew Rannells Caspe and co creator Jordan Cahan served as showrunners and produced the show alongside executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg 3 The first season premiered on January 20 2019 The series concluded on August 1 2021 after three seasons In July 2020 Caspe was brought in as the showrunner and executive producer to work with co creator Jackie Clarke and to develop the re tooled pilot and first season for the new NBC sitcom Kenan starring Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson The series ran for two seasons from 2021 to 2022 Caspe and Clarke worked as the showrunner executive producers on the Netflix comedy Blockbuster starring Randall Park prior to its cancellation Personal life editCaspe lives in Los Angeles and is married to actress Casey Wilson They originally met in early 2010 when Wilson auditioned for his ABC series Happy Endings and after working together on the show for over a year started dating in July 2011 4 They got engaged over Labor Day weekend in September 2013 and were married on May 25 2014 in Ojai California 5 They have two sons Max Red Caspe born May 2015 6 and Henry Bear Caspe born August 24 2017 7 They welcomed daughter Frances Frankie Rose Caspe via surrogate in January 2023 Caspe is Jewish 8 Film and television credits edit2011 2013 Happy Endings creator executive producer director ABC series 2012 That s My Boy screenwriter 2014 Cuz Bros co creator executive producer CBS Sitcom pilot 2014 Duty executive producer Comedy Central pilot 2014 2015 Marry Me creator executive producer NBC series 2018 Champaign ILL co creator executive producer YouTube series 2019 2021 Black Monday co creator executive producer Showtime series 2021 2022 Kenan co creator executive producer NBC series 2022 Blockbuster executive producer Netflix series References edit David Caspe Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 25 July 2023 Dugan John November 28 2011 Happy Endings creator David Caspe on Chicago The Beachwood Inn and loft living Time Out Chicago Retrieved July 17 2016 Andreeva Nellie Sep 7 2017 Showtime Picks Up Ball Street Comedy Pilot Don Cheadle amp Andrew Rannells Star Retrieved Apr 15 2021 Mallozzi Vincent May 24 2014 Their Life Is a Laugh Riot New York Times Retrieved May 26 2014 McRady Rachel May 26 2014 Casey Wilson Married Happy Endings Star Wed David Caspe in Intimate California Wedding Us Weekly Retrieved May 26 2014 Marquina Sierra May 21 2015 Casey Wilson Gives Birth to First Child Us Weekly Retrieved May 22 2015 Fernandez Alexia 2017 08 24 Casey Wilson Welcomes Son Henry Bear One Month Before Due Date People com Retrieved 2017 08 30 First Photo Happy Endings Casey Wilson Marries David Caspe May 26 2014 Retrieved Apr 15 2021 External links editDavid Caspe at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Caspe amp oldid 1190839570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
