American television screenwriter and producer David E. Kelley is famous for series as L.A. Law, Ally McBeal, and Big Little Lies. Recently, David came to the news about his completion of 27 years of marriage with Michelle Pfeiffer. They both have two children where Daughter Claudia Rose was adopted and had a biological son John Henry.
Let's find out more about David E. Kelley.
David E. Kelley Married Life Details With Wife Michelle Pfeiffer
David E. Kelley and his wife Michelle Pfeiffer came to the limelight as their relationship is going strong until now. The pair celebrated their 27th marriage anniversary on 13 November 2020.
Michelle shared their throwback photo with the caption on Instagram:
"My one and only for 27 years. 🙏 Happy Anniversary to my love 😍"
David E. Kelley and his wife Michelle Pfeiffer (©: Instagram/Michelle Pfeiffer)
Speaking of a romantic encounter between David and Michelle, they both meet on a blind date arranged by a mutual friend in January 1993. They immediately went to play bowling at that time. After getting to know each other for a ten-month, Michelle got married for the second time, whereas David was the first time on 13 November 1993.
Michelle Pfeiffer was previously married to the actor Peter Horton in 1980, and they got a divorce in 1987.
Before Michelle met David, Michelle has already begun to process adopting a daughter Claudia Rose Pfeiffer born in February 1993. Michelle was impressed by David handling the process of parenting.
After nine months of marriage, David and his wife Michelle welcomed their biological son John Henry Kelley born on 5 August 1994.
How Much Is David E. Kelley Net Worth?
Winner of 10 primetime Emmy award Executive producer David E. Kelley has a net worth of $250 million throughout his career.
With his actress wife, Michelle Pfeiffer, $250 million net worth, the pair has spectacularly made a total fortune of over $500 million, which is quite surprising.
Speaking of David's career, he started as a lawyer at Boston Law firm, where he handled a minor criminal case. In 1983, he began to write a legal thriller as a side interest. In 1987, David adopted a story into screen-play, picked by the film director, Judd Nelson, and eventually made it into a film From the Hip.
In 1986, while searching for a new talented young legal writer for the new NBC series L.A. Law, producer Steven Bochco offered David as a writer. David didn't quit his job right away as a lawyer. David was promoted to story editor and co-producer as the series hit the second season. He was named executive producer by 1982 and won two Emmy Awards for outstanding writing for L.A. Law.
In 1992, David started his production company with Bochco and Kelley named David E. Kelley and signed a deal with CBS television. The first series was made through their own production house called Picket Fences, which aired 88 episodes of four seasons. The series won 14 Emmy Awards.
David created CBS Chicago Hope, which aired 141 episodes of six seasons in 1994. In 1995, David ended the contract with CBS television and began signed a deal with Fox studio. The Practice and Ally McBeal were the first series to be made under the agreement with Fox. The Practice won outstanding Drama series in Emmy Awards, and Ally McBeal won for outstanding comedy series. Then, David produced another two series Boston Public in 2000 and Boston Legal in 2004.
David E. Kelley left Fox studio and make another deal with Warner Bros. Television in 2008.
In the following year, David has produced, served as executive producer or screenwriter for different series under different television such as Life on Mars in 2008, critically acclaimed series Big Little Lies in 2017, and Big Sky in 2020. Among them, Big Little Lies landed two awards for its outstanding limited series and outstanding writing for a limited series.
David's written and produced the movie To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday and an episode of Picket Fences, which starred his wife, Michelle Pfeiffer, in 1996.
Apart from David's career work, David has his own production house named David E. Kelley, and his wife Michelle is also a popular actress in the industry. Notably, these pairs have earned much more wealth than is estimated.