David E. Kelley

David Kelley's father Jack Kelley was the former head coach for the Boston University Terriers hockey team and the first head coach for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association formed in 1972.

Has an adopted daughter named Claudia Rose (born in 1993) with Michelle Pfeiffer.

The most Kelley-created shows to be on at any given time was five during the 1999-2000 television season, with "Chicago Hope" (1994) on CBS, "The Practice" (1997), and "Snoops" (1999) on ABC, and "Ally McBeal" (1997) and "Ally" (1999) on Fox.

Has a son, John Henry, with his wife Michelle Pfeiffer. The son, born in 1994, is named after David's father.

Kelley became the first producer to win Emmy and Golden Globe Awards in both the Outstanding/Best Drama Series ("The Practice" (1997)) and Outstanding/Best Comedy Series ("Ally McBeal" (1997)) categories in the same year. [1999].