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Meet David E. Kelley, Michelle Pfeiffer’s husband who is an Emmy-winning TV writer and producer

STORYIshani Sarkar
David E. Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer attend The Madison premiere on March 9, in New York. Photo: Invision/AP
David E. Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer attend The Madison premiere on March 9, in New York. Photo: Invision/AP
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The Madison star has been with Kelley since 1993 – he’s behind the upcoming Margo’s Got Money Troubles and hit 1990s TV show Ally McBeal

Yellowstone and Landman creator Taylor Sheridan’s latest drama, The Madison, is the internet’s new obsession. According to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol, the show is currently one of the most-watched TV shows on Paramount+.

The series follows the Clyburns – led by Stacy, portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer – who trade Manhattan for Montana after the devastating loss of the family’s patriarch, Preston (Kurt Russell). Beau Garrett and Elle Chapman play their daughters, Abigail Reese and Paige McIntosh, respectively. The former begins a courtship with Ben Schnetzer’s Van Davis, while the latter is married to Russell McIntosh, portrayed by Patrick J. Adams.
Alaina Pollack as Macy Reese, Beau Garrett as Abigail Reese, Amiah Miller as Bridgett Reese, Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn, Patrick J. Adams as Russell McIntosh and Elle Chapman as Paige McIntosh in The Madison. Photo: Paramount+/TNS
Alaina Pollack as Macy Reese, Beau Garrett as Abigail Reese, Amiah Miller as Bridgett Reese, Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn, Patrick J. Adams as Russell McIntosh and Elle Chapman as Paige McIntosh in The Madison. Photo: Paramount+/TNS
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In an interview with Variety, Pfeiffer – who’s known for her role in the iconic 1983 crime thriller Scarface – described The Madison’s upcoming second season as “the messy and profound rebuilding of everything that you knew, after everything that you knew has fallen apart”.

Michelle Pfeiffer stars in the Paramount+ series The Madison. Photo: Paramount+/TNS
Michelle Pfeiffer stars in the Paramount+ series The Madison. Photo: Paramount+/TNS

Next up, Pfeiffer is set to star in the highly anticipated Apple TV series Margo’s Got Money Troubles alongside Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. The show – created by her husband, Emmy-winning writer and producer David E. Kelley – marks the couple’s first collaboration, despite him previously claiming they would never work together. The project has gone well for the couple, with the 67-year-old actress praising her husband’s creative talents during Apple TV’s press day for the show.

“When I read the book, I could only see one person playing [Pfeiffer’s role], and we’re lucky enough that she said yes, the second luckiest yes I’ve gotten from her,” Kelley added.

Here, we take a look at Kelley’s life, career and his relationship with Pfeiffer.

What’s his background?

David E. Kelley at the world premiere of Margo’s Got Money Troubles during the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 12, in Austin, Texas. Photo: Invision/AP
David E. Kelley at the world premiere of Margo’s Got Money Troubles during the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 12, in Austin, Texas. Photo: Invision/AP

Kelley was born on April 4, 1956, in Waterville, Maine. His father, Jack Kelley, was a United States Ice Hockey Hall of Famer. He played ice hockey for Boston University and later had a successful decade-long run as coach of its Terriers men’s ice hockey team.

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