16 Facts About Marc Cherry

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Marc Cherry was born on March 23,1962 and is an American television writer and producer.

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Marc Cherry is best known for creating the ABC dramedy series Desperate Housewives.

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Marc Cherry was born in Long Beach, California, and lived briefly in Oklahoma during his childhood.

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Marc Cherry's father was an accountant whose work brought him back to California.

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Marc Cherry graduated from the school's theater program in 1995 and initially considered a career in performance.

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Marc Cherry's move came at a bad time; the 1988 writers strike hit as soon as Cherry arrived.

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Marc Cherry broke into the industry by working as Designing Women star Dixie Carter's personal assistant.

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8.

Marc Cherry received several lucrative offers from various parties, but chose to sign a long-term deal with Touchstone, since their co-brand, the ABC network, had shown faith in Desperate Housewives when other companies passed.

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Marc Cherry featured several actors on Housewives with whom he had previously worked.

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In season three, Marc Cherry cast former boss Dixie Carter in the role of Gloria Hodge, Orson's unhinged mother.

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Marc Cherry appeared in a cameo as one of Susan's moving men on the final episode of Desperate Housewives.

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Sheridan alleged in her lawsuit that Marc Cherry was abusive to other actors and writers on the show.

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Why Women Kill was created by Marc Cherry, who was expected to executive produce alongside Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Michael Hanel, and Mindy Schultheis.

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Marc Cherry appeared as himself in the "Righteous Brothers" episode of Arrested Development, which was created by fellow Golden Girls writer Mitchell Hurwitz.

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In 2014 and 2016, Marc Cherry was a judge and mentor for the Songbook Academy, a summer intensive for high school students operated by the Great American Songbook Foundation and founded by Michael Feinstein.

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Marc Cherry serves on the board of directors of The Young Americans youth performing arts group and is a 1979 alumnus of the organization.