Background
Kohan was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York City, the son of Charles and May Kohan. His father was in the leotard business and his mother was a housewife.
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Kohan was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York City, the son of Charles and May Kohan. His father was in the leotard business and his mother was a housewife.
After working in New York, in 1967, Kohan was offered work on The Carol Burnett Show, relocating to Los Los Angeles As a television producer, he produced many television specials, including Bing Crosby"s Christmas Show (1970), Perry Como"s Winter Show (1971), The Arthur Godfrey Special (1972), The Keane Brothers Show, Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena (1978), and Shirley MacLaine: Illusions (1982). As a writer he wrote special material for Night of One Hundred Stars, produced at Radio City Music Hall, New York City in 1982, and also (with Marvin Hamlisch, Christopher Adler, and Larry Grossman) Shirley MacLaine on Broadway, produced at Gershwin Theatre, New York City in 1984.