Kevin Wade
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Kevin Wade | |
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| Born | March 9, 1954 |
| Education | Connecticut College |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, television producer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse |
Sasha Clifton (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
Kevin Wade (born March 9, 1954) is an American screenwriter and television producer.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Wade was born in Chappaqua, New York,[2] and attended Connecticut College.
Career
[edit]Before his writing career, Wade acted in two films for underground filmmaker Mark Rappaport, including The Scenic Route (1978). He wrote the play Key Exchange, which was produced off-Broadway in 1981 and adapted to film in 1985.[3][4] Seven years later he received his first screen credit for Working Girl,[1] which earned him nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay[5] and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Additional film credits include True Colors, Mr. Baseball, Junior, Meet Joe Black, and Maid in Manhattan.[1] He did an uncredited rewrite on the James Bond film GoldenEye, but was acknowledged in the naming of Bond's CIA ally Jack Wade.[6][7][8]
For television, Wade created and executive produced the short-lived ABC drama series Cashmere Mafia. He also wrote the seven episodes that were broadcast by the network before the show was canceled. He joined the writing staff of the CBS drama Blue Bloods in its first season and has served as its executive producer/showrunner since the second season. He entered into an overall deal with CBS Studios in 2013.[9] In 2019 he was nominated for a Edgar Award for the episode “My Aim is True”.
Personal life
[edit]Wade was married to actress Polly Draper from 1983 to 1988. He remarried Sasha Clifton in 1991 and they have two children together.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Working Girl | Mike Nichols | |
| 1991 | True Colors | Herbert Ross | |
| 1992 | Mr. Baseball | Fred Schepisi | Co-written with Monte Merrick and Gary Ross |
| 1994 | Junior | Ivan Reitman | Co-written with Chris Conrad |
| 1998 | Meet Joe Black | Martin Brest | Co-written with Bo Goldman, Jeff Reno and Ron Osborn |
| 2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Wayne Wang |
Uncredited script contributions
[edit]- GoldenEye (1995)[6]
- Daylight (1996)[10]
- Summer Catch (2001)
- Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Writer | Exec.
Producer |
Creator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Yes | No | Yes | Writer; 1 episode |
| 2011-24 | Blue Bloods | Yes | Yes | No | Writer; 34 episodes Showrunner; Seasons 1-12 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Institution | Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globe Awards[5] | 1989 | Best Screenplay | Working Girl | Nominated |
| Edgar Awards | 2019 | Best Episode in a TV Series | Blue Bloods (“My Aim is True”) | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 1989 | Best Original Screenplay | Working Girl | Nominated |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kevin Wade". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25.
- ↑ Kevin Wade at Fandango.com
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (August 14, 1985). "Key Exchange (1985) SCREEN: 'KEY EXCHANGE,' A COMEDY". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Lortel Archives--The Internet Off-Broadway Database". www.lortel.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- 1 2 "'Working Girl' Receives 4 Golden Globe Awards (Published 1989)". 1989-01-30. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- 1 2 Field, Matthew; Chowdhury, Ajay; Lazenby, George (2015). Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-6421-0.
- ↑ Seeton, Reg; Van Buskirk, Dayna. "Screenwriting Punishment with Michael France". IGN. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
- ↑ Dye, Kerry Douglas (15 November 1999). "His Word is Bond: An Interview With 007 Screenwriter Bruce Feirstein". LeisureSuit.net. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-08-05). "'Blue Bloods' Showrunner Kevin Wade Inks Overall Deal With CBS TV Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ↑ www.bibliopolis.com. "Daylight by Viggo Mortensen Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Danielle Harris on Royal Books". Royal Books. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Wade at IMDb
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