Abby Kohn

{{short description|American screenwriter and director}}

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Abby Kohn is an American screenwriter and director. She is best known for writing popular romantic comedy films such as Never Been Kissed, He's Just Not That Into You, Valentine's Day and How to Be Single. She also co-wrote the romantic drama film The Vow.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0463359/|title=Abby Kohn|website=IMDb}} She also co-created the short-lived series Opposite Sex in 2000. Kohn's first co-writing and directing feature film was the 2018 comedy, I Feel Pretty, starring Amy Schumer and Michelle Williams.Katie Kilkenny, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/i-feel-pretty-writer-directors-abby-kohn-marc-silverstein-interview-1104594 "How '80s Comedies and Hollywood Beauty Standards Helped Inspire 'I Feel Pretty'"], The Hollywood Reporter, April 20, 2018. Kohn and her frequent collaborator Marc Silverstein met in the MFA program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, California. According to the website Boxofficemojo, their films have grossed over $900 million.{{cite web|url=https://johnaugust.com/2012/dramedy-deadlines-and-dating-your-writing-partner|title=Scriptnotes, Episode 64|website=johnaugust.com|date=November 20, 2012|accessdate=November 18, 2018}}

In May 2019, New Line Cinema acquired film rights to the television series Three's Company with Kohn and Silverstein to write the screenplay. Robert Cort and Don Taffner Jr. will produce the film and plan to have it set in mid-1970s Santa Monica.