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Marc Cherry was born on March 23, 1962 in Long Beach, California, United States and is credited as a screenwriter, film producer and showrunner. Marc Cherry is 64 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Troy High School and California State University, Fullerton. Credited works include Karen McCluskey, Lynette Scavo and Julie Mayer.
My Take
What I admire most about Marc Cherry is how he weaponizes suburban politeness. Desperate Housewives could have been a soapy guilty pleasure, but his writing turned manicured lawns into a stage for genuine menace, grief, and dark comedy all at once. You can feel the Golden Girls DNA in his timing, that ability to land a joke and a gut-punch in the same breath. As a writer-creator he rarely gets the face recognition his actors do, yet his fingerprints are all over a whole era of American television. To me he is a craftsman who understood that the scariest stories happen behind cheerful front doors.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marc Cherry
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・チェリー
- Reading
- まーく・ちぇりー
- Born
- March 23, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film producer / showrunner / television producer
2. Background
- High school
- Troy High School
- University
- California State University, Fullerton
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Karen McCluskey | — | |
| Notable work | Lynette Scavo | — | |
| Notable work | Julie Mayer | — | |
| Notable work | Bree Van de Kamp | — | |
| Notable work | Susan Mayer | — | |
| Notable work | Gabrielle Solis | — |
4. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc%20Cherry
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q526173
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Marc Cherry born?
Born March 23, 1962 (age 64).
Where is Marc Cherry from?
Marc Cherry is from Long Beach, California, United States.
What does Marc Cherry do?
Marc Cherry works as screenwriter, film producer, showrunner, television producer.
What is Marc Cherry known for?
Notable works include Karen McCluskey, Lynette Scavo, Julie Mayer.
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