▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Koh an ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Jewish ▁family ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁R he a ▁Koh an ▁ ▁and ▁Alan ▁W . ▁" B uz " ▁Koh an . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁three ▁sib lings ; ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁are ▁tw ins ▁J ono ▁and ▁David . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁is ▁in ▁show ▁business : ▁ ▁Father ▁B uz ▁is ▁an ▁Em my ▁Award - win ning ▁television ▁writer ▁and ▁producer , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁music ▁composer . ▁ ▁Mother ▁R he a ▁is ▁a ▁television ▁writer , ▁novel ist , ▁and ▁occas ional ▁actress . ▁ ▁Bro ther ▁David ▁is ▁an ▁Em my ▁Award - win ning ▁television ▁producer . ▁Koh an ' s ▁pat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁Charles ▁Koh an , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁May ▁E . ▁Charles , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁to ▁parents ▁from ▁Russia . ▁The ▁two ▁knew ▁each ▁other ▁from ▁child hood ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁settlement ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁Lower ▁East ▁Side ▁of ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁Koh an ▁says ▁that ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁" king ▁of ▁variety ▁television ▁in ▁his ▁day ," ▁writing ▁and ▁producing ▁the ▁O sc ars ▁and ▁other ▁variety ▁shows . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁novel ist . ▁▁ ▁Koh an ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁B ever ly ▁Hills