Son Of ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Creator Dies At Age 20

Jenji Kohan, who created “Orange Is The New Black” and “Weeds,” is dealing with a recent tragedy after her son, Charlie Noxon, was found dead after a skiing accident in Utah on New Year's Eve.

According to Page Six, Noxon was skiing on an intermediate trail new Canyons Village in Park City, Utah, when ski patrol learned about the incident.

The outlet states that the 20-year-old was taken away by a medical helicopter and later pronounced deceased.

“Park City Mountain, Park City Mountain Ski Patrol and the entire Vail Resorts family extend our deepest sympathy and support to our guest’s family and friends,” said Mike Goar, the Park City Mountain vice president and chief operating officer, in a statement.

The creator’s son was reportedly skiing with his father Christopher Noxon, who is a journalist and has been divorced from Kohan since 2018, and his two siblings, Eliza and Oscar.

At press time, Kohan has not made an announcement about her son's tragic death.

Noxon appeared on the hit Showtime series “Weeds” in 2008 in an episode called “Head Cheese.” Kohan’s first hit show ran from 2005 to 2012.

Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black” became her second hit in 2013 and lasted until 2019. Kohan admitted to The Guardian in July 2019 that she was originally mad that Showtime didn’t want the series.

“I had just given them eight years of a show. What do you mean, you won’t do my next project?” She said at the time. “God bless Netflix.”

Before creating these hit shows, Kohan worked as a writer on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Mad About You,” “Tracey Takes On…,” and “Friends.”

Kohan comes from a family of writers. She is the daughter of Rhea and Alan Kohan. Her father was a writer, famous for working on “The Carol Burnett Show” and her mother was an author famous for “Save Me a Seat” in 1979 and “Hand-Me-Downs” in 1980. Her brother, David, created the hit shows “Will and Grace,” “$#*! My Dad Says” and “Partners.”