Matt Weitzman (born November 13) is one of the creators of
American Dad!, and one of the original writers of
Family Guy. Matt has written on twelve television shows including
Daddy Dearest,
Off Centre and
Damon. He has also written several films including
Freebie.
Matt Weitzman was born in
Los Angeles, California. His father is Lew Weitzman, a long time
literary agent for over 40 years. Matt graduated from
American University with a communications degree. Shortly after college he pursued acting with some success, then later began writing for television
sitcoms.
He has been on many live action shows, but more notable is the vast number of animated shows he has contributed to:
Family Guy, (original writer),
PJ's,
Father of the Pride, and
American Dad! (which he co-created and show-run's.)
He has sold several feature film scripts and is currently in pre-production on another. He is represented by CAA.
He is currently separated. He has two children and lives in Los Angeles.
In 2000, He was nominated for an
Emmy for his work on
Family Guy. In 2006,
American Dad! was nominated for a
GLAAD excellence in television award. In 2009,
American Dad! was nominated for an Emmy.
As a child, Matt was an avid
comic book collector and reader of fantasy and
science fiction. This is what he has called "inspiration" for upcoming projects.
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