Mark Blutman

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Mark Blutman
Born
Mark Blutman

(1960-08-27) August 27, 1960 (age 65)
New Jersey
OccupationsWriter, producer
Years active1994–present
Children2

Mark Blutman (born August 27, 1960) is an American/Canadian writer and producer. He is the writer/producer on several childrens television series including Boy Meets World , Girl Meets World , and Ghostwriter.

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Early life

Blutman was born in New Jersey and raised in Montreal, Canada. [1] During his youth, he played Ice hockey in Canada and once gave up 11 goals to Wayne Gretzky. [2]

Career

Blutman has been the writer/producer on several American television shows, largely geared toward the teenage audience, including Boy Meets World , Girl Meets World , and Ghostwriter. [3]

He started out his career in Los Angeles as a stand up comedian and then moved on to his writing/producing career when his stand-up career did not take off. [4] In 1987, he appeared as "Crusher Comic" on Just for Laughs, a comedy festival in Montreal. [5] Crusher Comic was Blutman's stand-up alter-ego in which he would don a ski mask, yellow tights, and a tuxedo/leotard combo as part of his wrestler/comedian act. [6]

Awards and nominations

YearTitleAwardWon/Nominated
2015 Girl Meets World Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program Nominated [7]
2016 Girl Meets World Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program Nominated
2016 Girl Meets World Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama Nominated [8]
2016 Girl Meets World Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Children's Script Nominated
2017 Girl Meets World Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program Nominated
2020 Ghostwriter Venice TV Awards Nominated [9]
2020 Ghostwriter Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Children's Series Nominated
2020 Ghostwriter Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series Won [10]

References

  1. Rosen, Alison (May 8, 2023). "Mark Blutman | Alison RosenAlison Rosen" . Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  2. "Ep 142 – Mark Blutman | Scripts & Scribes". www.scriptsandscribes.com. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  3. Petski, Denise (June 24, 2022). "'Boy Meets World' Alums Danielle Fishel & Marc Blutman Team To Develop Comedy 'I'm With Her'". Deadline. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  4. Barstool Chicago (August 15, 2024). Boy Meets World Writer Mark Blutman on Breaking Into TV & Movie Writing . Retrieved January 11, 2026 via YouTube.
  5. "Mark Blutman Meets World - Pod Meets World". iHeart. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  6. Jarvik, Elaine (October 8, 1988). "COMIC DELIGHTS IN HIS YELLOW TIGHTS". Deseret News. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  7. "Mark Blutman". Television Academy. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  8. "Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees 2024-2013". awards.wga.org. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  9. "Winners and Nominees 2020". Venice TV Award (in German). Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  10. Rosario, Alexandra Del (June 1, 2021). "'Ghostwriter' Producer Mark Blutman Developing TV Adaptation Of Stacy Padula's YA Drama Series 'Gripped'". Deadline. Retrieved January 11, 2026.