Mark Blutman | |
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| Born | Mark Blutman August 27, 1960 New Jersey |
| Occupations | Writer, producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Children | 2 |
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.
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]
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]
| Year | Title | Award | Won/Nominated |
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| 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] |