Matt Silverstein

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Matt Silverstein
Born
Matthew Richard Silverstein

(1979-04-01) April 1, 1979 (age 45)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTelevision writer
Years active1994–present
Known forCo-creator of Drawn Together , producer and co-developer of Golan the Insatiable

Matthew Richard "Matt" Silverstein (born April 1, 1979) is an American television writer and co-creator with Dave Jeser of the Comedy Central adult animated sitcom Drawn Together . He has also written for other television shows including 3rd Rock from the Sun , The Man Show , Action , Greg the Bunny , Axe Cop , The Goode Family and The Cleveland Show , and also created the MTV animated comedy DJ & the Fro in 2009. He cowrote the script to the film Accidental Love .

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Biography

Silverstein was raised in a Jewish family in Oradell, New Jersey. [1] [2] [3] Silverstein graduated from the Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey which he attended with Jeser. [4] In 2015, Silverstein, along with Dave Jeser, developed author Joshua Miller's Golan the Insatiable for television appearing on Fox Television in May 2015. Producers were Jeser, Silverstein, Hend Baghdady and Nick Weidenfeld. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! Producer's sonExecutive producer, writer
2015 Accidental Love Screenwriter

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References

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  2. Kotler, Amit (March 5, 2012). "Interview with Jeser and Silverstein" (in Hebrew). ynet . Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. Jewish Journal: "Jews Get Geek on at Comic-Con" by Adam Wills July 22, 2009
  4. Rohan, Virginia. "Two Jersey guys get it 'Together'", The Record (Bergen County) , October 4, 2007. Accessed October 6, 2007. "Comedy writers Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser met at the Dwight-Englewood School, where a prank, fittingly enough, led them to realize they were kindred creative spirits.... Silverstein, 35, was born and raised in Oradell. New Milford's Jeser, 34, moved to Bergen County at age 10."
  5. Variety: "‘Golan the Insatiable’ Readies for Fox’s Primetime" by Mannie Holmes May 29, 2015