Matthew Carlson | |
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Born | Matt James Carlson February 10, 1951 |
Alma mater | Cal State Northridge B.A Cal State Northridge M.Ed |
Occupation(s) | Television producer and writer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse | Wendy Stretten (m. 1988) |
Children | 3 |
Matthew Carlson (birth name Matt James Carlson; born February 10, 1951) is an American television producer and writer.
He is best known for his work on the series Malcolm in the Middle and The Wonder Years . He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the latter series. [1]
Carlson's other television credits include creating Townies ; God, the Devil and Bob (a controversial religious satire cancelled after only a few episodes); Camp Wilder ; The Boys Are Back ; and Men Behaving Badly . He also worked on Big Day , Samantha Who? , Sons of Tucson , Mr. Sunshine and Alexa & Katie . [2]
Carlson also wrote the screenplay for the 1994 film Wagons East starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. [3]
In his latest work, he wrote the Disney+'s original series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers' episode 5, "Cherry Picker". [4]