Matt Weitzman

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Matt Weitzman at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego.
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Matthew E. Weitzman

(1967-11-13) November 13, 1967 (age 55)
Years active1993–present
SpouseTessa Boam

Matthew E. Weitzman (born November 13, 1967) [1] is an American producer and writer. He was one of the creators of American Dad! along with Seth MacFarlane and Mike Barker. [2] Barker and Weitzman were originally writers for Family Guy .

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Weitzman has written on ten television shows, including Daddy Dearest , Off Centre and Damon.

Biography

Matt Weitzman was born in Los Angeles, California [1] and is Jewish. [3] He attended American University, where he became a brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi,. [2]

Weitzman co-created American Dad! [2] and was an original writer on Family Guy, a contributor on PJ's and Father of the Pride .

He is married to Tessa Weitzman, daughter of screenwriter Jeffrey Boam.

In 2000, Weitzman was nominated for an Emmy for his work on Family Guy. Then in 2009 and 2012, American Dad! was nominated for an Emmys. [4] In 2006, American Dad! was nominated for a GLAAD excellence in television award.

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  2. 1 2 3 "Notable Alumni". Alpha Epsilon Pi. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Jewish Journal: "Jews Get Geek on at Comic-Con" by Adam Wills July 22, 2009
  4. "Matt Weitzman ..." emmys.com. Television Academy. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Outstanding Animated Program