Mark Henry Hentemann is an American screenwriter, creator and producer for television and film. He is a writer,

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and former

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of the animated series ''

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'', where he started as a writer in its first season. In addition, Hentemann has also provided voices for many minor characters on ''Family Guy'', including the "Phony Guy", Opie, and Eddie the Ostrich. Hentemann has also written for the ''

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'', created the series '' 3 South'' for

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, and also the animated series, '' Bordertown'' for

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in 2016 on the network's ''

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'' lineup, which Seth MacFarlane and he executive produced. He is currently working on a reboot of The Naked Gun franchise for Paramount. Hentemann is also a long-time real estate investor. Having moved to Los Angeles penniless in 1998, he began investing his script earnings into multifamily. He is founder of Quantum Capital, an investment firm.

Career

Hentemann grew up in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

, and began his career as a greeting card writer and illustrator for

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. His cards caught the interest of

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and allowed him his first job in television writing for ''The Late Show''. Mark Hentemann has written, produced and provided voice acting on several half-hours, including "Off-Centre" (WBTV), "Run of the House" (WBTV) '' 3 South'', which he created for

. He also created the animated series Bordertown for FOX, on which he voice acted, created and executive produced. Hentemann has twice been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award (including a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series). Hentemann is also a long time real estate investor. He is co-founder of the investment company Quantum Capital, which invests in multifamily real estate in Los Angeles, Austin and Denver, with $130,000,000 in assets under management.

Personal life

Mark Hentemann lives in

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with his wife, Lynne, and has three children, Tatum (b. 2004), Grace (b. 2008), and Emerson (b. 2008). Tatum, does occasional voices for ''Family Guy'' and ''American Dad!''. Hentemann's daughter Grace played the live-action version of Stewie Griffin in the Family Guy episode "Road to the Multiverse". She wears red overalls and is seated next to the live-action Brian Griffin, played by writer Wellesley Wild's dog. Wild is the writer of the episode. Hentemann attended Albuquerque

La Cueva High School La Cueva High School is a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, within the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Its mascot is the Bears. The La Cueva feeder schools include Desert Ridge Middle School, Des ...

and

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the 10 ...

Filmography

Voice Acting - Television

Writing credits

As Executive Producer

Video games

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

References

External links

* *Quantumcapitalinc.com 1969 births Television producers from Ohio American television writers American male television writers American male voice actors Living people Writers from Cleveland Miami University alumni Screenwriters from Ohio {{US-tv-producer-stub