Matthew E. Weitzman (born November 13, 1967) is an American producer and writer. He was one of the creators of ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker (producer), Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the r ...

'' along with

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orvill ...

and Mike Barker; he and Barker serve as showrunners for ''American Dad''. Barker and Weitzman were originally writers for ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...

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

Biography

Matt Weitzman was born in

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and is

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.Jewish Journal: "Jews Get Geek on at Comic-Con" by Adam Wills
July 22, 2009 He attended

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, where he became a brother of

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,. Weitzman co-created ''American Dad!'' 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

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for his work on ''Family Guy''. Then in 2009 and 2012, ''American Dad!'' was nominated for an Emmys. In 2006, ''American Dad!'' was nominated for a

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excellence in television award.

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* 1967 births Living people People from Los Angeles American animated film producers Television writers from California American male television writers American University School of Communication alumni Robert Meltzer Award winners {{US-animator-stub

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