Matt Weitzman (born November 13, 1967) is an American producer and writer. He was one of the creators of '' American Dad!'' along with Seth MacFarlane and Mike Barker. Barker and Weitzman were originally writers for '' Family Guy''. Weitzman has written on ten television shows, including ''

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Matt Weitzman was born in

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,. Weitzman co-created ''American Dad!'' and was an original writer on ''Family Guy'', a contributor on '' PJ's'' and ''

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''. He is married to Tessa Weitzman, daughter of screenwriter

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. 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. In 2006, ''American Dad!'' was nominated for a GLAAD excellence in television award.

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