Mark Henry Hentemann is an American screenwriter, creator and producer for television and film. He is a writer,
executive producer
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and former
showrunner
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of the animated series ''
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 ...
'', 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 ''
Late Show with David Letterman
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'',
created the series ''
3-South'' for
MTV
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, and also the animated series, ''
Bordertown'' for
Fox in 2016
on the network's ''
Sunday Funday'' 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, a real estate investment firm, and host of "The Wild West Real Estate Podcast".
Career
Hentemann grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He is an alumnus of
Saint Ignatius High School in Ohio City, and began his career as a greeting card writer and illustrator for
American Greetings
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.
His cards caught the interest of
David Letterman
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and auto racing team owner. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of ''Late N ...
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
MTV
MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
and lasted only one season. He also created the animated series Bordertown for FOX, on which he voice acted, created and executive produced and also ran for only one season.
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 $200,000,000 in assets under management.
Personal life
Mark Hentemann lives in
Los Angeles, CA 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
Saint Ignatius High School, and
Miami University
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..
Filmography
Voice Acting - Television
Writing credits
As Executive Producer
Video games
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
References
External links
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*Quantumcapitalinc.com
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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