Matthew "Matt" Dearborn is an American

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and director.

Career

Dearborn has written over 100 produced episodes of television, including, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Parker Lewis Can't Lose'', '' The Secret World of Alex Mack'', '' Sliders'', '' Phil of the Future'' and '' Even Stevens'' which he created. In 2008, he and

Tom Burkhard Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

created the series '' Zeke and Luther'' for

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. On a dare from a friend, Dearborn auditioned for a recurring part on the short-lived series '' TV 101''. He got the part, and also ended up writing three episodes for the series.Matt Dearbon and Tom Burkhard, the creators and executive producers of ''Zeke and Luther''
- Disney XD Medianet For creating ''Even Stevens'', Dearborn received three consecutive

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nominations for Outstanding Children's series. In 2001, ''Even Stevens'' won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding International Children's series. He graduated from

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in 1982 majoring in Communication Studies. He was previously married to former

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contestant and actress Kelli McCarty from July 7, 2000 until 2006 but divorce finalized on March 9, 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dearborn, Matt American television directors Television producers from California American television writers American male television writers Living people People from San Anselmo, California Year of birth missing (living people) Screenwriters from California