Matt 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 and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

'' along with

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creator ...

and Mike Barker. Barker and Weitzman were originally writers for ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

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

Biography

Matt Weitzman was born in Seattle, Washington and is Jewish.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 Alpha Epsilon Pi,. 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 animators American animated film producers American television writers American male television writers American University School of Communication alumni Screenwriters from California Robert Meltzer Award winners {{US-animator-stub

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