Matthew Ian Senreich (; born June 17, 1974) is an American screenwriter, television producer, director, and voice actor best known for his work with animated television series ''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animation, adult stop motion, stop-motion animated sketch comedy television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. The twelve-minute ...

'', which he co-created with business partner and close friend

Seth Green Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor. His film debut was '' The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supporting roles in comedy films in the 1980s, including '' Radio Days'' ( ...

Early life

Born to a

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family, Senreich graduated from

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Career

In 1996, Senreich was employed by

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, gradually rising to become its editorial director. In 1996 or 1997, Senreich met Green when the actor, a fan of '' Wizard'' magazine, responded enthusiastically to an interview request. With Green, Senreich created in 2000 and 2001 '' Sweet J Presents'', a web-based series of animated shorts presented on screenblast.com.

Adult Swim Adult Swim (stylized as

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contracted the ''Robot Chicken'' series on the basis of these shorts.

Stoopid Monkey

Senreich and Green together run the production company Stoopid Monkey. His Emmy nominations were shared with other key members of the production staff of ''Robot Chicken'', including partner

, for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)" in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Senreich received an

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

for Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program (shared with key members of his production staff) at the 62nd annual Emmy Award ceremony held on August 29, 2010. Senreich along with

Tom Root Thomas R. Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American screenwriting, writer, television producer, producer, television director, director and voice acting, voice actor for ''Robot Chicken''. Early life Root was born in Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa Ci ...

have created ''

Titan Maximum ''Titan Maximum'' is an American adult stop motion-animated television series created by Tom Root and Matthew Senreich for Cartoon Network's late night programing block Adult Swim. It originally aired from September 27 to November 22, 2009. A t ...

'', a television series on

Adult Swim Adult Swim (stylized as

, that premiered on September 27, 2009.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Senreich, Matthew 1974 births Living people American magazine editors American sketch comedians American television producers Annie Award winners Jewish American screenwriters American male television writers American television writers People from Long Island Showrunners of animated series Primetime Emmy Award winners 21st-century American Jews Herricks High School alumni