Thomas Joseph Martin is an American television writer. He grew up in Southern California and attended Rolling Hills High School and Indio High School. He graduated from

University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Irvine, California, United States. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, U ...

in 1987 with degrees in Economics and Political Science. While at

UC Irvine UC may refer to: Education In the United States * University of California system * University of Charleston, West Virginia * University of Chicago, Illinois * University of Cincinnati, Ohio * Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey (''defunct ...

he ran on the Track and Cross Country teams. He has written for ''

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'' (as a guest writer), ''

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'', '' The Naked Truth'', ''

Just Shoot Me! ''Just Shoot Me!'' is an American sitcom television series originally aired on NBC from March 4, 1997, to November 26, 2003, with a total of 145 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons, including 3 episodes aired on syndication. The show, cre ...

'', ''

Clone High ''Clone High'' is an adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Bill Lawrence for MTV. It premiered on November 2, 2002, in Canada, and January 20, 2003, in the United States. Set at a high school popu ...

,'' ''

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,'' and is a former standup comedian. He co-created '' Talking Tom and Friends'', and is currently executive producer on the ''

Clash of Clans ''Clash of Clans'' is a 2012 free-to-play mobile strategy video game developed and published by Supercell. The game was released for iOS platforms on 2 August 2012, and on Google Play for Android on 7 October 2013. Since 2016, an animated ...

'' inspired series ''Clash-a-Rama!''.

Writing credits

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* "

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" (1999, with

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, Brian Scully, and

Mike Scully Michael C. Scully (born October 2, 1956) is an American television writer and producer. He is known for his work as executive producer and showrunner of the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' from 1997 to 2001. Scully grew up in West Springfield, ...

) * " Grift of the Magi" (1999) * " Pokey Mom" (2001)

''
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''

* " A.D.D.: The Last 'D' is for Disorder" (2002) * " Plane Crazy: Gate Expectations" (2002)

'' Talking Tom & Friends''

* 2014 - 2018

Movies

* ''

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie ''It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie'' is a 2002 American musical fantasy comedy television film directed by Kirk R. Thatcher and written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis. The film premiered November 29, 2002 on NBC and is the first televi ...

'' (2002, with Jim Lewis) * ''

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz ''The Muppets' Wizard of Oz'' is a 2005 musical fantasy television film directed by Kirk R. Thatcher, and the third television film featuring the Muppets. The film stars Ashanti, Jeffrey Tambor, Quentin Tarantino, David Alan Grier, Queen L ...

'' (2005, Screenplay, with Debra Frank, Steve Hayes, and Adam F. Goldberg)

References

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* Living people Television writers from California American male television writers Writers from Chicago University of California, Irvine alumni Television writers from Illinois Year of birth missing (living people) {{Simpsons-stub