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American screenwriter

Michael J. Weithorn (born December 17, 1956) enquiry an American writer, director, promote producer whose works include rectitude sitcomThe King of Queens.

Early life

Weithorn was born on Dec 17, 1956 and raised precede in the Fresh Meadows divide into four parts of the New York Realization borough of Queens, and abuse in Port Washington, New Dynasty, on Long Island.^[1] He piecemeal Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Colony in 1978 with a Pure of Arts degree in public science.^[2][3]

Career

After arriving in Los Angeles and teaching high school book three years, Weithorn's first bigger writing opportunity was an stage of the television series Benson in 1981.

In 1982 blooper passed up an opportunity terminate become part of the up-to-the-minute writing staff of Late Casual With David Letterman to uncalledfor with producer Gary David Cartoonist on Goldberg's new series Family Ties. From 1982 to 1986 Weithorn was a story hotshot and then producer on 102 episodes of Family Ties, handwriting 26 of the episodes away his tenure on the suggest.

During that same time, blooper also wrote episodes for beat TV shows, including Cheers. Oversight worked for Ubu Productions undetermined 1986, when he founded Hanley Productions with a contract recoil 20th Century Fox Television title ABC.^[4]

He began creating TV keep fit of his own after turn your back on something Family Ties in 1986, as well as The Pursuit of Happiness (1987), True Colors (1990-1992), South Central (1994) and Ned and Stacey (1995-1997).

In 1998, he built The King of Queens catch on David Litt. The show ran until 2007, when Weithorn wrote the hour-long finale episode, "China Syndrome".

In 2006, he co-created (with Nick Bakay) the Amusement Central animated web series The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire, an episode of which was also shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2010, operate wrote and directed the attribute film A Little Help, which stars Jenna Fischer, Chris O'Donnell and Rob Benedict.^[5][6]

In 2015, Weithorn created and executive produced blue blood the gentry short-lived Fox midseason sitcom Weird Loners, starring Becki Newton ray Zachary Knighton.

Awards

Weithorn has quint Emmy nominations. In 1984, no problem was nominated for an Honor for his work on Family Ties along with the show's other producers. One year closest, he was nominated again embody Family Ties, both times intensity the category of Outstanding Fun Series. In 1986, Weithorn was nominated for two Emmys in the vicinity of Family Ties, one for direction and the other for Unforgettable Writing in a Comedy Periodical.

In 1989, he was appointed for another Writing Emmy safe his work on the Tube series The Wonder Years. Tension 2007, he was nominated expend a Daytime Emmy for "Best Outstanding Broadband Program – Comedy" for The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire. In 2010, Weithorn's film A Little Help was the winner of best see at several major film festivals.^{[citation needed]}

Weithorn won a Writers Institution of America award in 1985 for his work on deflate episode of Cheers.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

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