Matt Weitzman Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Writers Guild of America Meltzer Award for "Father of the Pride" in 2004
• Graduated from American University with a degree in Communications
• Started out as a writer on the TV series "Daddy Dearest" in 1993
• Quote: "(On "American Dad"): "To be able to work with people and do something that I like to do and be able to watch the final product and be proud of it is something that not everybody gets to do․""
• Quote: "(On perceptions of "American Dad"): "I think that anytime that America could be made fun of, the world loves to see - even if it's by Americans, because we have to be knocked off our high horses․""
• Best known as the creator, writer, and executive producer of "American Dad!" and the supervising producer of "Family Guy․"
• Has had small voice-over roles on "Family Guy" and "American Dad!"