Matthew Carnahan Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Chesterfield Fellowship lead by Steven Spielberg
• Before becoming a producer, he worked as a writer for book jackets
• Trained in the dramatic arts at New York University
• Quote: "(On directing) "People who do well, delegate․""
• Quote: "(On the "House of Lies" characters) "They're deeply troubled people, but they have each other, and there's some comfort for them in that․""
• Quote: "(On working with Don Cheadle) "He comes with good baggage, a perceived moral rigor as a humanitarian, and it's fun to mess with that․""
• Has a daughter born in 2004 with actress Helen Hunt
• Mapped out the entire first season on "House of Lies" the morning after reading the book the show is based upon
• Attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
• Is an extremely avid enthusiast of surfing the seas