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Matthew Weiner Biography
Birth Name:Matthew Weiner
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actor
Fast Facts
- Received that Vermeil Medal for Cultural and other Contributions to Society from the Paris City Hall in 2011
- Donated the archive to the series "Mad Men" to the Harry Ransom research library and museum at the University of Texas at Austin
- Graduated from Wesleyan University in 1987
- Earned a master of fine arts degree from the University of Southern California
- Quote: "I have regrets about a lot of my personal behavior․ I say a lot of dumb things and hurt a lot of people's feelings with the most psychic precision․"
- Quote: "I was very lucky I knew I wanted to be a writer․ But I always felt that that was what I was meant to do․ It's been the greatest gift of my life because I would do anything to make it happen, including fail․"
- Has taught an undergraduate screenwriting course at the University of Southern California for a semester
- After graduating college, he appeared on an episode of "Jeopardy!," which he won
- Got a job writing for "The Sopranos" after the show's creator David Chase read his pilot script for "Mad Men․"
Awards
- 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2005PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
- 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2007PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2007WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: winner
- 2008Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2008INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: nominated
- 2008INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: nominated
- 2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
- 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2008WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2008WGA Award (TV)-New Series: winner
- 2008WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2009BAFTA TV Award-Best International: winner
- 2009DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2009Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2009Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2009INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: winner
- 2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
- 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2009WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: winner
- 2010BAFTA TV Award-Best International: winner
- 2010DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Decade: nominated
- 2010INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: nominated
- 2010Literary Award-Teleplay: nominated
- 2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
- 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2010WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: winner
- 2010WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
- 2010WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
- 2011BAFTA TV Award-Best International: nominated
- 2011INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: winner
- 2011Golden Nymph-Best International Producer: nominated
- 2011OFTA Television Award-Best Writing in a Drama Series: winner
- 2011OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2011PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
- 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2011WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: winner
- 2012INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: winner
- 2012OFTA Television Award-Best Writing in a Drama Series: winner
- 2012OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2012PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013INOCA TV-Best Writing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2013INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award-Best Writing in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2013WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: winner
- 2013WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2014Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2014Founders Award-: winner
- 2014INOCA TV-Best Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2014INOCA TV-Best Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2014OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2014WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: nominated
- 2015Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2015INOCA TV-Best Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2015INOCA TV-Best Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2015INOCA TV-Best Writing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: nominated
- 2016DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2016PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: winner
- 2019Edgar-TV Episode Teleplay: winner
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Decade: nominated
- 2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television: nominated