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American television producer and writer

Matthew Carlson
BornMatt James Carlson
(1951-02-10) February 10, 1951 (age 73)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A
Alma materCal State Northridge B.A
Cal State Northridge M.Ed
Occupation(s)Television producer and writer
Years active1988–present
Spouse Wendy Stretten ​(m. 1988)​
Children3 sons

Matthew Carlson (birth name Matt James Carlson; born February 10, 1951) is an American television producer and writer.

He is best known for his work on the series Malcolm in the Middle and The Wonder Years. He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the latter series.

Carlson's other television credits include creating Townies; God, the Devil and Bob; Camp Wilder; The Boys Are Back; and Men Behaving Badly. He also worked on Big Day, Samantha Who?, Sons of Tucson, Mr. Sunshine and Alexa & Katie.

Carlson also wrote the screenplay for the 1994 film Wagons East starring John Candy and Richard Lewis.

In his latest work, he wrote the Disney+'s original series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers' episode 5, "Cherry Picker".

References

  1. "Matthew Carlson Primetime Emmy Award Wins and Nominations". PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARD DATABASE. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  2. "Matthew Carlson at Film.com". Film.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  3. Holden, Stephen (August 26, 1994). "Wagons East (1994) FILM REVIEW; Starring John Candy and Various Crude Jokes". The New York Times. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  4. Spellberg, Claire (March 16, 2021). "New on Disney+ April 2021". Decider. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

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