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'''Matthew Carlson''' (birth name: Carl Williams) is an American [[television producer]] and [[television writer|writer]].
'''Matthew Carlson''' (birth name '''Matt James Carlson'''; born February 10, 1951) is an American television producer and [[television writer|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 Award]]s for his work on the latter series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=Matthew+Carlson&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2010&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Matthew Carlson Primetime Emmy Award Wins and Nominations |publisher=PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARD DATABASE |date= |accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref>
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 Award]]s for his work on the latter series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=Matthew+Carlson&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2010&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Matthew Carlson Primetime Emmy Award Wins and Nominations |publisher=PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARD DATABASE |date= |accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref>


Carlson's other television credits include ''[[Townies]]'', ''[[God, the Devil and Bob]]'' , ''[[Camp Wilder]]'' (creating all the aforementioned series), ''[[The Boys Are Back (TV series)|The Boys Are Back]]'', ''[[Men Behaving Badly (U.S. TV series)|Men Behaving Badly]]'', ''[[Big Day]]'', ''[[Samantha Who?]]'', ''[[Sons of Tucson]]'' and ''[[Mr. Sunshine (2011 TV series)|Mr. Sunshine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.film.com/celebrities/matthew-carlson/14665867 |title=Matthew Carlson at Film.com |publisher=''Film.com'' |accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref>
Carlson's other television credits include creating ''[[Townies]]''; ''[[God, the Devil and Bob]]''; ''[[Camp Wilder]]''; ''[[The Boys Are Back (TV series)|The Boys Are Back]]''; and ''[[Men Behaving Badly (American TV series)|Men Behaving Badly]]''. He also worked on ''[[Big Day]]'', ''[[Samantha Who?]]'', ''[[Sons of Tucson]]'', ''[[Mr. Sunshine (2011 TV series)|Mr. Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Alexa & Katie]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.film.com/celebrities/matthew-carlson/14665867 |title=Matthew Carlson at Film.com |publisher=Film.com |accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref>


Carlson also wrote the screenplay for the 1994 film ''[[Wagons East!]]'' starring [[John Candy]] and [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A06E6D71039F935A1575BC0A962958260 |title=Wagons East! (1994) FILM REVIEW; Starring John Candy and Various Crude Jokes |last=Holden |first=Stephen |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=August 26, 1994 |accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref>
Carlson also wrote the screenplay for the 1994 film ''[[Wagons East]]'' starring [[John Candy]] and [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A06E6D71039F935A1575BC0A962958260 |title=Wagons East (1994) FILM REVIEW; Starring John Candy and Various Crude Jokes |last=Holden |first=Stephen |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 26, 1994 |accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref>

In his latest work, he wrote the [[Disney+]]'s original series ''[[The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers]]''' episode 5, "Cherry Picker".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2021/03/16/new-on-disney-plus-april-2021/|title=New on Disney+ April 2021|date=March 16, 2021|accessdate=April 1, 2021|work=Decider|first=Claire|last=Spellberg}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:08, 23 November 2023

Matthew Carlson
Born
Matt 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.[1]

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.[2]

Carlson also wrote the screenplay for the 1994 film Wagons East starring John Candy and Richard Lewis.[3]

In his latest work, he wrote the Disney+'s original series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers' episode 5, "Cherry Picker".[4]

References[edit]

  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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