Matthew Weiner
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Matthew Weiner is an American
writer
, director
and producer
of television drama. He is the creator, executive producer
, head writer
, and show runner
of the AMC
television series Mad Men
. He is also noted for his work on the HBO series The Sopranos
, on which he served as a writer and producer during the show's fifth and sixth seasons. Weiner has received nine Emmy Award
s for his work on Mad Men and The Sopranos as well as three Golden Globe Awards for Mad Men. Mad Men has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
four consecutive years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011); the Sopranos (with Weiner as executive producer) won the same award twice (2004, 2007). Weiner was named one of the 2011 Time 100
Most Influential People In The World. In November 2011, The Atlantic named him one of 21 "Brave Thinkers".
. He enrolled in the College of Letters at Wesleyan University
, studying literature
, philosophy
, and history
and earned an MFA
from the University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television
.
sitcom Party Girl
. He is also credited as a writer on Nixon: the CD-ROM released the same year as Oliver Stone
's film on the former president. He was a writer and producer on The Naked Truth
and Andy Richter Controls the Universe
. Weiner wrote the pilot
of Mad Men
in 2000 as a spec script
while working as a staff writer on Becker
. The Sopranos
creator and executive producer David Chase
offered Weiner a job as a staff writer on his show after being impressed by the script.
Weiner served as a writer and producer on The Sopranos during its final three seasons. He wrote or co-wrote a dozen episodes, including the Emmy Award
-nominated episodes "Unidentified Black Males
" (co-written with Terence Winter
) and "Kennedy and Heidi
" (co-written with David Chase). He received two Emmy Awards as a producer of The Sopranos — one for the show's fifth season in 2004 and one for the second part of the show's sixth season in 2007.
In addition to writing and producing, he acted in two episodes, "Two Tonys" and "Stage 5" as mafia expert Manny Safier, author of The Wise Guide to Wise Guys, on TV news broadcasts within the show.
Weiner also spent the hiatus between the two seasons teaching at his alma mater, the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television (now School of Cinematic Arts), where he taught an undergraduate screenwriting class on Feature Rewriting during the Fall 2004 semester.
. He presented the show to HBO and Showtime; however, both networks passed on it. He eventually pitched the series to AMC
which had never produced an original dramatic television series; they picked up the show, ordering a full 13-episode season. Weiner served as show runner
, executive producer, and head writer of Mad Men for its first and second season. Weiner is credited with writing or co-writing seven episodes of the first season, ten episodes of the second, twelve episodes of the third and ten of the fourth. He has also directed all four of the season finale
s, although he had a major role in the writing and directing of every episode.
Mad Men received considerable critical acclaim and won four Golden Globes and fourteen Emmy Award
s. Mad Men is the first basic cable series to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
, winning the award in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Weiner won the 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
for the pilot episode, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes". He also won Emmys for the same category in 2009 (shared with Kater Gordon
) and in 2010 (shared with Erin Levy
). Weiner and his writing staff also won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series and were nominated for the award Best Dramatic Series at the February 2008 ceremony
for their work on the season. They were nominated for the WGA award for Best Dramatic Series a second time at the February 2009 ceremony
for their work on the second season. Weiner and the writing staff won the WGA Award for Best Drama Series (after being nominated for the third consecutive year) at the February 2010 ceremony
for their work on the third season. Weiner was also twice nominated for the WGA award for episodic drama at the February 2010 ceremony for his work on "The Grown-Ups" (with co-writer Brett Johnson
) and "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency" (with Robin Veith
).
The Sopranos
Mad Men
.
United States
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writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, director
Film director
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and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
of television drama. He is the creator, executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
, head writer
Head writer
A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
, and show runner
Show runner
Showrunner is a term of art originating in the United States and Canadian television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television seriesalthough such persons generally are credited as an executive producer...
of the AMC
AMC (TV network)
AMC is a cable television specialty channel that primarily airs movies, along with a limited amount of original programming. The letters originally stood for American Movie Classics; however since 2002, the full name has been deemphasized as a result of a major shift in programming...
television series Mad Men
Mad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
. He is also noted for his work on the HBO series The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
, on which he served as a writer and producer during the show's fifth and sixth seasons. Weiner has received nine Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s for his work on Mad Men and The Sopranos as well as three Golden Globe Awards for Mad Men. Mad Men has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies, and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show...
four consecutive years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011); the Sopranos (with Weiner as executive producer) won the same award twice (2004, 2007). Weiner was named one of the 2011 Time 100
Time 100
Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, as assembled by Time. First published in 1999 as a result of a debate among several academics, the list has become an annual event.-History and format:...
Most Influential People In The World. In November 2011, The Atlantic named him one of 21 "Brave Thinkers".
Early life and education
Weiner was born in 1965 in Baltimore to a Jewish family, attended The Park School of Baltimore and grew up in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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. He enrolled in the College of Letters at Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, studying literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and history
History
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and earned an MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
from the University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
Early career
Weiner began his screenwriting career as an uncredited joke-writer for the short-lived FoxFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
sitcom Party Girl
Party Girl (TV series)
Party Girl is an American sitcom based on the 1995 film of the same name that aired on Fox in September 1996. The series stars Christine Taylor and Swoosie Kurtz.-Synopsis:...
. He is also credited as a writer on Nixon: the CD-ROM released the same year as Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
's film on the former president. He was a writer and producer on The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth (TV series)
The Naked Truth is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 1996, and on NBC from 1996 to 1998. The series stars Téa Leoni and co-starred Holland Taylor...
and Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Andy Richter Controls the Universe is a sitcom which aired from 2002–2003 on the Fox network. The series was Andy Richter's first starring role after leaving Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2000....
. Weiner wrote the pilot
Television pilot
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of Mad Men
Mad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
in 2000 as a spec script
Spec script
A spec script, also known as a speculative screenplay, is a non-commissioned unsolicited screenplay. It is usually written by a screenwriter who hopes to have the script optioned and eventually purchased by a producer, production company, or studio....
while working as a staff writer on Becker
Becker (TV series)
Becker is an American television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of The Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, friends, and practically...
. The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
creator and executive producer David Chase
David Chase
David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,...
offered Weiner a job as a staff writer on his show after being impressed by the script.
Weiner served as a writer and producer on The Sopranos during its final three seasons. He wrote or co-wrote a dozen episodes, including the Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-nominated episodes "Unidentified Black Males
Unidentified Black Males (The Sopranos episode)
"Unidentified Black Males" is the sixty-first episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the ninth of the show's fifth season. It was written by Matthew Weiner and Terence Winter, directed by Tim Van Patten and originally aired on May 2, 2004....
" (co-written with Terence Winter
Terence Winter
Terence Winter is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire...
) and "Kennedy and Heidi
Kennedy and Heidi
"Kennedy and Heidi" is the eighteenth episode of the two-part sixth season—the sixth episode of the second part—of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos and the show's eighty-third overall episode. It was written by Matthew Weiner and series creator and showrunner David Chase,...
" (co-written with David Chase). He received two Emmy Awards as a producer of The Sopranos — one for the show's fifth season in 2004 and one for the second part of the show's sixth season in 2007.
In addition to writing and producing, he acted in two episodes, "Two Tonys" and "Stage 5" as mafia expert Manny Safier, author of The Wise Guide to Wise Guys, on TV news broadcasts within the show.
Weiner also spent the hiatus between the two seasons teaching at his alma mater, the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television (now School of Cinematic Arts), where he taught an undergraduate screenwriting class on Feature Rewriting during the Fall 2004 semester.
Mad Men
After The Sopranos had finished its run, Weiner began looking for a network to produce Mad MenMad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
. He presented the show to HBO and Showtime; however, both networks passed on it. He eventually pitched the series to AMC
AMC (TV network)
AMC is a cable television specialty channel that primarily airs movies, along with a limited amount of original programming. The letters originally stood for American Movie Classics; however since 2002, the full name has been deemphasized as a result of a major shift in programming...
which had never produced an original dramatic television series; they picked up the show, ordering a full 13-episode season. Weiner served as show runner
Show runner
Showrunner is a term of art originating in the United States and Canadian television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television seriesalthough such persons generally are credited as an executive producer...
, executive producer, and head writer of Mad Men for its first and second season. Weiner is credited with writing or co-writing seven episodes of the first season, ten episodes of the second, twelve episodes of the third and ten of the fourth. He has also directed all four of the season finale
Season finale
A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program...
s, although he had a major role in the writing and directing of every episode.
Mad Men received considerable critical acclaim and won four Golden Globes and fourteen Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s. Mad Men is the first basic cable series to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies, and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show...
, winning the award in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Weiner won the 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is awarded to one television episode each year at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Often regarded as the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an individual episode of television, the nominees and winners often reflect outstanding achievement in...
for the pilot episode, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes". He also won Emmys for the same category in 2009 (shared with Kater Gordon
Kater Gordon
Kater Gordon is an American television writer. She has worked on the AMC drama Mad Men and has won a Writers Guild of America Award and an Emmy Award.-Biography:...
) and in 2010 (shared with Erin Levy
Erin Levy
Erin Levy is an American television writer. She has worked on the AMC drama Mad Men and has won an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award.-Biography:...
). Weiner and his writing staff also won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series and were nominated for the award Best Dramatic Series at the February 2008 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2007
The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2007. Winners were announced on February 9, 2008.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...
for their work on the season. They were nominated for the WGA award for Best Dramatic Series a second time at the February 2009 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2008
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...
for their work on the second season. Weiner and the writing staff won the WGA Award for Best Drama Series (after being nominated for the third consecutive year) at the February 2010 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2009
The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.-Best Adapted Screenplay:*Crazy Heart*Julie & Julia...
for their work on the third season. Weiner was also twice nominated for the WGA award for episodic drama at the February 2010 ceremony for his work on "The Grown-Ups" (with co-writer Brett Johnson
Brett Johnson (writer)
Brett Johnson is an American television writer. He has worked on the AMC drama Mad Men and has won a Writers Guild of America Award.-Biography:Johnson co-wrote the Mad Men episode "The Grown-Ups" with series creator and show runner Matthew Weiner...
) and "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency" (with Robin Veith
Robin Veith
Robin Veith is an American television writer. She served as a writer's assistant on the first season of Mad Men and co-wrote the final episode of the season "The Wheel" with the series creator Matthew Weiner. Weiner and Veith were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama...
).
The SopranosThe SopranosThe Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
| Supervising Producer/Co-Executive Producer/Executive Producer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Title | Notes |
| 5 | "Rat Pack" | Writer |
| 5 | "Sentimental Education" | Writer |
| 5 | "Unidentified Black Males" | With Terence Winter Terence Winter Terence Winter is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire... ; Nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing |
| 5 | "The Test Dream" | With David Chase David Chase David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,... |
| 6 | "Mayham" | Writer |
| 6 | "Luxury Lounge" | Writer |
| 6 | "Moe n' Joe" | Writer |
| 6 | "Kaisha" | With David Chase David Chase David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,... and Terence Winter Terence Winter Terence Winter is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire... ; Midseason Finale |
| 6 | "Soprano Home Movies" | With David Chase David Chase David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,... and Diane Frolov Diane Frolov Diane Frolov is an American television writer and producer. She has written for several television shows, including The Sopranos and Northern Exposure. She frequently co-writes episodes with her husband, Andrew Schneider.-Career:... & Andrew Schneider Andrew Schneider Andrew Schneider is an American screenwriter and television producer, whose credits include writing for The Sopranos, Northern Exposure, and Alien Nation. He frequently co-writes episodes with his wife, Diane Frolov. In 1992 Schneider won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama... ; Midseason Première |
| 6 | "Chasing It" | Writer |
| 6 | "Kennedy and Heidi" | With David Chase David Chase David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,... ; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing |
| 6 | "The Blue Comet" | With David Chase David Chase David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,... |
Mad MenMad MenMad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
| Creator & Executive Producer/Showrunner | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Title | Notes |
| 1 | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Writer; won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing; Première |
| 1 | "Ladies Room" | Writer |
| 1 | "5G" | Writer |
| 1 | "Shoot" | With Chris Provenzano |
| 1 | "Long Weekend" | With Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton and Bridget Bedard |
| 1 | "Indian Summer" | With Tom Palmer |
| 1 | "The Wheel" | With Robin Veith Robin Veith Robin Veith is an American television writer. She served as a writer's assistant on the first season of Mad Men and co-wrote the final episode of the season "The Wheel" with the series creator Matthew Weiner. Weiner and Veith were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama... ; also director; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing; Season One Finale |
| 2 | "For Those Who Think Young" | Writer; Season Two Première |
| 2 | "Flight 1" | With Lisa Albert |
| 2 | "The Benefactor" | With Rick Cleveland |
| 2 | "Maidenform" | Writer |
| 2 | "A Night to Remember" | With Robin Veith; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing |
| 2 | "Six Month Leave" | With Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing |
| 2 | "The Inheritance" | With Lisa Albert & Marti Noxon |
| 2 | "The Jet Set" | Writer; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing |
| 2 | "The Mountain King" | With Robin Veith |
| 2 | "Meditations in an Emergency" | Written by Weiner & Kater Gordon; also director; won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing; Season Two Finale |
| 3 | "Out of Town" | Writer; Season Three Première |
| 3 | "Love Among the Ruins" | With Catherine Humphris |
| 3 | "My Old Kentuckey Home" | With Dahvi Waller |
| 3 | "The Arrangements" | With Andrew Colville |
| 3 | "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency" | With Robin Veith; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing |
| 3 | "Seven Twenty Three" | With Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton |
| 3 | "Souvenir" | With Lisa Albert |
| 3 | "Wee Small Hours" | With Dahvi Waller |
| 3 | "The Color Blue" | With Kater Gordon |
| 3 | "The Gypsy and the Hobo" | With Marti Noxon & Catherine Humphris |
| 3 | "The Grown-Ups" | With Brett Johnson |
| 3 | "Shut the Door. Have a Seat" | Written by Weiner & Erin Levy; also director; won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing; Season Three Finale |
| 4 | "Public Relations" | Writer; Season Four Première |
| 4 | "Christmas Come But Once a Year" | With Tracy McMillan |
| 4 | "The Good News" | With Jonathan Abrahams |
| 4 | "The Rejected" | With Keith Huff |
| 4 | "Waldorf Stories" | With Brett Johnson |
| 4 | "The Suitcase" | Writer; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing |
| 4 | "The Summer Man" | With Lisa Albert & Janet Leahy |
| 4 | "The Beautiful Girls" | With Dahvi Waller |
| 4 | "Hands and Knees" | With Jonathan Abrahams |
| 4 | "Tomorrowland" | Written by Weiner and Jonathan Igla; also director; Season Four Finale |
Personal life
Weiner is married; Marten, one of his four sons, plays the recurring role of Glen Bishop on Mad Men. Weiner currently resides in Los Angeles. He was a 1-day champion on the quiz show Jeopardy!Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
.