Michael J. Weithorn, born December 17, 1956, is a director and writer known for his works including King of Queens.

Weithorn's first major writing opportunity was an episode of the television series Benson

Benson (TV series)

Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap ; however, Benson discarded the...

in 1981, entitled "Stress". From there he moved on to several other scripts. From 1982 to 1983 he was a story consultant for 21 episodes of the TV series Family Ties

Family Ties

Family Ties is an American sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. The sitcom reflected the move in the United States from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s. This was particularly expressed through the relationship between young...

and wrote "Family Ties Vacation" in 1985. He wrote 26 of the episodes between 1982 and 1986 and also wrote episodes for other TV shows, including Cheers

Cheers

Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...

. He began directing between 1991 and 1992 with 2 episodes of the TV series True Colors

True Colors (TV series)

True Colors is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from September 2, 1990 to April 12, 1992 for a total of 45 episodes. The series was created by Michael J...

. He was also the producer for 15 episodes of True Colors and several other shows.

He joined the writing teams of several TV shows throughout the following years before finally creating the popular show The King of Queens

The King of Queens

The King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures...

in 1998 with David Litt

David Litt

David Litt is a television writer and producer based in Southern California. Litt was the co-creator of The King of Queens . Litt wrote 86 episodes of the comedy that aired from 1998 to 2007...

. The show ran until 2007, when Weithorn wrote the finale episode "China Syndrome". From there he has moved on to screenplays and in 2010 he wrote a screenplay called A Little Help

A Little Help

A Little Help is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael J. Weithorn. It follows the experiences of a dental hygienist following her unfaithful husband's sudden death...

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Awards

He has been recognised several times for his work, including 5 Emmy nominations. In 1984 he was nominated for an Emmy for his work on Family Ties along with the show's other producers. One year later he was nominated again for Family Ties, both times for the category of Outstanding Comedy Series. In 1986 he was nominated for two Emmy's, both for Family Ties. In 1989 he was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the TV series The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII....

. In 2007 he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Best Outstanding Broadband Program- Comedy for The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire

The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire

The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire is an animated web show created by Michael J. Weithorn and Nick Bakay for Comedy Central. The series debuted in 2006 and was part of "Web Shows". Each short chronicles the lives of Baxter and McGuire, a pair of testicles...

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He won a Writer's Guild of America award in 1985 for his work on an episode of Cheers.