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Michael J. Weithorn
American screenwriter
Michael J. Weithorn (born December 17, 1956) is an American writer, director, and producer whose works include the sitcomThe King of Queens.
Early life
Weithorn was born on December 17, 1956 and raised first in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens, and then in Port Washington, New York, on Long Island.[1] He graduated Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.[2][3]
Career
After arriving in Los Angeles and teaching high school for three years, Weithorn's first major writing opportunity was an episode of the television series Benson in 1981.
In 1982 he passed up an opportunity to become part of the original writing staff of Late Night With David Letterman to work with producer Gary David Goldberg on Goldberg's new series Family Ties. From 1982 to 1986 Weithorn was a story consultant and then pr