Matthew Weiner was born on the 29th June 1965 in Baltimore, Maryland USA. Matthew is a producer and writer, best known for the creation of the TV series “Mad Men” (2007-2015), but he has also been responsible for a few seasons of the popular TV series’ “The Sopranos”, and “Becker”. He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1996.
Have you ever wondered how rich Matthew Weiner is? According to sources, it is estimated that Matthew Weiner`s overall net worth is $25 million, an amount acquired through his writing talents, which are mostly represented in TV series, however, Matthew has also made his film-making debut with the film “Are You Here” (2013), which also added to his net worth.
Matthew Weiner Net Worth $25 Million
Matthew was raised in a Jewish family; his parents were highly educated people, with his father being a medical researcher and chair of the neurology department at the University of Southern California, and his mother had a law degree although didn’t work. Matthew could only expect the highest education for himself, and he went to the prestigious private The Park School of Baltimore for his elementary education, after which his family moved to Los Angeles, where he attended the Harvard School for Boys. Following the graduation, he studied history, literature and philosophy at the Wesleyan University, but didn’t finish and later enrolled at the University of Southern California School Of Cinematic Arts, where he earned an MFA degree.
His professional career began in 1996, when he was hired as a screenwriter for the TV series “Party Girl”, however the series had a short life span, and Weiner needed to find another engagement. He started knocking from door to door, and got a job on the TV series “The Naked Truth” (1995-1998). However, his first major achievement was working on the TV series “Becker” (1998-2004), the success of which propelled him further into the screen-writing business. These projects really started his net worth.
While working as a part of the “Becker” team, he wrote a script for “Mad Men”, and one name was hooked on the script – it was David Chase, a producer of TV series “The Sopranos”. Chase soon offered Weiner a job on “The Sopranos”, which Matthew gladly accepted. While working on “The Sopranos”, Matthew`s net worth grew immensely, since he won two Primetime Emmy Awards, working as a producer on the series. Matthew also made his acting debut in the series, in the role of Manny Safier in a few episodes, which also increased his net worth.
Matthew wanted to put his own show “Mad Men” into production status, and began to search for a network; he was rejected by almost every major TV network, including HBO and Showtime, but AMC accepted his script, and signed a contract for the first season, to consist of 13 episodes. The “Mad Men” turned out to be a major success, which became the main source of Matthew`s net worth in the following years. The show aired for eight full seasons, from 2007 until 2015.
Matthew won numerous awards for the show, including nine Primetime Emmy awards and three Golden Globes.
He has also tried himself as an actor, other than the already mentioned roles in “The Sopranos”, Matthew has also lent his voice to a Simpson`s episode “The Man In The Blue Flannel Pants” in 2011.
Regarding his personal life, Matthew has been married to Linda Brettler since 1991. Linda supported family, working as an architect before Weiner got his first job. Anyway, they are now one big family since the couple has four children and two of them have already tried themselves as actors, Charles Weiner and Marten Holden Weiner.
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