Mark Hentemann

Mark Hentemann
Hentemann at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.
Hentemann at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.
Born (1969-04-24) April 24, 1969 (age 55)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
OccupationWriter, voice actor, producer, showrunner
Years active1996–present
SpouseLynne Hentemann
Children3

Mark Henry Hentemann is an American screenwriter, creator and producer for television and film. He is a writer, executive producer and former showrunner of the animated series Family Guy,[1][2][3] where he started as a writer in its first season. In addition, Hentemann has also provided voices for many minor characters on Family Guy, including the "Phony Guy", Opie, and Eddie the Ostrich.[4]

Hentemann has also written for the Late Show with David Letterman,[4] created the series 3-South for MTV, and also the animated series, Bordertown for Fox in 2016[5][6][7] on the network's Sunday Funday lineup, which Seth MacFarlane and he executive produced. He is currently working on a reboot of The Naked Gun franchise for Paramount.

Hentemann is also a long-time real estate investor. Having moved to Los Angeles penniless in 1998, he began investing his script earnings into multifamily. He is founder of Quantum Capital, a real estate investment firm, and host of "The Wild West Real Estate Podcast".

  1. ^ "Johnny Depp to reprise Edward Scissorhands role... on 'Family Guy'! -- EXCLUSIVE". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. ^ Zahed, Ramin (2009-09-03). "Family Guy Gets New Runners". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ "Showrunners 2012: 'American Dad's' Seth MacFarlane & Matt Weitzman, 'Family Guy's' Mark Hentemann & Steve Callaghan, 'Cleveland Show's' Rich Appel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. ^ a b Mark Hentemann at IMDb
  5. ^ "FOX ANNOUNCES NEW PRIMETIME SERIES FOR 2015-2016 SEASON | on Fox". Fox.com. 2016-01-31. Archived from the original on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  6. ^ "Family Guy executive Mark Hentemann talks about his new show Bordertown". Stuff. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  7. ^ "Review: Shallow 'Bordertown,' from the Seth MacFarlane show factory, fails to sting". Los Angeles Times. 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2020-04-08.