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Matthew Penn | |
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| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
| Occupation(s) | Television/theatre director, producer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
Matthew Penn (born 1959) is an American director and producer of television and theatre. His father was a film and theatre director named Arthur Penn, his mother was actress Peggy Maurer. He grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and New York City. He has a double major in English and Theater. Penn graduated from Wesleyan University in 1980.[1]
Prior to beginning work in television, Penn spent many years working as an actor and director in theatre and is currently a co-artistic director of the Berkshire Playwrights Lab located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.[2][3]
Penn has directed and produced over 150 prime-time TV dramas. Some of his directorial credits include NYPD Blue, Law & Order, New York Undercover, Brooklyn South, The Sopranos, House, Damages, The Closer, and Royal Pains. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for directing the 200th episode of Law & Order, guest-starring Julia Roberts. He was an executive producer of Law & Order from 2003 to 2007[1] and Queen of the South in 2016.[4]
- ^ a b Matthew Penn, Wesleyan University. Theater Department. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Matthew Penn: Co-Artistic Director Berkshire Playwrights Lab". Berkshire Playwrights Lab. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ Eagle, Jeffrey Borak, The Berkshire (16 November 2018). "A reflective, homemade breakfast with Matthew Penn". The Berkshire Eagle.
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