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Matt Weiner is an American renowned screenwriter, television producer, and director with a net worth of approximately $25 million. Wainer's famous screen ouput includes the Fox Sitcom Party Girl. He wrote and produced the books the Andy Richter Controls the Universe and The Naked Truth. In 1999, he authored the script that became the pilot of Mad Men. It eventually won an approximate of 15 Primetime Emmy Awards and 4 Golden Globe Awards.
Due to his writing passion and experience, Mattew Weiner joined David Chase to write The Sopranos where he supervised the fifth season of The Sopranos in 2004. He contributed a greater part of The Sopranos' 2006 and 2007 seasons. The Sopranos would have Matt Weiner receive 2 Primetime Emmy Awards in 2004 and in 2007. Weiner is also an actor with the latest development being You Are Here film that premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Matt Weiner was born on June 29th, 1965 in Baltimore, Maryland. Weiner attended Harvard School for Boys and went to Wesleyan University to study literature, history, and philosophy. He also holds A Master of Fine Arts courtesy of the University of Southern California, School of Cinema and Television. He is married to architect Linda Brettler since 1991.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2017 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus with the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$2,500,000 |
|
2017 |
Earnings |
Matthew Weiner's earnings from the final three seasons of the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$30,000,000 |
|
2017 |
Earnings |
Episode fees, royalty fees as well as writing, directing and producing fees from the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$27,500,000 |
|
2017 |
Royalties |
Royalties for every episode of the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$5,000 |
|
2017 |
Salary |
Salary for every episode of the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$275,000 |
|
2017 |
Bonus |
Estimated total amount of bonuses from 21 Emmy award nominations with seven wins |
$1,100,000 |
|
2014 |
Salary |
Salary for every episode of the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$275,000 |
|
2014 |
Royalties |
Royalties for every episode of the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$5,000 |
|
2013 |
Salary |
Salary for every episode of the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$187,000 |
|
2013 |
Royalties |
Royalties for every episode of the television show Mad Men as the show's creator and executive producer |
$5,000 |
|
2012 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Matthew Weiner's sprawling estate that sits on over an acre and is one of the most extraordinary old Hollywood mansions in Los Angeles, California |
$4,800,000 |