Mark Blutman
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- Writer
- producer
Mark Blutman | |
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| Born | August 27, 1960 New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Children | 2 |
Mark Blutman (born August 27, 1960) is an American/Canadian writer and producer. He is the writer/producer on several children's television series including Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World, and Ghostwriter.
Blutman was born in New Jersey and raised in Montreal, Canada.[1] During his youth, he played ice hockey in Canada and once gave up 11 goals to Wayne Gretzky.[2]
Career
Blutman has been the writer/producer on several American television shows, largely geared toward the teenage audience, including Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World, and Ghostwriter.[3]
He started his career in Los Angeles as a stand up comedian and then moved on to his writing/producing career when his stand-up career did not take off.[4] In 1987, he appeared as "Crusher Comic" on Just for Laughs, a comedy festival in Montreal.[5] Crusher Comic was Blutman's stand-up alter-ego in which he would don a ski mask, yellow tights, and a tuxedo/leotard combo as part of his wrestler/comedian act.[6]