Mark Henry Hentemann (born April 24, 1969) 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, 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.
Hentemann has also written for the Late Show with David Letterman, created the series 3-South for MTV, and also the animated series, Bordertown for Fox in 2016 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".
Career Hentemann grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He is an alumnus of Saint Ignatius High School in Ohio City, and began his career as a greeting card writer and illustrator for American Greetings. His cards caught the interest of David Letterman and allowed him his first job in television writing for The Late Show.
Mark Hentemann has written, produced and provided voice acting on several half-hours, including "Off-Centre" (WBTV), "Run of the House" (WBTV) 3-South, which he created for MTV and lasted only one season. He also created the animated series Bordertown for FOX, on which he voice acted, created and executive produced and also ran for only one season.
Hentemann has twice been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award (including a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series).
Hentemann is also a long time real estate investor. He is co-founder of the investment company Quantum Capital, which invests in multifamily real estate in Los Angeles, Austin and Denver, with $200,000,000 in assets under management.
Personal life Mark Hentemann lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife, Lynne, and has three children, Tatum (b. 2004), Grace (b. 2008), and Emerson (b. 2008). Tatum, does occasional voices for Family Guy and American Dad!. Hentemann's daughter Grace played the live-action version of Stewie Griffin in the Family Guy episode "Road to the Multiverse". She wears red overalls and is seated next to the live-action Brian Griffin, played by writer Wellesley Wild's dog. Wild is the writer of the episode. Hentemann attended Saint Ignatius High School, and Miami University..
Filmography Voice Acting - Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2002–2003 3-South Joe Tate, Ed Bickel (voice)Creator, writer, executive producer 2008–2009 Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Mountain Climber, Vishnu (voice) 3 Episodes 2010 The Cleveland Show Unknown Role Episode: How Cleveland Got His Groove Back 2010 Family Guy: It's a Trap! Opie Television Special2016BordertownBryceCreator, writer, executive producer
Writing credits YearTitleNotes 1997–98"The Late Show with David Letterman" 2000 Boyer Brothers TV movie 1999–present Family Guy (37 episodes) 2001–2002 Off Centre (15 episodes) 2001–2002 3-South (13 episodes) 2003 Run of the House (13 episodes) 2025 The Naked Gun
As Executive Producer YearTitleNotes 2001–2002 Off Centre 7 Episodes 2003 3-South 7 Episodes 2003 Run of the House 2009–present Family Guy 52 Episodes 2016 Bordertown 13 Episodes
Video games Year Video game Voices 2006 Family Guy Video Game! Opie
Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Year Award Nominated work Result 2008 Outstanding Animated Program Family Guy for "Blue Harvest" 2009 Outstanding Comedy Series Family Guy
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