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.
Early life Blutman was born in New Jersey and raised in Montreal, Canada. During his youth, he played ice hockey in Canada and once gave up 11 goals to Wayne Gretzky.
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.
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. In 1987, he appeared as "Crusher Comic" on Just for Laughs, a comedy festival in Montreal. 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.
Awards and nominations +YearTitleAwardWon/Nominated2015Girl Meets WorldPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's ProgramNominated2016Girl Meets WorldPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's ProgramNominated2016Girl Meets WorldWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic DramaNominated2016Girl Meets WorldWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Children's ScriptNominated2017Girl Meets WorldPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's ProgramNominated2020GhostwriterVenice TV AwardsNominated2020GhostwriterDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Children's SeriesNominated2020GhostwriterDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's SeriesWon
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