Mark Hentemann

Mark Henry Hentemann is an American screenwriter and television creator / executive producer. He is 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<ref name="fox.com/schedule"></ref> on the network's "Sunday Funday" lineup, which Seth MacFarlane and he executive produced.
Career.
Hentemann grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, 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. He also created the animated series Bordertown for FOX, on which he voice acted, created and executive produced.
Hentemann has twice been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award (including a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series).
Hentemann has also been a long time real estate investor. He has published articles and appeared on several podcasts. He is co-founder of the investment company Quantum Capital (Quantumcapitalinc.com), which invests in multifamily real estate.
In high school, Hentemann drew caricatures at Sea World in Cleveland, Ohio, and was struck by lightning.
Personal life.
Mark Hentemann lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Lynne, and has three children, one of whom, Tatum, does occasional voices for "Family Guy" and "American Dad!". Hentemann attended Cleveland Saint Ignatius High School and Miami University.