Matt Pyken

Matthew Lewis Pyken is an American television writer and producer.

Early life and education

Pyken was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Eugene Pyken, a fundraiser, and Rhoda Singer Pyken, a teacher. He is the oldest of three children. He has two sisters. At age nine his family moved to Van Nuys, California. He attended Claremont McKenna College, where he graduated with degrees in Literature and Political Science.

Career

Pyken has written for many television shows, including: The Invisible Man, D.C., Queer as Folk , John Doe andLas Vegas. He has produced episodes for John Doe, Queer as Folk and Las Vegas. He is also listed as the consulting producer on a number of episodes of the first season of the critically acclaimed show Mr. Robot. He wrote and co-produced the video games National Lampoon's Blind Date and Fox Hunt.