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Matt Nix 
Nix at 2010 Comic-Con InternationalBorn Matthew E. Nix
September 4, 1971
Los Angeles, California, USAOccupation Screenwriter, Television writer Language English Citizenship American Alma mater UCLA Period 1997 - present Notable work(s) Burn Notice (2007-present)
The Good Guys (2010)Spouse(s) Melinda Stahl Relative(s) Great grandson of Harry Chandlee[1] Matthew E. "Matt" Nix (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the USA Network television series Burn Notice and the now defunct cult favorite Fox series The Good Guys.
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Biography
Matt was born in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Analy High School in Sebastopol.[1] His parents are Phillip and Susan Nix and he is married to Melinda Stahl. Matt is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and was a UCLA Alumni Scholar.
Filmography
- Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011 television film) – creator, writer, executive producer
- The Good Guys (2010) – creator, writer and executive producer[2]
- Burn Notice (2007–present) – creator, writer, and executive producer
- Mementoke (2002 short film) – writer
- Me and the Big Guy (1999 short film) – writer
- First Prince (1998 short film) – writer
- Chekhov's Gun (1997 short film) – writer
- Mike Feeny's Secret for Success (1997 short film) – writer
Burn Notice
In Summer 2006, Matt Nix created Burn Notice, a TV series where the title itself refers to the burn notices issued by intelligence agencies, which discredit or announce the dismissal of agents or sources. The television series follows agent Michael Westen (played by Jeffrey Donovan), who is abandoned by all his normal intelligence contacts. Unsure why he's been "burned," he begins to work as a freelance spy and investigator as he tries to find out what happened.[3] The series premiered on USA Network on Thursday June 28, 2007 and since its premiere the show has met critical acclaim. It currently stars Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne (Westen's "trigger happy ex-girlfriend"), Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe (an old friend who "used to inform on" Westen to the Federal Bureau of Investigation), Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen (Michael's mother), and as of season four Coby Bell as Jesse Porter (a spy Westen accidentally burned). During production of its fourth season in early 2010, it was announced that the series had been renewed for both a fifth and sixth season.[4]
Between seasons four and five, a Burn Notice movie, entitled Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, was aired on USA Network. Written and executive produced by Nix, the movie portrayed character Sam Axe's final mission as a U.S. Navy SEAL.
The Good Guys
In early 2010 Nix began working on The Good Guys, a series which premiered on Fox May 19, 2010. The series starred Bradley Whitford as Dan Stark, a mustachioed, former big-shot detective with the Dallas Police Department, and Colin Hanks as Jack Bailey, a young, ambitious, by-the-book detective who has been assigned as Dan's partner because of his snarky attitude.[5][6]
The Good Guys was originally known by the working title Jack and Dan. For several months the series was to be known as Code 58, the Dallas Police Department code for "routine investigation," and then briefly as The Five Eight before producers settled on The Good Guys title.[2]
The show struggled with low ratings, regularly ranking in fourth place for its timeslot during the summer and then fifth place from October onward.[7] The final episode to air was broadcast December 10, 2010 on Fox.[8] On December 15, 2010 Fox Television Studios, the production company for the show, informed the Dallas Film Commission that the show would not be renewed for a second season.[9]
References
- ^ a b Imdb.com, Inc, Biography for Matt Nix, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633180/bio, retrieved 2010-08-03
- ^ a b Wilonsky, Robert (February 9, 2010). "How Did Code 58 End Up Shooting In Dallas? Because It Looks Like a '70s Cop Show Set.". Unfair Park (Dallas Observer). http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/02/how_did_code_58_end_up_shootin.php. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- ^ "'Burn,' 'Bill' get berths". Variety. February 27, 2007. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959355?refCatId=1300. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Burn Notice Renewed For Two Seasons By USA - TV Ratings, Nielsen Ratings, Television Show Ratings". TVbytheNumbers.com. 2010-04-15. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/15/burn-notice-renewed-for-two-seasons-by-usa/48762. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (February 7, 2010). "If Code 58 Doesn't Nail How the Dallas PD and DA Do Business, It's Not For Lack of Trying". Unfair Park (Dallas Observer). http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/02/if_code_58_doesnt_nail_how_the.php. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- ^ Levin, Gary (May 13, 2010). "Who says cop shows can't be funny? Not Fox, thanks to 'Good Guys'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-05-13-goodguys13_ST_N.htm. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 19, 2010). "Fox's Kevin Reilly And Mike Darnell On 'American Idol' & 'Fringe' Moves; No Back Orders For 'Running Wilde' & 'Good Guys'". Deadline Hollywood. http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/foxs-kevin-reilly-no-back-orders-for-running-wilde-good-guys/. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (November 21, 2010). "Are The Good Guys Gone? Hard to Say.". Unfair Park (Dallas Observer). http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/11/are_the_good_guys_gone_hard_to.php. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ O'CONNELL, JOE (December 18, 2010). "Fox doesn't renew 'Good Guys'; Dallas native Evan E. Fitzmaurice to head Texas Film Commission". Dallas News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/television/stories/DN-goodguys_1218gd.ART.State.Edition1.43804bf.html. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
External links
- Matt Nix at the Internet Movie Database
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