In this episode, Shaan Merchant speak with Matthew Cole Weiss from TMZ about working in the entertainment field, developing his creative vision, and exploring his interests in both writing and directing.

Matthew Cole Weiss graduated from NYU in 2001 after studying film and television production.  His vast career has been split between entertainment journalism where he's written for publications including People, Rolling Stone, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, US Weekly, Time Out and Maxim, and filmmaking, where he's written and directed TV and films starring Amy Adams, Meghan Markle, James Franco, and many more. He is currently the Head Writer, On-Camera Talent and Supervising producer of TMZ ON TV, while writing scripts and award shows at the same time.

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