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American film director

This article is about the television producer and author. For the screenwriter of The Kingdom and Lions for Lambs, see Matthew Michael Carnahan.

Matthew Carnahan
Born (1961-02-06) February 6, 1961 (age 63)
Nationality American
Occupations Directorwriterproducer
Years active 2004–present
Known for House of Lies
Spouse Honor Molloy ​(m. 1983⁠–⁠1984)​ Rachel Strong ​(m. 2023)​
Partner Helen Hunt (2001–2017)
Children 2

Matthew McNair Carnahan (born February 6, 1961) is an American producer, writer, and director.

Valley of the Boom, about the 1990s Silicon Valley technology boom and bust, is a six-part American docudrama television miniseries, created, directed, and executive produced by Carnahan. It premiered on January 13, 2019, on National Geographic.[1][2][3]

Carnahan studied at New York University, as well as the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

He has a son, Emmett Carnahan (b. 1998) from a previous relationship[4] and daughter, Mákena Lei Gordon Carnahan (b. 2004) with actress and longtime partner Helen Hunt. In August 2017, the couple split after 16 years together.[5][6]

  1. ^ Valley of the Boom mashes up fact and fantasy of dot-com disaster, Richard Trenholm, 2019
  2. ^ 'Valley of the Boom': TV Review, The Hollywood Reporter, 2019
  3. ^ Review: Valley of the Boom captures Silicon Valley's insanity, Ars Technica, 2019
  4. ^ "Helen Hunt Opens up About Parenthood". January 11, 2013.
  5. ^ Johnson, Zach (August 16, 2017). "Helen Hunt and Matthew Carnahan Break Up After 16 Years". E!. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Helen Hunt splits from boyfriend Matthew Carnahan after 16 years together". Reality TV World. August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.