2026.03.16 · MON · W12

Martin Olson

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Screenwriter · United States Of America · Male

Martin Olson is an American comedy writer, television producer, author and composer. He is known for his unusual subject matter, and is an original member of the Boston Comedy Scene. He is the father of actress Olivia Olson. Olson has received five Emmy nominations, three for television writing and two for song writing. Olson also received an Ace Award for television writing. 2Background Martin Olson is from Boston, Massachusetts. His brother, Thomas Olson, is a well-known film and stage actor. His adopted daughter Olivia Olson is a singer-songwriter, actress, and author. Olson decided to be a comedy writer as a boy when he saw comedian Brother Theodore ranting and raving on The Merv Griffin Show. Before his death in 2001, Theodore became a fan of Olson's first book, Encyclopaedia of Hell (Feral House, 2011), and wrote a quote for the book cove

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