Michael J. Weithorn, born December 17, 1956, is a director and writer known for his works including King of Queens.
Weithorn's first major writing opportunity was an episode of the television series Benson in 1981, entitled "Stress". From there he moved on to several other scripts. From 1982 to 1983 he was a story consultant for 21 episodes of the TV series Family Ties and wrote "Family Ties Vacation" in 1985. He wrote 26 of the episodes between 1982 and 1986 and also wrote episodes for other TV