Writer-producer Matt Tarses is best known for his work on the comedies "Scrubs" and "Sports Night." In 1998 he began working on the latter, serving as co-producer and writing nine episodes from 1998 to 2000. He wrote two episodes of the sitcom "Norm" before beginning work on the long-running sitcom "Scrubs." He wrote eight episodes of the series and was co-executive producer for 80 episodes from 2001 to 2005. In 2003 he wrote the screenplay for the film "A Guy Thing" and a year later produced the TV film "Americana," directed by David Schwimmer. In 2006 he wrote and produced an episode of the series "Teachers" and two years later he wrote and executive produced the series "Worst Week." He has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the first season of "Scrubs" and has won two Humanitas Prizes, one for "Scrubs" and another for an episode of "Sports Night."
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 12, 1966 (60)
- USA
- Writer and producer, also director
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Matt Tarses' films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Matt Tarses' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Matt Tarses' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Rooster(2026)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Bad Monkey(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Alex, Inc.(2018)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
The Goldbergs(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Mad Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Worst Week(2008)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Teachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
A Guy Thing(2003)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Scrubs(2001)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Sports Night(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Public Morals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all showsAssisted Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2005, Outstanding Comedy Series.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Matt Tarses work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matt Tarses' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Koch shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Chris KochShared titles: Alex, Inc. (2018), Worst Week (2008), A Guy Thing (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Koch
- Phil TraillShared titles: Alex, Inc. (2018), Worst Week (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Traill
Writers
- Dan RubinShared titles: Alex, Inc. (2018), Worst Week (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Rubin