He was a writer on Family Ties (1982). The show's creator Gary David Goldberg said in a 2007 interview with Archive of American Television that Weithorn had a crush on actress Justine Bateman because she reminded him of his high school sweetheart, so he was responsible for getting her cast as Mallory, even though she had no prior acting experience.
Was a teacher for three years in Los Angeles before breaking into tv as a writer.
Father was on President Richard Nixon's infamous Enemies List due to his support of liberal causes.
Grew up at 194-25A 65 Crescent St in Fresh Meadows, Queens, New York. Family moved to Manhasset, Long Island, New York in the late 1960s.
Father Stanley (b. 28 August 1924) married mother Corinne Breslow in December 1949.
Father was a tax strategies lawyer for non-profits.