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Thomas Meehan is a Tony award-winning writer, best known for Annie, The Producers and Hairspray.

He received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book for Annie, his Broadway debut, and subsequently won for The Producers (2001) and Hairspray (2002). Additional credits include Ain't Broadway Grand, Oh Kay!, Bombay Dreams, a musical adaptation of I Remember Mama, and Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge, which was subsequently reworked and re-staged Off-Broadway as Annie Warbucks. In addition, he is a long-time contributor of humor to The New Yorker, an Emmy Award-winning writer of television comedy, and a collaborator on a number of screenplays, including Mel Brooks' Spaceballs, a remake of To Be or Not to Be, the film adaptation of The Producers; and One Magic Christmas.

Meehan's latest projects are Young Frankenstein, a 2007 musical stage adaptation of the 1974 film written in collaboration with Brooks, Cry-Baby and Elf.

Meehan is a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild of America.