Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author, best known for his horror books, including ', ', The Shining, and . He voiced in the season 12 episode "Insane Clown Poppy", signing autographs at the book convention.

He also plays in the band the. Among the other members are Matt Groening, Mitch Albom, and Amy Tan.

References to Stephen King
His works have also been referenced several times on The Simpsons:
 * The Shining: The novel and the have been referenced in "Treehouse of Horror", "Brother from the Same Planet" and "Treehouse of Horror V".
 * The title of the episode "Maximum Homerdrive" is a pun on the 1986 film , which King directed and which was loosely based on "", one of King's short stories.
 * The episode "The Blunder Years" references the film ', which was based on the novella ' by King.
 * King's chalkboard gag appearance in "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is a reference both to The Shining and to the show's parody of it in "Treehouse of Horror V".
 * The Treehouse of Horror comic story Dark Lisa is based on King's novel .

Trivia

 * King's 2009 novel  bore a clear plot similarity to The Simpsons Movie, although it was just a coincidence.