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|first episode= "[[A Star Is Burns]]"
 
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'''Kenneth Keeler''' (Born 1961) is a former writer and producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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'''Kenneth "Ken" Keeler''' (born December 2, 1961) is an American television producer and writer. He served as a writer, co-producer, producer and supervising producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He also worked for ''[[Futurama]]'' and ''[[The Critic]]''.
  
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== Biography ==
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== Awards ==
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After earning his doctorate, Keeler joined the Performance Analysis Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He soon left Bell Labs to write for David Letterman and subsequently for various sitcoms, including several episodes of ''Wings'', ''News Radio'', ''The Simpsons'', ''[[Futurama]]'', and ''The Critic'', as well as the short-lived FOX claymation show ''The PJs''.
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Keeler was instrumental in the creation of ''Futurama'', and served as a co-executive producer in its first three years, and as an executive producer in its fourth year. He was one of the show's most prolific writers, with nine episodes to his name (including the series finale, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", and the Writers Guild Award-winning "Godfellas"). Keeler wrote many of the original songs on both ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama'' during his time with the shows. He is also the writer of the direct-to-DVD ''Futurama'' movie ''{{IS|Bender's Big Score}}''.
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[1998]]<ref name="Annie1998">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313093205/http://annieawards.org/26thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Checkin' In]]"}}}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[2003]]<ref name="Annie2003">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313093552/http://annieawards.org/31stwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2003)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|2}}
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{{TB|[[1996]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1996/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[1997]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer's Phobia]]"}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|3}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}}|3}}
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{{TB|[[1997]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Bart After Dark]]"<br>{{small|for "[[We Put the Spring in Springfield]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1998"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Checkin' In]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[2003]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2003"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Everybody Hates Ned Flanders]]"}}}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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== Credits ==
 
== Credits ==
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=== Co-producer ===
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=== Story by ===
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*{{ep|The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase}}
 
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=== Co-producer ===
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{{TO}}
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{{TC}}
  
 
=== Producer ===
 
=== Producer ===
 
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*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)}}
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*{{ep|Radioactive Man}}
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*{{ep|Bart Sells His Soul}}
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*{{ep|Lisa the Vegetarian}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VI|(as Ken 'Clown After Midnight' Keeler)}}
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=== Supervising producer ===
 
=== Supervising producer ===
 
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VII|(as The Abominable Dr. Keeler)}}
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*{{ep|The Homer They Fall}}
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*{{ep|Burns, Baby Burns}}
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*{{ep|Bart After Dark}}
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|E1n=as The Abominable Dr. Keeler
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*{{ep|A Milhouse Divided}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Date with Density}}
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*{{ep|Hurricane Neddy}}
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*{{ep|The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show}}
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
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Latest revision as of 12:54, January 26, 2023

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Ken Keeler (character).
Ken Keeler
Ken Keeler.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Producer
Supervising producer
Writer
Birth date: December 2, 1961 (1961-12-02) (age 62)
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 57
Seasons active: Season 6 - 9, 14
First episode: "A Star Is Burns"
Most recent episode: "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


Kenneth "Ken" Keeler (born December 2, 1961) is an American television producer and writer. He served as a writer, co-producer, producer and supervising producer for The Simpsons. He also worked for Futurama and The Critic.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production 1998[1] "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
for "Checkin' In" 		Won
Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production 2003[2] "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 1996[3] "Treehouse of Horror VI" Nominated
1997[4] "Homer's Phobia" Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics 1997[5] "Bart After Dark"
for "We Put the Spring in Springfield"
1998[6] "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
for "Checkin' In"
2003[7] "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
for "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" 		Nominated

Credits[edit]

Written by[edit]

Story by[edit]

Co-producer[edit]

Producer[edit]

Supervising producer[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

For The Simpsons[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  2. ↑ The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2003)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"
  4. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"
  5. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"
  6. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1998"
  7. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2003"


External links[edit]


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