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'''George Meyer''' is a producer and writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. In 2000, Meyer was called the "the funniest man behind the funniest show on TV" by ''[[The New Yorker]]''.
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|job= Writer<br>Producer<br>Creative consultant<br>Executive producer
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|birthdate= {{birthyear|1956}}
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|status= Inactive
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|episodes= 333
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|seasons= [[Season 1]] - [[Season 17|17]]
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|first episode= "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"
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|latest episode= "[[The Last of the Red Hat Mamas]]"
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|first album= ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''
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|latest album= ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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== Biography ==
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'''George Meyer''' (born 1956) is an American producer and writer. He served as a writer, creative consultant, producer, supervising producer, and executive producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He also served as a writer for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
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Born in [[Pennsylvania]] in [[1956]], Meyer grew up in [[Arizona]], the eldest child of eight in a [[Roman Catholic]] family of mostly [[German people|German]] descent. Meyer has made frequent jokes about his somewhat unhappy childhood, stating in an audio commentary that one of the frequent arguments in his household was "which family member ruined a holiday". He attended Doolen Junior High and Catalina High School in Tucson, Az. An excellent student, Meyer later went on to [[Harvard University]], where he served as president of the ''[[Harvard Lampoon]]'', a comedy magazine at [[Harvard University]]. Meyer graduated from Harvard in 1978 with a degree in biochemistry. After college, Meyer became a writer for ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', ''[[Not Necessarily The News]]'', ''[[The New Show]]'', and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. In 1987, Meyer founded the legendary humor [[zine]] ''[[Army Man (magazine)|Army Man]]'', which attained a cult following. One of its readers was [[Sam Simon]], who was a producer on a new animated sitcom called ''[[The Simpsons]]''. In 1989 Simon asked Meyer to join the writing staff, and he has remained there intermittently ever since. In 2005 he wrote for the TBS special ''[[Earth To America]]''. He is currently working on the upcoming ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
 
  
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== Odds and Sods ==
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== Awards ==
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production|Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Feature Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[2007]]<ref name="Annie2007">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120208102916/http://annieawards.org/35thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2007)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
  
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Raised Roman Catholic, but later became an atheist, and thus a Fan of the [[Grateful Dead]]
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|10}}
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{{TB|[[1991]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1991/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1991"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[1992]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1992/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1992"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Radio Bart]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[1995]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1995/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1995"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Lisa's Wedding]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[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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{{TB|Nominated}}
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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'''|2}}
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{{TBT|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1998"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Trash of the Titans]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[1999]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1999"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Viva Ned Flanders]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[2000]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2000/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Behind the Laughter]]"}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TBT|[[2001]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2001/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[HOMЯ]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2002]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[She of Little Faith]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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Editor of "The Harvard Lampoon Book of College Life" (Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1978).
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== Credits ==
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=== Written by ===
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His hobbies include [[gambling]] and collecting space travel-related memorabilia
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=== Creative consultant ===
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Once won a little over 2,000 dollars on [[Jeopardy!]]
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=== Co-producer ===
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A strict [[vegetarian]], as well as a practitioner of [[yoga]]
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=== Producer ===
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{{Season15A|all=yes|E1n=as Gouge Eyer}}
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Has a daughter named Poppy Valentina after [[Valentina Tereshkova]], the first woman in space.
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=== Supervising producer ===
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According to fellow [[Simpsons]] writer [[David X. Cohen]], Meyer once attempted to live on a "flavorless mush," believing it to be a moral victory if he succeeded. However, he did not last long in his attempt.
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=== Co-executive producer ===
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{{Season7A|all=yes|E6n=as George "Ghostie" Meyer}}
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{{Season8A|all=yes|E1n=as George "Exit Wound" Meyer}}
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{{Season10A|all=yes}}
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Has a cameo in the 2004 film [[I ♥ Huckabees]]. He appears near the end as the annoyed tuxedoed man in an elevator with [[Jude Law]] and [[Jason Schwartzman]].
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=== Executive producer ===
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In 2005, a newly discovered species of [[frog]] from [[Sri Lanka]] was named [[Philautus Poppiae]] after Meyer's daughter, Poppy, for his and his girlfriend's dedication to the [[Global Amphibian Assessment]].
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=== For The Simpsons ===
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
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*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
  
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Wrote a full length screenplay for [[David Letterman]], which was never produced after Letterman's talk show really took off. It is considered a masterpiece by those who have seen it, and a copy remains in The Simpsons re-write room that the show's writers occasionally consult when they are in need of a joke.
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=== Parody lyrics by ===
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*{{alb|The Simpsons Movie: The Music|("{{ap|Spider Pig|song}}")}}
  
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Meyer can be seen in the audience of season 3 [[Mr. Show]] episode 310, "It's A No Brainer." He is visible in the first few minutes of the show as the long-haired, bespectacled man sitting behind the "protestors."
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== Trivia ==
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*Meyer wrote an [[unproduced episode]] of ''The Simpsons'' which, although deemed hilarious, went unproduced as it would have led to serious legal ramifications and personally offended several staff/cast members.
  
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== Credited Simpsons Episodes ==
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
  
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*"[[The Crepes of Wrath]]" (with [[Sam Simon]], [[John Swartzwelder]] and [[Jon Vitti]])
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== See also ==
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*"[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]"
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*{{Showrun}}
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*"[[Blood Feud]]"
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*"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"
 
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*"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" (contributor)
 
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*"[[Separate Vocations]]"
 
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*"[[Homer the Heretic]]"
 
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*"[[Bart's Inner Child]]"
 
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*"[[Sunday, Cruddy Sunday]]" (with [[Tom Martin]], [[Brian Scully]], and [[Mike Scully]]).
 
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*"[[Brother's Little Helper]]"
 
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*"[[Behind the Laughter]]" (with [[Tim Long]], [[Mike Scully]], and [[Matt Selman]]).
 
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*"[[The Parent Rap]]" (with [[Mike Scully]]).
 
  
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==External links==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583127/ George Meyer] at [[The Internet Movie Database]]
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*{{IMDb|name/nm0583127}}
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*[http://www.newyorker.com/archive/content?040119fr_archive01 New Yorker profile of Meyer]
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*{{Wikipedialink}}
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*[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=348259 Article from the Harvard Crimson]
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*[http://www.believermag.com/issues/200409/?read=interview_meyer September 2004 Interview in The Believer]
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{{Showrunners}}
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*[http://www.studio360.org/stream/ram.py?file=studio360/studio062902c.ra&start=%2210:48.3%22%22&end=%2217:29.0%22 Studio 360 episode "Cosmos, Spheres, Voyager" from January 12, 2002 featuring an original piece by Meyer on space collecting]
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*[http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s12/s12rbz305-338.pdf ''The Raffles Bulletin Of Zoology'' supplement from 2005 mentioning Meyer and the Philautus Poppiae frog]
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5237038.stm Meyer pleads on behalf of the environment, BBC News]
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Latest revision as of 18:39, March 28, 2024

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see George Meyer (character).
George Meyer
George Meyer.png
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Writer
Producer
Creative consultant
Executive producer
Birth date: 1956 (age 67–68)
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 333
Seasons active: Season 1 - 17
First episode: "Life on the Fast Lane"
Most recent episode: "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas"
First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


George Meyer (born 1956) is an American producer and writer. He served as a writer, creative consultant, producer, supervising producer, and executive producer for The Simpsons. He also served as a writer for The Simpsons Movie.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Feature Production 2007[1] The Simpsons Movie Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 1991[2] "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" Won
1992[3] "Radio Bart" Nominated
1995[4] "Lisa's Wedding" Won
1996[5] "Treehouse of Horror VI" Nominated
1997[6] "Homer's Phobia" Won
1998[7] "Trash of the Titans"
1999[8] "Viva Ned Flanders" Nominated
2000[9] "Behind the Laughter" Won
2001[10] "HOMЯ"
2002[11] "She of Little Faith" Nominated

Credits[edit]

Written by[edit]

Creative consultant[edit]

Co-producer[edit]

Producer[edit]

Supervising producer[edit]

Co-executive producer[edit]

Executive producer[edit]

For The Simpsons[edit]

Parody lyrics by[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Meyer wrote an unproduced episode of The Simpsons which, although deemed hilarious, went unproduced as it would have led to serious legal ramifications and personally offended several staff/cast members.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2007)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  2. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1991"
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1992"
  4. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1995"
  5. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"
  6. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"
  7. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1998"
  8. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1999"
  9. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"
  10. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"
  11. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"


See also[edit]

External links[edit]


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