Difference between revisions of "Al Jean"
m (→Showrunner: replaced: The Ned-Liest Catch → The Ned-liest Catch) |
m (replaced: O Brother, Where Bart Thou? → Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? (2)) |
||
| Line 224: | Line 224: | ||
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XX|(as Al '20 More Years' Jean)}} | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XX|(as Al '20 More Years' Jean)}} | ||
*{{ep|The Devil Wears Nada}} | *{{ep|The Devil Wears Nada}} | ||
| − | *{{ep| | + | *{{ep|Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?}} |
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXI|(as Al Jazeena)}} | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXI|(as Al Jazeena)}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| Line 528: | Line 528: | ||
*{{ep|Pranks and Greens}} | *{{ep|Pranks and Greens}} | ||
*{{ep|Rednecks and Broomsticks}} | *{{ep|Rednecks and Broomsticks}} | ||
| − | *{{ep| | + | *{{ep|Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?}} |
*{{ep|Thursdays with Abie}} | *{{ep|Thursdays with Abie}} | ||
*{{ep|Once Upon a Time in Springfield}} | *{{ep|Once Upon a Time in Springfield}} | ||
| Line 599: | Line 599: | ||
[[Category:Outstanding Animated Program Emmy winning crew]] | [[Category:Outstanding Animated Program Emmy winning crew]] | ||
[[Category:Annie Award winners]] | [[Category:Annie Award winners]] | ||
| + | {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | ||
| + | | NAME = Jean, Al | ||
| + | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | ||
| + | | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | ||
| + | | DATE OF BIRTH = January 9, 1961 | ||
| + | | PLACE OF BIRTH = | ||
| + | | DATE OF DEATH = | ||
| + | | PLACE OF DEATH = | ||
| + | }} | ||
Revision as of 11:19, August 26, 2012
- This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Al Jean (character).
Al Jean
| |||||||||||||
Crew Information
|
Alfred Ernest "Al" Jean (born January 9, 1961) is an American producer and writer. He is the current showrunner and executive producer of The Simpsons. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends, The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem, The Simpsons: Access All Areas, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!, and The Simpsons: America's First Family.
Contents
Biography
He was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where he graduated from Harrison High School. His family owns a hardware store across the street from the high school, called Jean's Hardware. He attended Harvard University, majoring in mathematics. He went on to write for the National Lampoon, The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson, ALF and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Career
In 1989 he and writing partner Mike Reiss were hired to write for The Simpsons. Jean wrote numerous episodes including "Moaning Lisa" and "The Way We Was". Jean and Reiss served as showrunners for season 3 and season 4. In 1994 they left to create the animated series The Critic. The show caused controversy after its lead character Jay Sherman appeared in the episode "A Star is Burns". It was canceled after 23 produced episodes but was released on DVD and has a cult following. The two next worked for Disney and created the show Teen Angel. They occasionally returned to produce episodes of The Simpsons, such as "Simpson Tide".
He returned to the show as a writer in season 10 before becoming executive producer and showrunner again from season 13. He has remained in this position ever since. He co-wrote and produced The Simpsons Movie in 2007.
Jean is also the creator of the web series Jesus and His brothers on Icebox.com.
He is married to Stephanie Gillis.[1] The two were wed in Enniskerry, Ireland in 2002.[2]
Credits
Co-producer
Written by
|
Supervising producer
Co-executive producer
|
Executive producer
Consulting producer
Showrunner
Producer
Interviewee
References
External links
Al Jean at the Internet Movie Database
Al Jean at Wikipedia
Showrunners
| ||
|---|---|---|
| James L. Brooks • Matt Groening • Al Jean • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Bill Oakley • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • Sam Simon • Josh Weinstein | ||
| Co-showrunners | ||
| Brian Kelley • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Carolyn Omine • Michael Price | ||
The Simpsons: America's First Family interviewees
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Hank Azaria • James L. Brooks • Nancy Cartwright • Dan Castellaneta • Alf Clausen • Mel Gibson • Matt Groening • Al Jean • Tom Jones • Julie Kavner • Steven Dean Moore • Mike Scully • Yeardley Smith • Joseph Wack |
Interviewees in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
