Sam Simon

For the character, see Sam Simon (character).

Sam Simon

Crew Information Gender: Male Job: Executive producer Writer Birth date: June 6, 1955 (1955-06-06) Status: Active Number of episodes: 485 First episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Most recent episode: "The Ned-Liest Catch"

Sam Simon was one of the original developers of The Simpsons, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. He has also worked on many other television shows including Cheers and The Drew Carey Show. He was married to Jennifer Tilly from 1984 to 1991. He is currently writing a sitcom for Howard Stern’s Howard 100 channel on Sirius Satellite Radio named The Bitter Half.

Trivia

• When Drew Carey and Norm MacDonald were on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2000, they used Sam as their Phone-A-Friend(s).
• Simon frequently appears as a panelist on the PBS program Mental Engineering.
• Ever since Simon left The Simpsons during Season 4, he has always been credited in Treehouse of Horror episodes as "Sam 'Sayonara' Simon".
• In The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular, they showed Simon a lot like Howard Hughes.

Credits

Developed By

Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Episode – "Bart the Genius" Episode – "Homer's Odyssey" Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home" Episode – "Bart the General" Episode – "Moaning Lisa" Episode – "The Call of the Simpsons" Episode – "The Telltale Head" Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane" Episode – "Homer's Night Out" Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath" Episode – "Krusty Gets Busted" Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" Episode – "Lard of the Dance" Episode – "Lost Verizon" Episode – "Loan-a Lisa" Episode – "Homer Scissorhands"

Executive Producer

Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Episode – "Bart the Genius" Episode – "Homer's Odyssey" Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home" Episode – "Bart the General" Episode – "Moaning Lisa" Episode – "The Call of the Simpsons" Episode – "The Telltale Head" Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane" Episode – "Homer's Night Out" Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath" Episode – "Krusty Gets Busted" Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening" Episode – "Lost Verizon" Episode – "Loan-a Lisa" Episode – "Homer Scissorhands"

Character Design

Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Episode – "Bart the Genius" Episode – "Homer's Odyssey" Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home" Episode – "Bart the General" Episode – "Moaning Lisa" Episode – "The Call of the Simpsons" Episode – "The Telltale Head" Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane" Episode – "Homer's Night Out" Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath" Episode – "Krusty Gets Busted" Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening" Episode – "Lost Verizon" Episode – "Loan-a Lisa"

Creative Supervisor

Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Episode – "Bart the Genius" Episode – "Homer's Odyssey" Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home" Episode – "Bart the General" Episode – "Moaning Lisa" Episode – "The Call of the Simpsons" Episode – "The Telltale Head" Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane" Episode – "Homer's Night Out" Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath" Episode – "Krusty Gets Busted" Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening"

Writer

• Episode – "The Telltale Head" (with Al Jean, Mike Reiss and Matt Groening)
• Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath" (with George Meyer, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti)
• Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening" (with Matt Groening)
• Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" (with John Swartzwelder)
• Episode – "Treehouse of Horror - The Raven" (with Edgar Allen Poe)
• Episode – "The Way We Was" (with Al Jean and Mike Reiss)
• Episode – "Treehouse of Horror II" (with Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jeff Martin, George Meyer and John Swartzwelder. Credited as Slithering Sam Simon)
• Episode – "Black Widower" (with Thomas Chastain and Jon Vitti)
• Episode – "Treehouse of Horror III - Dial Z for Zombies" (with Jon Vitti. Credited as Scarifying Sam Simon)

External links

• Sam Simon at the Internet Movie Database
• Sam Simon at Wikipedia
• Interview with Sam Simon