Jeff Westbrook
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Jeff Westbrook is a writer for The Simpsons. He has also written for Futurama.
Prior to becoming a TV writer, Westbrook was a successful algorithms researcher. After majoring in physics and history of science at Harvard University, he studied computer science with Robert Tarjan at Princeton University, receiving his Ph.D. in 1989 with a thesis entitled Algorithms and Data Structures for Dynamic Graph Algorithms. He then took a faculty position at Yale University, later becoming a researcher for AT&T Laboratories before leaving research for Hollywood. Westbrook's Erdős number is three due to his research collaborations with Tarjan and others.
Episodes written
Episode – "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister" - Episode – "The Wettest Stories Ever Told"
- Episode – "Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2" Won WGA Award in the Animation category.[1]
- Episode – "Apocalypse Cow" Won 2008 WGA Award in the Animation category
- Episode – "No Loan Again, Naturally"
- Episode – "Pranks and Greens"
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