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'''Kenneth Keeler''' (Born 1961) is a comic writer and producer. He has written for numerous TV series, most notably ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama''.  
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|job= Writer<br>Producer<br>Co-producer
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|birthdate= 1961
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|status= Inactive
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'''Kenneth Keeler''' (Born 1961) is a former writer and producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
After graduating from St. John's School in Houston, Texas, he studied applied mathematics at Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude in 1983. He earned a Ph.D. in applied mathematics in 1990; his doctoral thesis was on Map Representations and Optimal Encoding for Image Segmentation.
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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''.
  
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}}''.
  
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 now-released direct-to-DVD ''Futurama'' movie ''Bender's Big Score''.
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== Credits ==
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=== Co-producer ===
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*{{ep|A Star Is Burns}}
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*{{ep|'Round Springfield}}
  
== Writing Credits ==
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=== Written by ===
=== ''The Simpsons'' episodes ===
 
 
*{{ep|A Star Is Burns}}
 
*{{ep|A Star Is Burns}}
 
*{{ep|Two Bad Neighbors}}
 
*{{ep|Two Bad Neighbors}}
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*{{ep|The Principal and the Pauper}}
 
*{{ep|The Principal and the Pauper}}
 
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VII|("The Thing and I")}}
 
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VII|("The Thing and I")}}
*{{ep|The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase|(story)}}
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*{{ep|The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase}}
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=== Producer ===
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*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)}}
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*{{ep|Radioactive Man}}
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*{{ep|Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily}}
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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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*{{ep|King Size Homer}}
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*{{ep|Mother Simpson}}
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*{{ep|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}}
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*{{ep|The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular}}
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*{{ep|Marge Be Not Proud}}
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*{{ep|Team Homer}}
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*{{ep|Two Bad Neighbors}}
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*{{ep|Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield}}
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*{{ep|Bart the Fink}}
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*{{ep|Lisa the Iconoclast}}
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*{{ep|Homer the Smithers}}
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*{{ep|The Day the Violence Died}}
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*{{ep|A Fish Called Selma}}
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*{{ep|Bart on the Road}}
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*{{ep|22 Short Films About Springfield}}
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*{{ep|Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"}}
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*{{ep|Much Apu About Nothing}}
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*{{ep|Summer of 4 Ft. 2}}
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*{{ep|Homerpalooza}}
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*{{ep|You Only Move Twice}}
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*{{ep|El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer}}
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*{{ep|The Springfield Files}}
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*{{ep|Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious}}
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*{{ep|Simpson Tide}}
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}}
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=== 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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*{{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 Twisted World of Marge Simpson}}
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*{{ep|Mountain of Madness}}
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*{{ep|The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Phobia}}
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*{{ep|Brother from Another Series}}
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*{{ep|My Sister, My Sitter}}
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*{{ep|Homer vs. the 18th Amendment}}
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*{{ep|Grade School Confidential}}
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*{{ep|The Canine Mutiny}}
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*{{ep|The Old Man and the Lisa}}
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*{{ep|In Marge We Trust}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Enemy}}
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*{{ep|The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase}}
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*{{ep|The Secret War of Lisa Simpson}}
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*{{ep|The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson}}
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*{{ep|The Principal and the Pauper}}
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*{{ep|Lisa the Simpson}}
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}}
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=== Soundtrack ===
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*{{ep|Bart After Dark|("[[We Put the Spring in Springfield]]")}}
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*{{ep|Brother from Another Series|("[[Cash and Cary]]")}}
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*{{ep|The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson|("[[You're Checkin' In]]")}}
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*{{ep|Dude, Where's My Ranch?|("[[Everyone Hates Ned Flanders]]")}}
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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[[Category:Outstanding Animated Program Emmy winning crew]]
 
[[Category:Outstanding Animated Program Emmy winning crew]]
 
[[Category:Annie Award winners]]
 
[[Category:Annie Award winners]]

Revision as of 17:28, December 14, 2011

Ken Keeler
Ken Keeler.jpg
Crew Information
Gender: Male
Job: Writer
Producer
Co-producer
Birth date: 1961
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 58
First episode: "A Star Is Burns"
Most recent episode: "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"


Kenneth Keeler (Born 1961) is a former writer and producer for The Simpsons.

Biography

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.

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 Bender's Big Score.

Credits

Co-producer

Written by

Producer

Supervising producer

Soundtrack

References


External links