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'''Matt Marshall''' is an American writer. He wrote the episode "[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]". Marshall had previously worked on the show as a writers' assistant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wisconsin native writes latest 'Simpsons' episode|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-simpsons-writer,0,2494031.story|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=2009-03-21|date=2009-03-21|author=Associated Press}}</ref> He pitched the idea of Grampa being neglected and the Simpsons then taking him to Ireland, in 2007. The script was ready for a table read in late 2007, but the Writers Guild of America strike delayed it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cowabunga — Case grad writes ‘Simpsons’ episode|url=http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/03/21/local_news/doc49c4177b10825324744821.txt|author=Anderson, Janine|date=2009-03-20|accessdate=2009-03-21|work=The Journal Times}}</ref>
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'''Matt Marshall''' is a writer and assistant for the show who wrote [[In the Name of the Grandfather]]
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== Early Life==
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Marshall grew up in Mount Pleasant and Racine, both in Wisconsin. He went to Case High School. He grauduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Eight months later he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of working in the entertainment industry.
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When he was growing up, Matt was a fan of the Simpsons.
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==Role on the Simpsons==
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{{Quote|This is what I pretty much have known I wanted to do since I was a kid, to work in the entertainment business| Matt on the job|}}
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Since 2004, Matt has worked as an assistant to the producers and writers, typing what they tell him as they worked through scripts. During this time he "soak[ed] up all their comedy genius".
  
 
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Matt Marshall is a writer and assistant for the show who wrote In the Name of the Grandfather

Early Life

""I had a Bart Simpson T-shirt when I was 11 or 12 years old, with him dunking a basketball and saying 'Cowabunga.' Now I work with the woman who does that voice.""
―Marshall on his childhood

Marshall grew up in Mount Pleasant and Racine, both in Wisconsin. He went to Case High School. He grauduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Eight months later he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of working in the entertainment industry.

When he was growing up, Matt was a fan of the Simpsons.

Role on the Simpsons

"This is what I pretty much have known I wanted to do since I was a kid, to work in the entertainment business"
― Matt on the job

Since 2004, Matt has worked as an assistant to the producers and writers, typing what they tell him as they worked through scripts. During this time he "soak[ed] up all their comedy genius".

Credits

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