Matt Selman

Matt Selman is an American writer who has written several episodes for The Simpsons. Selman was one of eleven writers that worked on The Simpsons Movie.

Early life

Selmen grew up in Waterton, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 after majoring in history. He was editor in chief of the magazine 34th Street Magazine and had an internship at the Philadelphia.

Career

He co-wrote for a Seinfield episode after sending sample material out for two years. In 1997 he joined the Simpsons and is currently an executive producer.

He is writing the screenplay for a film adaptation of Ricky Gervais' Flanimals.

Awards

• 1999
  • Nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for Viva Ned Flanders (with other staff)
  • Won a Annie for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production for Simpsons Bible Stories (with Tim Long and Larry Doyle)
• 2000
  • Won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for Behind the Laughter (with other staff)
• 2001
  • Won an for Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for HOMR (with other staff)
• 2002
  • Nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for She of Little Faith (with other staff)
• 2003
  • Won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for Three Gays of the Condo (with other staff)
  • Nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Animation for Jaws Wired Shut
• 2004
  • Nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for The Way We Weren't (with other staff)
  • Won an Writers Guild of America Award for Animation for The Dad Who Knew Too Little
• 2005
  • Nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for Future Drama (with other staff)
• 2006
  • Won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for The Seemingly Never-Ending Story (with other staff)
• 2007
  • Nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for The Haw-Hawed Couple (with other staff)
  • Nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Animation for Girls Just Want to Have Sums
• 2008
  • Nominated for an Annie for Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production for the Simpsons Movie (with James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti)
  • Won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind (with other staff)
  • Nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Animation for The Haw-Hawed Couple
• 2009
  • Nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for Gone Maggie Gone (with other staff)
  • Nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy Series (with other writers)

Credits

Writer

Episode – "Natural Born Kissers" Episode – "Simpsons Bible Stories" (with Tim Long and Larry Doyle) Episode – "They Saved Lisa's Brain" Episode – "Eight Misbehavin'" Episode – "Behind the Laughter" (with George Meyer, Tim Long and Mike Scully) Episode – "Lisa the Tree Hugger" Episode – "Trilogy of Error" Episode – "Simpsons Tall Tales" Episode – "Jaws Wired Shut" Episode – "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" Episode – "All's Fair in Oven War" Episode – "Pranksta Rap" Episode – "Future-Drama" Episode – "Girls Just Want to Have Sums" Episode – "The Haw-Hawed Couple" Episode – "Husbands and Knives" Episode – "That 90s Show" Episode – "Bart Gets a 'Z'" Episode – "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?" Episode – "The Simpsons Movie" (Co-writer) – The Simpsons Movie Video game – The Simpsons Road Rage Video game – The Simpsons Hit & Run (Co-writer) Video game – The Simpsons Game (Co-writer)

External links

• Matt Selman at Wikipedia
• Matt Selman at the Internet Movie Database