Al Jean

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Al Jean
Al Jean at the 2009 Comic Con in San Diego.
Born	January 9, 1961 (1961-01-09) (age 48) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Occupation	Screenwriter
Known for	The Simpsons

Al Jean (born January 9, 1961 Detroit, Michigan) is an American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on The Simpsons.

Biography

During his youth, Jean worked in his father's hardware store in Michigan. He graduated from Harrison High School and attended Harvard University,^[1] where he majored in mathematics and wrote for the Harvard Lampoon. He is of Irish ancestry.^[2]

He has written for National Lampoon magazine, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, ALF and The PJs. In 1994, along with Mike Reiss, he created the prime time animated show The Critic, which was cancelled on both ABC and Fox, before finding some success in reruns on Comedy Central. These were also followed by a series of internet only shorts based around the Jay Sherman character in 2001.

He was the show runner for Seasons 3 and 4 of The Simpsons, along with Mike Reiss. He was a writer/producer since the beginning of the Simpsons series. Jean has been executive producer on The Simpsons since 2001.

Jean has been prominent in The Simpsons DVD commentaries, being part of the commentaries for almost every episode on which he executive produced or collaborated. He is easily distinguishable on commentaries because of his nasal voice.

Jean is also the creator of the web series "Jesus and His brothers" on Icebox.com. ^[3]

Credited Simpsons episodes

as co-writer:

• "There's No Disgrace Like Home" – with Mike Reiss.
• "Moaning Lisa" – with Mike Reiss.
• "The Telltale Head" – with Matt Groening, Mike Reiss and Sam Simon.
• "The Way We Was" – with Mike Reiss and Sam Simon.
• "Stark Raving Dad" – with Mike Reiss.
• "Treehouse of Horror II" – (The Bart Zone) with Mike Reiss.
• "Lisa's Pony" – with Mike Reiss.
• "Treehouse of Horror III" (Clown Without Pity) – with Mike Reiss.
• "'Round Springfield" – story with Mike Reiss/teleplay by Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimillia.
• "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" – with Mike Reiss.

as solo writer:

• "Lisa's Sax"
• "Mom and Pop Art"
• "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
• "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"
• "HOMR"
• "Day of the Jackanapes"
• "Children of a Lesser Clod"

References

1. ^ [1] SNPP.
2. ^ St Patrick’s Day Simpsons Special First Ireland Release
3. ^ [2] "Icebox.com"

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Al Jean

• Al Jean at the Internet Movie Database
• Washington Post - A Q&A with Al Jean