Richard James Appel (b. May 21, 1963 in New York) is a writer and producer of TV-shows. A graduate of Harvard University and writer for the Harvard Lampoon, he left his job as a federal prosecutor to write full-time for "The Simpsons". Since then he has divided his time between writing and producing (see below). He is married to Mona Simpson, the biological sister of Apple Computer founder and CEO Steve Jobs. He used the name "Mona Simpson" as the name of Homer's mother in the episode "Mother Simpson".

Producer

• "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) TV Series (co-executive producer)
• "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001) TV Series (co-executive producer) (2003)
• "A.U.S.A." (2003) TV Series (executive producer)
• "King of the Hill" (1997) TV Series (executive producer)
• "The Simpsons" (1989) TV Series (co-executive producer) (producer)

Writer

• A.U.S.A. (2003) (creator)
• The Bernie Mac Show
• The Simpsons (1989)
  • episode 7.21 "22 Short Films About Springfield"
  • episode 10.05 "When You Dish Upon a Star"
  • episode 7.08 "Mother Simpson"
  • episode 7.20 "Bart on the Road"
  • episode 8.05 "Bart After Dark"
  • episode 8.25 "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"
  • episode 9.07 "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons"

Actor

• I ♥ Huckabees (2004) (Josh)

External links

• snpp entry for Richard Appel
• Richard Appel at the Internet Movie Database

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