Information about Mike Reiss

Mike Reiss (born September 15, 1959 in Bristol, Connecticut) is an American television comedy writer. He attended Harvard University[1] and was president of the Harvard Lampoon with Jon Vitti. He has frequently collaborated with his writing partner Al Jean as a writer for National Lampoon magazine, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and writers/producers for many episodes of The Simpsons. In 1994, the duo created and executive produced The Critic.

Reiss independently produced a short internet cartoon series entitled Queer Duck for Icebox.com. In 2002, the series was picked up by Showtime, where it aired as a supporting feature to Queer as Folk. Britain's Channel 4 named Queer Duck "One of the 100 Greatest Cartoons of All Time".

Queer Duck: the Movie was released on DVD July 18, 2006. The feature film reunites the Queer Duck cast, with guest stars Conan O'Brien, David Duchovny, Bruce Vilanch, Andy Dick and Tim Curry.

In 2005, Paramount Pictures purchased Reiss's spec script, The Man Who Knew Everything, for Adam Sandler to produce.

Other television shows Reiss has produced include It's Garry Shandling's Show, Teen Angel, The PJs, and The Oblongs.

As a professional speaker, Reiss has lectured on comedy and the Simpsons at over 100 colleges and institutions on four continents. In 2007 he gave a commencement speech at Ashley Hall an all girls high school in Charleston, South Carolina. He stunned and amused the crowd and graduates with an array of one-liners.

On October 5th, 2007, Reiss returned to his high school, Bristol Eastern High School, and delievered a small speech to students. Although his remarks were more comical than educational, his final statement to the students was that he was a prime example of what a student graduating from Bristol Eastern High School could accomplish.

He has published six children's books, including the best-seller How Murray Saved Christmas. He also won an Edgar Award for his mystery story "Cro-Magnon PI".

More recently, Reiss collaborated with his old colleagues on The Simpsons Movie. His original screenplay "My Life in Ruins" began production in September 2007, starring Nia Vardalos and Richard Dreyfuss.

The Simpsons episodes

The following is a list of episodes of The Simpsons Reiss has written, with Al Jean:

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

External links

• Reiss feature in The Tattoo Teen Newspaper, including audio about writing for "The Simpsons"

Preceded by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, and Sam Simon	(with Al Jean) The Simpsons Showrunner 1991 – 1993	Succeeded by David Mirkin

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J. Stewart Burns Dan Castellaneta Daniel Chun Joel H. Cohen Kevin Curran John Frink Dan Greaney Matt Groening Ron Hauge Al Jean Deb Lacusta Tim Long Ian Maxtone-Graham George Meyer David Mirkin Bill Odenkirk Carolyn Omine Don Payne Michael Price Mike Reiss Mike Scully Matt Selman Matt Warburton Jeff Westbrook Marc Wilmore
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