Jeff Loveness

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Jeff Loveness
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • Television producer
  • Actor
  • Comic book writer
Years active2010–present
Notable work

Jeff Loveness is an American screenwriter, television producer, actor, and comic book writer who has worked on the television series Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Rick and Morty, as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).

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Career

Loveness graduated from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010. [1] He started his career by writing several television episodes for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Miracle Workers . [2] He later gained notability for writing four season four Rick and Morty episodes. [3] Soon after, he was hired by Marvel Studios to write the screenplay for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania . [4] In December 2020, Loveness revealed that he had turned in the first draft of the script, and said Marvel had used the COVID-19 pandemic break to "do something new and weird" with the film. [5]

He came back in 2021 to write the Rick and Morty season 5 opening episode "Mort Dinner Rick Andre" and the finale, "Rickmurai Jack", which is his final episode of the show. [6] [7] In September 2022, Loveness was confirmed to work again with Marvel Studios by writing the screenplay for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty , [8] but was later replaced by Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely, who ultimately left the project.

In March 2015, Loveness wrote a comic series centered around the Marvel Comics character Groot, alongside artist Brian Kesinger. [9] In May 2017, he wrote several comic issues centered around other Marvel characters, including Nova and Spider-Man. [10] [11]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleCredited asNotes / Ref(s)
Writer Producer Actor
2010 The Office NoNoYesEpisode: "Christening"
Role: Young Adult Ministry Deserter [12]
2010–2011 Onion News Network YesNoNoEpisodes: "Excitement Growing Among Beatles Fans for Paul McCartney's Funeral", "Snowlocaust", "Real America", and "American Dream" [12]
2011–2016 Jimmy Kimmel Live! YesNoYes238 episodes [4]
Roles: Glenn / Shirtless Fighting Pit Dueler / Kristen Wiig's Creepy Date / Audience Jedi
2012 64th Primetime Emmy Awards YesNoNoTV special [4]
2016 68th Primetime Emmy Awards YesNoNo
2017 89th Academy Awards YesNoNo
2019 Miracle Workers YesNoNoEpisode: "12 Days"
Story editor for 7 episodes [2]
2019–2022 Rick and Morty YesYesYesEpisodes: "Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty", [13] "Never Ricking Morty", [3] "Promortyus", "The Vat of Acid Episode", "Mort Dinner Rick Andre", [14] and "Rickmurai Jack"
Supervising producer for 19 episodes
Role: Japheth's Son, Marvin (voice; 2 episodes) [15]

Film

YearTitleCredited asNotes / Ref(s)
Writer Other
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania YesNo [16]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse NoYesSpecial thanks [17] [18]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
AwardDate of ceremonyCategorySeriesResultRef.
Primetime Emmy Award September 22, 2013 Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Nominated [19]
September 19, 2020 Outstanding Animated Program Rick and Morty (for "The Vat of Acid Episode")Won [20]
September 3, 2022 Outstanding Animated Program Rick and Morty (for "Mort Dinner Rick Andre")Nominated [21]

Bibliography

Aftershock Comics

Boom! Studios

DC Comics

Source: [25]

Marvel Comics

Source: [26]

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