Jennifer Crittenden | |
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![]() Crittenden at the 2023 WonderCon | |
Born | 1968or1969(age 55–56) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter and producer |
Jennifer Crittenden (born 1968or1969) [1] is an American screenwriter and producer. She started her writing career on the animated television series The Simpsons , and has since written for several other television sitcoms including Everybody Loves Raymond , Seinfeld and Veep . Her work has earned her several Emmy Award nominations.
Crittenden was educated at The Thacher School in Ojai, California. She graduated from Wesleyan University in 1992. [2] [3] Crittenden was married to fellow writer Jace Richdale for three years; they separated in 1998. [4] [5]
Crittenden has written five episodes for The Simpsons , the first being "And Maggie Makes Three" (1995) and the latest being "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" (1997). Crittenden was taking a beginners' writing program at 20th Century Fox when former The Simpsons show runner David Mirkin hired her on the show. [6] Crittenden's only writing experience before that had been as an intern on the Late Show with David Letterman . [6] 20th Century Fox had introduced Crittenden to Mirkin, and Mirkin read a script of hers that he liked so he hired her. [6]
In addition, she wrote and executive produced Everybody Loves Raymond , and served as a writer and producer on later seasons of Seinfeld , from 1996. [2] Crittenden also worked on The Drew Carey Show , [7] as a consulting producer on Arrested Development , and as a writer and co-executive producer on the CBS series The New Adventures of Old Christine . [8] [9] For her work, Crittenden has won two Humanitas Prizes and has earned five Emmy Award-nominations: four for "Outstanding Comedy Series" (Seinfeld in 1998 and Everybody Loves Raymond in 2000, 2001, and 2002) and one for "Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series" (Everybody Loves Raymond in 2002). [10]
Crittenden adapted the novel 20 Times a Lady for the 2011 film What's Your Number? alongside Gabrielle Allen. [11] [12] The two have a multi-show deal with ABC; their first project will focus on "a 'super cool' 1990s all-girl band who, after 20 years of bad blood, tries to reunite though they're no longer girls and no longer cool." [12] They will write and executive produce the project. [12]
She is credited with writing the following episodes:
Crittenden joined the writing staff of Seinfeld for the final two seasons. She wrote the following episodes:
She is credited with writing the following episodes:
Jennifer Crittenden, 29, was a writer for his departed show since 1996.