Matt Selman | |
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Born | 1971or1972(age 53–54) |
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 1990s–present |
Known for | The Simpsons |
Matt Selman (born1971or1972) [1] is an American television writer and producer.
Selman grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts. [1] He is Jewish. [2] He graduated from Beaver Country Day School in 1989 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. [1] [3] [4]
In 1997, Selman joined the writing staff of The Simpsons , where he has remained, rising to the position of executive producer. [5] He has written or co-written 28 episodes of the show, including "Natural Born Kissers" which the show's creator Matt Groening listed as his eighth favorite episode in 2000, [6] "Behind the Laughter", "Trilogy of Error", "Sky Police" and "The Food Wife". He also co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, as well as co-writing the video games The Simpsons: Road Rage , The Simpsons: Hit & Run and The Simpsons Game .[ citation needed ]
Selman has won six Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the show, sharing them with the other producers. [7] Selman received an Annie Award in 1999 for writing "Simpsons Bible Stories". [8] He also won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2004 for writing the episode "The Dad Who Knew Too Little". [9] In the episode, Homer's e-mail was said to be chunkylover53@aol.com. Selman registered the e-mail and received thousands of messages after the episode aired. [10] He responded to some of them in the character of Homer, but gave up when he forgot the password. [11]
Of his writing of The Simpsons, Selman said: "The hardest thing is we have to try and make each episode as good as everything that's come before it. We have a legacy of greatness, and you don't want to be the person that ruins The Simpsons." [12]
Selman formerly wrote for Time.com's Techland "Nerd World" blog alongside Lev Grossman, [13] and is also the creator and writer of the Icebox.com webtoon "Superhero Roommate." [14] Selman also has written jokes for many animated movies. He appeared alongside Groening and voice actor Hank Azaria to judge on a The Simpsons-themed challenge on an episode of Top Chef: Masters in 2010. [15] [16]
Watertown native Matt Selman, 36...