Scott M. Gimple

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Scott M. Gimple
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Gimple in 2017
Born
Scott Michael Gimple

(1971-03-29) March 29, 1971 (age 53)
Occupation(s)Writer, producer
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Julia Wackenheim
(m. 2009)
Children1

Scott M. Gimple (born March 29, 1971) [1] is an American writer for both comics and television. He is known for his work as a writer and producer for Fillmore! , Life , FlashForward , Chase , and The Walking Dead , and served as showrunner for The Walking Dead from seasons 4 through 8 and for the spin-off The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live .

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Early life

Gimple grew up in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey and graduated from Governor Livingston High School. [2] He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. He is Jewish.

Career

Gimple was a writer on NBC's Life and Fox TV's Drive, and ABC's FlashForward . [3] He co-wrote the script of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance alongside Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer. [4]

In 2011, he joined AMC's The Walking Dead as a producer and writer for the second season. He wrote "Save the Last One", as well as the critically acclaimed "Pretty Much Dead Already", and "18 Miles Out" (with showrunner Glen Mazzara).

In January 2013, Gimple was named showrunner of The Walking Dead, replacing Glen Mazzara. [5] He served as showrunner from the fourth season to the eighth season. During his tenure, he also became an executive producer for Fear the Walking Dead . [6] Gimple left his role as showrunner in 2018 to become the chief content officer for The Walking Dead television series franchise. Gimple has also worked on Disney's Pepper Ann and as a writer for The Simpsons comics, including editing the Simpsons' Episode Guidebook "The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family... Continued". [7] He created the cartoon Fillmore! and the comic book Heroes Anonymous with Bill Morrison. [8]

Personal life

He married actress Julia Wackenheim on August 30, 2009 and they have a son; his wife converted to Judaism upon marrying him. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRole
2012 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Co-writer

Television

Production

YearShowRoleNotes
2024 The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Executive producer (showrunner)
2023 Fear the Walking Dead Executive producerSeasons 4–8
2021
2020
2019
2018
2018 The Walking Dead Executive producerSeasons 9–11
2014
Executive producer (showrunner)Seasons 4–8
2013
Supervising producerSeason 3
2012
ProducerSeason 2
2011
Chase Co-producerSeason 1
2010
FlashForward Executive story editorSeason 1
2009
Life Story editorSeason 2
2008
2004 Fillmore! Creator
Executive producer
Dialogue director
Season 2

Season 1

2003
2002

Writer

YearShowEpisodeNotes
2024 The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live "The Last Time"Season 1, Episode 6 (with Channing Powell)
"Years"Season 1, Episode 1 (with Danai Gurira and Andrew Lincoln)
2018 The Walking Dead "What Comes After"Season 9, Episode 5 (with Matthew Negrete)
Fear the Walking Dead "What's Your Story?"Season 4, Episode 1 (with Andrew Chambliss and Ian B. Goldberg)
2014–2018 The Walking Dead "Wrath"Season 8, Episode 16 (with Angela Kang and Matthew Negrete)
"The Big Scary U"Season 8, Episode 5 (with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Angela Kang)
"Mercy"Season 8, Episode 1
"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"Season 7, Episode 16 (with Angela Kang and Matthew Negrete)
"Bury Me Here"Season 7, Episode 13
"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"Season 7, Episode 1
"Last Day on Earth"Season 6, Episode 16 (with Matthew Negrete)
"East"Season 6, Episode 15 (with Channing Powell)
"Here's Not Here"Season 6, Episode 4
"First Time Again"Season 6, Episode 1 (with Matthew Negrete)
"Conquer"Season 5, Episode 16 (with Seth Hoffman)
"What Happened and What's Going On"Season 5, Episode 9
"No Sanctuary"Season 5, Episode 1
"A"Season 4, Episode 16 (with Angela Kang)
"The Grove"Season 4, Episode 14
2013 Da Vinci's Demons "The Prisoner"Season 1, Episode 3
"The Serpent"Season 1, Episode 2
The Walking Dead "30 Days Without an Accident"Season 4, Episode 1
"This Sorrowful Life"Season 3, Episode 15
"Clear"Season 3, Episode 12
2012"Hounded"Season 3, Episode 6
"18 Miles Out"Season 2, Episode 10 (with Glen Mazzara)
2011"Pretty Much Dead Already"Season 2, Episode 7
"Save the Last One"Season 2, Episode 3
2010 Chase "The Longest Night"Season 2, Episode 8
FlashForward "Future Shock"Season 1, Episode 22 (with Timothy J. Lea)
"Better Angels"Season 1, Episode 14 (with Ian B. Goldberg)
2009"Black Swan"Season 1, Episode 4
2008 Life "Did You Feel That?"Season 2, Episode 6 (with Jonathan Shapiro)
"Not for Nothing"Season 2, Episode 4
2007 Drive "Rear View"Season 1, Episode 6 (with Kristen Reidel)
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera "Eye Caramba"Season 1, Episode 13 (story)
"Miracle City Worker"Season 1, Episode 8
American Dragon: Jake Long "The Love Cruise"Season 2, Episode 18
2006"The Rotwood Files"Season 2, Episode 15
2005"The Halloween Bash"Season 1, Episode 17
2003 Fillmore! "Immune to All but Justice"Season 2, Episode 5
2002"Ingrid Third, Public Enemy #1"Season 1, Episode 8
"Nappers Never Sleep"Season 1, Episode 7
"A Wurm in Our Midst"Season 1, Episode 3
1999 The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa "All Pets Are Off"Season 3, Episode 14
"Cliphangers"Season 3, Episode 39
1997 Jungle Cubs "Hair Ball"Season 2, Episode 7

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