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Sam Simon
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
Samuel Michael Simon (June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015) was an American director, producer, writer, animal rights activist and philanthropist. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
- Unity — Narrator (voice)2015
- Miss Dial — English Caller2013
- The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! — Self2010
- Sam's Game2009
- The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman2006
- High Stakes Poker — Self2006
- Shanghai Noon — Chief's Sidekick2000
- Prisoners of Gravity — Self1989
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Key facts
- Born
- Samuel Michael Simon , ( 1955-06-06 ) June 6, 1955, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Died
- March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08) (aged 59), Pacific Palisades , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Stanford University
- Occupations
- Producer, writer, director
- Years active
- 1979–2015
- Notable work
- The Simpsons
- Spouses
- Jennifer Tilly ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1991 ) Jami Ferrell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2000 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sam
- Family name
- Simon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Pacific Palisades
- Occupation
- television director
- Educated at
- Beverly Hills High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- poker
- Image
- Sam Simon.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1955-06-06
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Sam Simon
- date of death
- 2015-03-08
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Michael Simon (June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015) was an American television writer, producer and animal rights activist who co-developed the animated sitcom The Simpsons.
While at Stanford University, Simon worked as a newspaper cartoonist and after graduating became a storyboard artist at Filmation Studios. Simon submitted a spec script for the sitcom Taxi, which was produced, and he later became the series' showrunner. Over the next few years, Simon wrote and produced for Cheers, It's Garry Shandling's Show and other programs, as well as writing the 1991 film The Super.
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