 While there he began his comedy writing career as an editor of the school's humor magazine, The Harvard Lampoon.Upon graduating, Sacks moved to Los Angeles and began writing for television.His writing and producing credits include seasons five and six on "The Simpsons", for which he won an Emmy award, "3rd Rock from the Sun", for which he received a Golden Globe award, "Malcolm in the Middle", "The Tick", "Regular Show" on Cartoon Network, "Murphy Brown", and created and executive produced "Lewis Black's The Root of All Evil" for Comedy Central.