born october american television writer producer known work executive producer showrunner animated sitcom simpsons scully grew massachusetts long interest writing school dropped college going work series jobs eventually moved los_angeles worked stand comic wrote scully went write television hired write simpsons wrote episodes including lisa ice team homer served showrunner seasons scully won primetime emmy awards work series publications praising episodes criticizing tenure period decline quality scully works wrote recently scully created complete working everybody loves parks recreation developed short lived animated television version napoleon dynamite scully married fellow writer early life scully born october springfield hospital springfield massachusetts grew section father richard salesman owned dry cleaning business mother worked scully brothers old left home scully irish ancestry child hoped musician hockey player encouragement teacher developed interest writing serving editor school newspaper graduated having voted likely live potential classmates dropped day wanted life took work clothing department department store medical center driving instructor commented think actually succeeded college gotten degree accounting given quickly writing having job skills tremendous incentive trying succeed writer realized probably wasn going career riding friends listening scully decided definitely wanted break comedy reason believe succeed regardless moved los_angeles california career early career california scully worked store got job writing jokes comedian developed joke writing skills performing amateur stand comedy nights purchased scripts variety half hour comedy shows including taxi train write numerous speculative scripts rejected started bouncing hollywood working history served writing staff world country audience warm role performed grand simpsons hired scully write simpsons replacement departing conan brien reading sample scripts began writer producer fifth season wrote episodes lisa rival dozen lisa ice aired season lisa rival episode wrote script original concept conceived brien similarly wrote script dozen based idea lisa ice inspired scully love ice hockey featured experiences childhood proud wrote season seven based traumatic moments life caught aged jokingly told variety great paid life wrote team homer lisa date density scully noted wrote lot lisa shows daughters like lisa lot like homer homer comes naturally don know good bad thing lot favorite episodes ones homer lisa conflict human think appeal scully showrunner simpsons ninth season showrunner executive producer scully said aim wreck headed writing staff oversaw aspects production time showrunner credited writing writing episodes man segment sunday sunday laughter parent rap scully popular staff members praised organization management skills writer said possibly best boss worked great manager people commented scully important kept decent hours scully served showrunner season making person run seasons returned season write executive produce episode spent vacation wrote produced scully tenure showrunner simpsons subject praise fans wrote scully episodes compared simpsons airs man helm ship turned bbc noted common consensus simpsons golden era ended season slate argued simpsons changed realistic family life typical cartoon scully years scully tenure simpsons cartoon ended homer sunset background end homer blowing neck simpsons scully negatively labelled gag heavy homer centric incarnation fans transformation homer character era sweet sincere self dubbing homer despite scully work received critical praise scully won primetime emmy awards work simpsons entertainment_weekly cited spent vacation 22nd best episode robert_canning ign gave episode positive review laughter trilogy error aired season called extremely enjoyable simpsons peaked 90s doesn mean years haven delivered share quality episodes martin said understand criticism scully thinks criticism bothered managed worked noted book blaming single runner perceive lowering quality unfair asked series longevity sustained scully joked lower quality standards forever career scully writer executive producer everybody loves season seven season winning emmy work scully created wife fox complete abc produced sitcom family suffering bad luck stated designed companion piece simpsons feel knew initial audience year olds start families saw writing simpsons like writers simpsons thought families start watch canceled episodes scully laid blame timeslot late target audience wrote simpsons sensibility layered jokes canceled january low ratings network anger scully decision write critics labelled promoting fan scully produced documentary band entitled rock roll best kept secret scully employed group unofficial house band simpsons tenure showrunner scully created pilot fox called starring dropped diagnosed cancer scully served consulting producer nbc series parks recreation wrote episodes ron scully cameo role episode speaker community meeting scully produced wrote animated version film napoleon dynamite canceled episodes scully signed seven figure multi year overall deal 20th century fox television develop projects served executive producer single season nbc sitcom alongside scully held title fox debuted personal life married writer couple daughters brother comedy writer second brother called ice hockey writer mother died scully awarded honorary doctorate fine arts walked picket line strike scully received lifetime achievement award west credits episodes listed scully credited writing writing country writer world supervising producer writer baby talk man motion picture blast past old flame goes hollywood house driver license rocks couldn roll mother con goodbye chris new kid block come fly buy car mayor grand writer writer marrying guy royal family writer charge simpsons present writer producer executive producer showrunner consulting producer lisa rival lisa ice dozen proud team homer lisa date density horror viii man sunday sunday laughter parent rap spent vacation preston episodes writer halloween episode creator producer creator executive producer writer everybody loves executive producer writer fun party dress angry sex complete creator executive producer writer pilot free lily thanksgiving saving old simpsons movie producer writer parks recreation consulting producer writer ron comeback kid napoleon dynamite developer producer writer new normal executive producer writer trap dog children golden globe awards special material executive producer
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