born american writer producer attorney served executive producer showrunner family guy fox growing illinois developed love comedy dreamed career comedy writer attended harvard_university wrote harvard following mother footsteps instead lawyer attending law school started law clerk judge federal attorney serving assistant attorney new_york years moved comedy writing hired simpsons writing seven episodes including moved showrunner executive producer creating sitcom worked mac american dad creating cleveland married writer early life law career born new_york_city mother lawyer taught law served dean chicago law school father died professor expert sister lived california parents taught stanford_university family moved illinois went interested comedy young age noting grew watching dick van thought living wanted father introduced works laurel hardy encouraged read comic books watch quality sic television friend produced parody news pieces engaged prank phone calls high school wrote sketches routines comedy writer didn know didn like career open attended harvard_university wrote harvard alongside beat chance comic graduation speech ivy noted thought conan automatically rich speech funny self way silly profound graduation degree history literature attended moving comedy idea following mother legal profession appealed worked years law clerk judge new_york working trials people subsequently years served assistant attorney new_york fellow attorney stated excellent lawyer good feet articulate sense law common intuitive based books dreams comedy writer despite security working lawyer offered wife pregnant life shape months later retained agent written submitted scripts moved california writing career starting comedy writer recalled reason caught contemporaries started send scripts idea years use got television job hired writing staff simpsons initially week contract served writer producer years wrote seven episodes employing use joke sequences narrative approach humor quick laugh favor develops time found work simpsons learning curve tough write episode season seven desperately trying think story idea decided reach opted homer mother previously mentioned named wife writers believe episode homer mother previously produced writers episode solve little puzzles lisa intelligence came season seven penned road utilized plot devices work parents day getting driving license contributed episode short films springfield segments wrote episode cut wrote episodes season dark secret war lisa simpson season season dish star daniels hired executive producer showrunner king hill leading writing process overseeing aspects daniels noted essential rich good writer deal people help manage business room equally important fact trust similar sense taste values stayed work simpsons king hill won primetime emmy awards created short lived series aired based experiences assistant attorney conceived nbc ordered episodes following year original pilot single camera setup nbc executives felt appeal multiple camera setup shot noted sense hollywood writers producers come animated shows maybe prove justify credibility live action runners writers experience fortunate haven felt know exists inspired comedic working lawyer writing working case proud tell mother grandmother going encounter possibly lawyers judge little crazy witnesses self stand acclaimed news praised premise felt sort like watching train wreck alan_sepinwall star-ledger said work wrote worked executive producer appeared film produced pilot called life couples cbs directed served executive producer family guy executive producer american dad wrote family guy seventh season episode family gay created alongside family guy spin cleveland began discussing premiered september henry serve executive producers handling day day operations limited involvement henry conceived family picked air season consisting episodes picked fox second season consisting episodes bringing total number episodes announcement season premiered extended second season signed new year seven figure deal fox continue serving showrunner cleveland fox chairman commented special incredible leadership ability terrific showrunner sets tone exactly looking personal life married novelist biological sister apple founder children simpson divorced credits worked listed shows wrote listed episodes simpsons writer producer executive producer consulting producer story editor road short films springfield writer dark secret war lisa simpson dish star king hill executive producer creator executive producer writer pilot happy mac executive producer writer eye tiger old mac magic stiff upper lip mac actor kitchen confidential executive producer writer praise praise let life creator executive producer writer executive producer writer family gay american dad executive producer cleveland creator executive producer writer pilot
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