Michael Price (writer)

Michael Price (born October 22, 1958) is an American writer and producer, best known for his Emmy and Writers Guild award-winning work on The Simpsons. Price is a writer and co-executive producer of the ABC series Teacher's Pet. He served as a script consultant on The Simpsons Movie and wrote the Lego Star Wars special, Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace. He works at Lucasfilm writing and producing Lego Star Wars Franchise.

Other television shows he has written for include What About Joan?, The PJs, Teen Angel, Homeboys in Outer Space, The Newz and One Minute to Air.

Price co-wrote and co-produced the Bill Burr series F Is for Family in 2015 on Netflix. The show is an animated sitcom, and draws from Burr's standup.

He grew up in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and attended Montclair State University, where he earned a B.A. degree in Theatre Arts, and Tulane University, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing for the theatre.

Filmography edit

YearTitleCreditNotes
1994The NewzWriter
1994–95Aaahh!!! Real MonstersWriter5 episodes
1995Santo BugitoWriter2 episodes
1996–97Homeboys in Outer SpaceWriter2 episodes
1997Teen AngelWriter3 episodes
1998–99HerculesStory editor, writer67 episodes
2000The PJsWriter, supervising producer2 episodes
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandWriterEpisode: "Mira's Wedding"
2000Teacher's PetWriter, co-executive producer13 episodes
2002–presentThe SimpsonsWriter, co-executive producer266 episodes
2007The Simpsons MovieConsultant writer
2010Presidential ReunionCo-writerVideo
2011Lego Star Wars: The Padawan MenaceWriterTV special
2012The Men's RoomWriterTV film
2012Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes OutWriterTV special
2013–14Lego Star Wars: The Yoda ChroniclesWriter, executive producer7 episodes
2014Achmed Saves AmericaWriterVideo
2015Lego Star Wars: Droid TalesWriter, executive producer3 episodes
2015–21F Is for FamilyCo-creator, writer, executive producer16 episodes

The Simpsons episodes edit

Price has written the following episodes:
YearTitleNotes
2003"My Mother the Carjacker"Nominated for WGA Award in Animation.[1]
2003"'Tis the Fifteenth Season"
2005"Mommie Beerest"Won WGA Award in Animation.[2]
2006"My Fair Laddy"
2007"Yokel Chords"Won Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production.[3]
2007"The Boys of Bummer"
2007"Funeral for a Fiend"
2008"E Pluribus Wiggum"
2009"How the Test Was Won"
2010"American History X-cellent"
2010"The Fool Monty"
2012"At Long Last Leave"The 500th episode of the show
2012"Them, Robot"
2012"Penny-Wiseguys"
2013"Dangers on a Train"
2014"You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee"
2015"Walking Big & Tall"
2015"Mathlete's Feat"
2016"Much Apu About Something"
2017"Fatzcarraldo"
2018"Fears of a Clown"
2019"Mad About the Toy"The 650th episode of the show
2021"Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?"
2022"Meat is Murder"
2023"Hostile Kirk Place"
2023"AE Bonny Romance"

References edit

  1. ^ Cadorette, Guylaine. "WGA Announces Screenplay Noms". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2008)". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

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