Richard Appel

Infobox Writer
name = Richard Appel
birthdate = Birth date and age|1963|5|21|mf=yes
birthplace = New York City,
United States of America
occupation = Writer and producer
notableworks = Episodes of "The Simpsons"

Richard James Appel (born May 21, 1963 in New York) is a writer and producer of TV shows. While attending Harvard University he wrote for the "Harvard Lampoon". He has since written for "The Simpsons", "Bernie Mac", "Kitchen Confidential" and "King of the Hill", for which he was executive producer. He created and wrote two episodes for the short-lived FOX series, "A.U.S.A.". He is married to Mona Simpson, the sister of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs. He is currently a co-executive producer on "Family Guy".

Writing credits

"The Simpsons" episodes

He has written or co-written the following episodes:

*"Mother Simpson"
*"Bart on the Road"
*"22 Short Films About Springfield" (co-writer)
*"Bart After Dark"
*"The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"
*"The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons"
*"When You Dish Upon a Star"

"The Bernie Mac Show" episodes

He has written the following episodes:

*"Eye of the Tiger"
*"That Old Mac Magic"
*"Stiff Upper Lip"
*"Nerdy Mac"

External links

* [http://www.snpp.com/guides/writers.directors.html snpp entry for Richard Appel]
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