Ian Maxtone-Graham

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Ian Maxtone-Graham (born July 3, 1959 in New York City , New York ) is an American screenwriter and television producer .

Life

Maxtone-Graham graduated from Brown University . After finishing school he wrote for the comedy magazine National Lampoon and from 1983 for the HBO comedy series Not Necessarily the News , a remake of the BBC show Not the Nine O'Clock News with Rowan Atkinson . In 1992 he became a gag writer for Saturday Night Live , where he wrote his first lyrics as well as sketches. He left SNL in 1995 and joined the production team for the television series The Simpsons as a consulting producer . From 1998 to 2005 he was co-producer and has since been an executive producer. He was also one of the screenwriters of the feature film The Simpsons - The Movie and wrote numerous episodes of the series; including episode 200, Rolling around in the dirt and The seemingly never-ending story . He received an Emmy Award for each screenplay . For the episode On the Run , he received the Writers Guild of America Award , for On the Family Ranch the Annie Award ; Other episodes he wrote include 24 Minutes and Homer and New York . For his work on the series, he has received seven Emmys, plus nine nominations.

Filmography (selection)

production

script

Awards

Emmy Awards

  • 1993: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for Saturday Night Live
  • 1996: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 1997: Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 1998: Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 1999: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2000: Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2001: Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2002: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2002: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for The Simpsons
  • 2003: Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2004: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2005: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2006: Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2007: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2008: Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons
  • 2009: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) for The Simpsons

Annie Awards

  • 2004: Annie for Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production for The Simpsons
  • 2007: Annie in the Best Writing in an Animated Television Production category for The Simpsons
  • 2007: Annie nomination for Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production for The Simpsons - The Film
  • 2008: Annie in the Best Writing in an Animated Television Production category for The Simpsons
  • 2010: Annie nomination in the Writing in a Television Production category for The Simpsons
  • 2013: Annie nomination in the Writing in an Animated Television or Other Broadcast Venue Production category for The Simpsons
  • 2014: Annie nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV / Broadcast Production for The Simpsons

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personal data
SURNAME Maxtone-Graham, Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter and television producer
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd July 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States