Scott Gimple

Scott M. Gimple 2017

Scott Milhouse Gimple (born March 29, 1971 in New Jersey ) is an American television producer and screenwriter , who was best known internationally as the showrunner of the American television series The Walking Dead . He is also the creator of the animated series Fillmore! .

Career

Gimple studied first at the University of Southern California and then at the School of CinemaTelevision. After graduating , he worked on cartoons such as Pepper Ann and American Dragon: Jake Long . In 2002, Scott Gimple invented the animated series Fillmore! , currently working on the television series Drive .

He also worked as the author of several comics for the television series The Simpsons and Bill Morrison's Heroes Anonymous .

Since 2013, Gimple took over the post as showrunner of the fourth season of the zombie series The Walking Dead , where he worked as a writer from the second season. In early 2018, AMC announced that they would part with Scott Gimple as a showrunner after the eighth season of The Walking Dead . Earlier, thousands of fans demanded by the dismissal of petitions Gimple after it was responsible for the death of a popular TV main character in the comic template of Robert Kirkman is still alive. In January 2018, Gimple was promoted to Chief Content Officer of the franchise at AMC . His successor as showrunner on The Walking Dead was the television producer and screenwriter Angela Kang .

Filmography

2002: Fillmore!
since 2011: The Walking Dead

Nominations

Bram Stoker Award

2011: Bram Stoker Award - nomination in the category Best Screenplay (The Walking Dead)
2012: Bram Stoker Award - nomination in the category Best Screenplay (The Walking Dead)
2013: Bram Stoker Award - Best Screenplay (The Walking Dead)
2014: Bram Stoker Award - nomination in the category Best Screenplay (The Walking Dead)

Web links

Scott Gimple in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ “The Walking Dead” season 9 separates from Scott Gimple as showrunner. In: Serienfuchs.de. January 15, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 .
↑ 50,000 'The Walking Dead' Fans Have Signed A Petition To Fire Showrunner Scott Gimple. In: Forbes.com. December 17, 2017, accessed March 5, 2018 .
^ The Walking Dead creator defends killing Carl. In: EW.com. January 12, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 .
↑ 'Walking Dead' Names Angela Kang Showrunner, Scott Gimple Elevated to Chief Content Officer. In: Variety.com. January 13, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Gimple, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gimple, Scott Milhouse (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American comic book writer, screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	March 29, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Jersey , USA

[1] “The Walking Dead” season 9 separates from Scott Gimple as showrunner. In: Serienfuchs.de. January 15, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 .

[2] 50,000 'The Walking Dead' Fans Have Signed A Petition To Fire Showrunner Scott Gimple. In: Forbes.com. December 17, 2017, accessed March 5, 2018 .

[3] The Walking Dead creator defends killing Carl. In: EW.com. January 12, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 .

[4] 'Walking Dead' Names Angela Kang Showrunner, Scott Gimple Elevated to Chief Content Officer. In: Variety.com. January 13, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 .