Sam Simon

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Sam Simon is an American television producer and writer, most notable as one of the original developers of The Simpsons, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. He is perhaps best known for his creation of many Simpsons characters, including Jacqueline Bouvier.

He has also worked on Taxi, Cheers, The Tracey Ullman Show, and The Drew Carey Show. He wrote The Bitter Half, a single-episode sitcom for Howard Stern’s Howard 100 channel on Sirius Satellite Radio, that aired October 25, 2006. Simon is 52 years old.

He was married to Jennifer Tilly from 1984 to 1991, and to January 1997 Playboy Playmate Jami Ferrell from 2002 to 2003.

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When Drew Carey and Norm MacDonald were on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2000, they used Sam as their Phone-A-Friend(s).
Simon frequently appears as a panelist on the PBS program Mental Engineering.
According to the webpage of the Sam Simon Foundation, an organization dedicated to animal welfare causes, Sam Simon is the current manager of heavyweight boxer Lamon Brewster, the former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion, and was also named 2004 World Boxing Manager of the Year.
One of the projects underwritten by the Sam Simon Foundation is a mobile spay and neuter clinic that travels to low-income areas where they spay or neuter dogs free of charge.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/02/60minutes/main2532044.shtml
Like his ex-wife Jennifer Tilly, he played in the 2007 World Series of Poker main event. Unlike her, he finished in the money.
He has a recurring role as himself on IFC's "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman" starring Laura Kightlinger.
Although he is credited as an executive producer on The Simpsons he quit the show in 1993.

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Preceded by none	(with James L. Brooks and Matt Groening) The Simpsons Show runner 1989 – 1991	Succeeded by Al Jean & Mike Reiss

• • [ edit] The Simpsons writers
Current writers
J. Stewart Burns Dan Castellaneta Daniel Chun Joel H. Cohen Kevin Curran John Frink Dan Greaney Matt Groening Ron Hauge Al Jean Deb Lacusta Tim Long Ian Maxtone-Graham George Meyer David Mirkin Bill Odenkirk Carolyn Omine Don Payne Michael Price Mike Reiss Mike Scully Matt Selman Matt Warburton Jeff Westbrook Marc Wilmore
Former recurring writers
Richard Appel James L. Brooks Donick Cary David X. Cohen Jonathan Collier Jennifer Crittenden Greg Daniels Larry Doyle Brent Forrester Dana Gould Ken Keeler Brian Kelley Jay Kogen Jeff Martin Tom Martin Dan McGrath Frank Mula Bill Oakley Conan O'Brien Rachel Pulido Jace Richdale Brian Scully Sam Simon David M. Stern John Swartzwelder Julie Thacker Steve Tompkins Jon Vitti Josh Weinstein Wallace Wolodarsky
One or two-time writers
Bob Bendetson Michael Carrington Robert Cohen Spike Feresten Ricky Gervais Ned Goldreyer Billy Kimball Andrew Kreisberg Bob Kushell Rob LaZebnik Ken Levine Steve O'Donnell David Richardson David Sacks Nell Scovell Joshua Sternin Jeffrey Ventimilia Patric Verrone Steve Young

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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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The Simpsons is an animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a soft-satirical parody of the "Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its title family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.
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James L. Brooks

Born May 9 1940 (age 67)
Brooklyn, New York

Spouse(s) Marianne Catherine Morrissey (1964–?)
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Cheers is a popular American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with CBS Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles.
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Headquarters New York City, New York, United States

Key people Mel Karmazin, CEO
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Jennifer Tilly

Birth name Jennifer E. Chan
Born September 16 1958 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Jami Ferrell

Playboy centerfold
appearance January 1997
Birthplace Muncie, Indiana
Birthdate May 20 1974
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (also known simply as Millionaire) is a television game show which offers a maximum prize of $1,000,000 (originally lump sum; now annuitized) for correctly answering 15 successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty.
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Mental Engineering is a public television series where host John Forde leads a panel discussion featuring critical—and humorous—analysis of TV commercials. The show originated as a public access program on the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network in St.
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Lamon Brewster

Statistics
Real name Lamon Tajuan Brewster
Nickname Relentless
Rated at Heavyweight
Nationality US American
Birth date May 5 1973
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2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 (US) no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18. All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada by Harrah's Entertainment, which
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Laura Kightlinger

Laura Kightlinger in The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

Born May 13 1969 (age 38)
Jamestown, New York
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James L. Brooks

Born May 9 1940 (age 67)
Brooklyn, New York

Spouse(s) Marianne Catherine Morrissey (1964–?)
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Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954^[1] in Portland, Oregon;^[2] his family name is pronounced 'greɪnɪŋ', rhymes with raining
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Al Jean (b. January 9, 1961 Farmington Hills, Michigan) is a television comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons.

During his youth, Jean worked in his father's hardware store in Michigan.
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Mike Reiss (born September 15, 1959 in Bristol, Connecticut) is an American television comedy writer. He attended Harvard University [1] and was president of the Harvard Lampoon with Jon Vitti.
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