Greg Daniels
TV Writer
1963 –
Who is Greg Daniels?
Gregory Martin "Greg" Daniels is an American television comedy writer, producer, and director. He is known for his work on several television series, including Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, King of the Hill and The Office. All four shows were named among Time's James Poniewozik's All Time 100 TV Shows. Daniels attended Harvard University and he became friends with Conan O'Brien. Their first writing credit was for Not Necessarily the News, before they were fired due to budget cuts. He eventually became a writer for two long-running series: Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons.
He joined the writing staff of The Simpsons during the fifth season, and he wrote several classic episodes including "Lisa's Wedding," "Bart Sells His Soul" and "22 Short Films About Springfield." He left the series in order to co-create another long-running animated series, King of the Hill, with Mike Judge. The series ran for thirteen years before it was cancelled in 2009. During the series run, he worked on several other series, including The Office and Parks and Recreation. Currently, Daniels is working on new shows, and is developing another British adaptation for NBC.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1963
West Hollywood - Also known as
- Gregory Martin Daniels
- Greg Daniels' Bloated Body
- Garlic-Fearing Greg Daniels
- Gravedancing Greg Daniels
- Greg 'It's Aliiive!' Daniels
- Gregory Daniels
- Count Greg Danula
- Spouses
- Susanne Daniels
(1991/09/15 - )
- Susanne Daniels
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Employment
- Cuppy's Coffee
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on July 23, 2013
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