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Difference between revisions of "Sam Simon"

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'''Samuel Michael''' "'''Sam'''" '''Simon''' (born June 6, 1955) is an American boxing manager, director, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He is one of the original developers of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', along with [[Matt Groening]] and [[James L. Brooks]]. Despite being a developer, he has served as a creative supervisor, executive producer, and writer. He left the show after [[season 4]] over creative difficulties with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. He received a sizeable pay off which earns him tens of millions of dollars a year; he remains credited as an executive producer despite not working on the show since.
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'''Samuel Michael''' "'''Sam'''" '''Simon''' (June 6, 1955 - March 9, [[2015]]) was an American boxing manager, director, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He is one of the original developers of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', along with [[Matt Groening]] and [[James L. Brooks]]. Despite being a developer, he has served as a creative supervisor, executive producer, and writer. He left the show after [[season 4]] over creative difficulties with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. He received a sizeable pay off which earns him tens of millions of dollars a year; he remains credited as an executive producer despite not working on the show since.
  
 
He was married to onetime guest star on the show, actress and poker expert and player, [[Jennifer Tilly]] from 1984 until [[1991]]. He was also interview in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]''.
 
He was married to onetime guest star on the show, actress and poker expert and player, [[Jennifer Tilly]] from 1984 until [[1991]]. He was also interview in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]''.
  
In late [[2012]], Sam Simon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and was told he would only have three to six months to live.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/sam-simon-has-metastasized-cancer Examiner.com - "Sam Simon has metastatic cancer"]</ref>
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In late [[2012]], Sam Simon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and was told he would only have three to six months to live. However, Simon survived right up until March [[2015]], when he passed away.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:28, March 9, 2015

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Sam Simon (character).
Sam Simon
Sam Simon.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Creative supervisor
Developer
Executive producer
Writer
Birth date: June 6, 1955
Death date: March 9, 2015 (aged 59)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 774
Seasons active: Credited: Season 1 - present
Actual: Seasons 1 - 4
First episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Most recent episode: "Women in Shorts"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
Song: "Look at All Those Idiots"


Samuel Michael "Sam" Simon (June 6, 1955 - March 9, 2015) was an American boxing manager, director, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He is one of the original developers of The Simpsons, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. Despite being a developer, he has served as a creative supervisor, executive producer, and writer. He left the show after season 4 over creative difficulties with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. He received a sizeable pay off which earns him tens of millions of dollars a year; he remains credited as an executive producer despite not working on the show since.

He was married to onetime guest star on the show, actress and poker expert and player, Jennifer Tilly from 1984 until 1991. He was also interview in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.

In late 2012, Sam Simon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and was told he would only have three to six months to live. However, Simon survived right up until March 2015, when he passed away.

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