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This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Sam Simon (character).

Sam Simon

Crew Information Gender: Male ♂ Job: Creative supervisor Developer Executive producer Writer Birth date: June 6, 1955 Death date: March 8, 2015 (aged 59) Status: Inactive 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"

Tribute to Sam Simon

Samuel Michael "Sam" Simon (June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015) was an American boxing manager, director, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He was one of the original developers of The Simpsons, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. Despite having been a developer, he 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 earned him tens of millions of dollars a year; he remains credited as an executive producer despite not having worked on the show since.

He was married to one-time guest star on the show, actress and poker expert and player, Jennifer Tilly from 1984 until 1991. He was also interviewed 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. After his death, the season 26 episode "Waiting for Duffman" was dedicated to him.

Credits

Developed by

Executive producer

Creative supervisor

Character design

• Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

Written by

• Episode – "The Telltale Head" (with Al Jean, Mike Reiss, and Matt Groening)
• Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath" (with George Meyer, John Swartzwelder, and Jon Vitti)
• Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening" (with Matt Groening)
• Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" (with John Swartzwelder)
• Episode – "Treehouse of Horror - The Raven" (with Edgar Allan Poe)
• Episode – "The Way We Was" (with Al Jean and Mike Reiss)
• Episode – "Treehouse of Horror II" (with Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jeff Martin, George Meyer, and John Swartzwelder; credited as Slithering Sam Simon)
• Episode – "Black Widower" (with Thomas Chastain and Jon Vitt)
• Episode – "Treehouse of Horror III - Dial Z for Zombies" (with Jon Vitti; credited as Scarifying Sam Simon)
• Album – The Simpsons Sing the Blues ("Look at All Those Idiots")

Interviewee

• Special – The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!

Trivia

• Ever since Sam Simon left The Simpsons during season 4, he has always been credited in Treehouse of Horror episodes as Sam "Sayonara" Simon.
• In "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular", they showed Sam Simon a lot like Howard Hughes.

External links

• Sam Simon at the Internet Movie Database
• Sam Simon at Wikipedia
• Sam Simon at Twitter