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Rob LaZebnik

Crew Information

Gender:	Male ♂
Job:	Co-executive producer Writer
Birth date:	May 6, 1962 (1962-05-06) (age 62)
Status:	Active
Number of episodes:	413
Character(s):	Spit-Takers Anonymous man
Seasons active:	Season 11 - 13, 19 - Present
First episode:	"Grift of the Magi"
Most recent episode:	"The Past and the Furious"
Album:	The Simpsons: Testify

Rob LaZebnik (born May 6, 1962) is an American television producer and writer. He currently serves as a writer and co-executive producer for The Simpsons. He also voiced the Spit-Takers Anonymous man in the season 36 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXXV". He is the father of Johnny LaZebnik.

Awards[edit]

Award	Year	Episode	Result
Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	2014^[1]	"The War of Art"	Nominated
2016^[2]	"The Burns Cage"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program	2000^[3]	"Behind the Laughter"	Won
2001^[4]	"HOMЯ"
2008^[5]	"Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"
2009^[6]	"Gone Maggie Gone"	Nominated
2010^[7]	"Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
2011^[8]	"Angry Dad: The Movie"
2012^[9]	"Holidays of Future Passed"
2013^[10]	"Treehouse of Horror XXIII"
2015^[11]	"Treehouse of Horror XXV"
2016^[12]	"Halloween of Horror"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program	2017^[13]	"The Town"
2018^[14]	"Gone Boy"
2019^[15]	"Mad About the Toy"	Won
2020^[16]	"Thanksgiving of Horror"	Nominated
2021^[17]	"The Dad-Feelings Limited"
2022^[18]	"Pixelated and Afraid"
2023^[19]	"Treehouse of Horror XXXIII"	Won
2024^[20]	"Night of the Living Wage"	Nominated
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation	2012^[21]	"The Blue and the Gray"	Nominated
2022^[22]	"Portrait of a Lackey on Fire"
2024^[23]	"Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story"
2025^[24]	"Bottle Episode"

Credits[edit]

Also starring[edit]

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXXV" (as World War Zebnik)

Lyrics by[edit]

Episode – "Homer vs. Dignity" ("Sold Separately")

For The Simpsons[edit]

Album – The Simpsons: Testify

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Rob LaZebnik at the Internet Movie Database
Rob LaZebnik at Wikipedia
Rob LaZebnik at Twitter

view • talk • edit • past Showrunners

James L. Brooks • Matt Groening • Al Jean • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Bill Oakley • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • Sam Simon • Josh Weinstein
Co-showrunners
Brian Kelley • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Carolyn Omine • Michael Price

Cast

view • talk • edit • past Starring
Hank Azaria • Nancy Cartwright • Dan Castellaneta • Julie Kavner • Harry Shearer • Yeardley Smith

view • talk • edit • past Also starring
Susan Blu • Albert Brooks • Kimberly Brooks • Michael Carrington • Christopher Collins • Grey DeLisle • Alex Désert • Robin Atkin Downes • Chris Edgerly • Marcia Mitzman Gaven • Brian George • Dana Gould • Doris Grau • Terry Greene • Jo Ann Harris • Pamela Hayden • John Kassir • Denice Kumagai • Dawnn Lewis • Jonathan Lipow • Eric Lopez • Tress MacNeille • Karen Maruyama • Cesar Mazariegos • Melanie Minichino • Christine Nangle • Kevin Michael Richardson • Renee Ridgeley • Tony Rodríguez • Maggie Roswell • James Sie • David Silverman • Russi Taylor • Frank Welker • Karl Wiedergott • Lona Williams • Marc Wilmore • Jenny Yokobori

view • talk • edit • past Special Guest Voices
Albert Brooks • Glenn Close • Kelsey Grammer • Valerie Harper • Phil Hartman • Jan Hooks • Jane Kaczmarek • Maurice LaMarche • Jon Lovitz • Joe Mantegna • Jackie Mason • Kevin Michael Richardson • Marcia Wallace • Kerry Washington • Frank Welker

view • talk • edit • past One-time cast members
Larina Jean Adamson • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • Sunkrish Bala • Jim Beanz • Greg Berg • Gregg Berger • Rosalie Chiang • Joe Clabby • Christian Coffinet • Daryl Coley • Henry Corden • Jim Cummings • Juan Carlos Enriquez • Miriam Flynn • June Foray • Jorge R. Gutierrez • Jess Harnell • Montse Hernandez • Mario Jose • Brian J. Kaufman • Phil LaMarr • Jim Lau • Rob LaZebnik • Sang Am Lee • Kipp Lennon • Ken Levine • Kelly Macleod • Dima Malanitchev • Aron Michael Manderosian • Robert J. Manderosian • Ping Marshall • Paul McGuinness • Larry McKay • Sam McMurray • Mike Mitchell • Joey Miyashima • Jason Nash • Carolyn Omine • Jack Ong • Bill Plympton • Susie Smith • Eli Steele • Matthew Sweet • Kara Talve • Diana Tanaka • Meher Tatna • Ron Taylor • David Turley • Joey Vieira • Gedde Watanabe • Paul Willson • Tim Yoon • Keone Young

Writers

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J. Stewart Burns • Joel H. Cohen • Jessica Conrad • John Frink • Broti Gupta • Al Jean • Brian Kelley • Ryan Koh • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Cesar Mazariegos • Christine Nangle • Carolyn Omine • Michael Price • Matt Selman • Loni Steele Sosthand • Dan Vebber • Jeff Westbrook

view • talk • edit • past Former writers
Megan Amram • Richard Appel • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • Bob Bendetson • James L. Brooks • Bill Canterbury • Donick Cary • Dan Castellaneta • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Jonathan Collier • Jennifer Crittenden • Kevin Curran • Nick Dahan • Greg Daniels • Larry Doyle • Michael Ferris • Brent Forrester • Peter Gaffney • Tom Gammill • Valentina L. Garza • Stephanie Gillis • Mitch Glazer • Allen Glazier • Ned Goldreyer • Dana Gould • Dan Greaney • Matt Groening • Reid Harrison • Ron Hauge • Pete Holmes • David Isaacs • Ken Keeler • Billy Kimball • Jay Kogen • Andrew Kreisberg • Bob Kushell • Deb Lacusta • Johnny LaZebnik • Ken Levine • Jeff Martin • Tom Martin • Ian Maxtone-Graham • Dan McGrath • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Frank Mula • Michael Nobori • Conan O'Brien • Steve O'Donnell • Bill Oakley • Bill Odenkirk • Don Payne • Max Pross • Rachel Pulido • Mike Reiss • Nell Scovell • Brian Scully • Mike Scully • David Silverman • Sam Simon • David M. Stern • Joshua Sternin • John Swartzwelder • Julie Thacker Scully • Miranda Thompson • Steve Tompkins • Jennifer Ventimilia • Jon Vitti • Matt Warburton • Josh Weinstein • Marc Wilmore • Wallace Wolodarsky • William Wright

view • talk • edit • past One-time writers
Judd Apatow • Gary Apple • Bob Bain • Jack Barth • Jane Becker • Dick Blasucci • Neal Boushell • Neil Campbell • Michael Carrington • Nancy Cartwright • David Chambers • Julie Chambers • Thomas Chastain • Jeremy Chilnick • Chris Cluess • Robert Cohen • Max Cohn • David Cryan • Spike Feresten • Bill Freiberger • Daniel Furlong • Ricky Gervais • Howard Gewirtz • Evan Goldberg • Brendan Hay • Eric Horsted • Justin Hurwitz • Ben Joseph • Eric Kaplan • Juliet Kaufman • Mick Kelly • Dave King • Adam I. Lapidus • Josh Lieb • David Mandel • Matt Marshall • Jenna Martin • Samantha Martin • Brian McConnachie • Jane C. O'Brien • Sam O'Neal • Kai Omine • Jack Parmeter • Steve Pepoon • Edgar Allan Poe • Brian Pollack • Mimi Pond • Zach Posner • Julia Prescott • Mert Rich • Simon Rich • David Richardson • Jace Richdale • Renee Ridgeley • Brian K. Roberts • Seth Rogen • David Sacks • Robin Sayers • Harry Shearer • Dennis Snee • Robin Stein • David H. Steinberg • Peter Tilden • Patric Verrone • Steve Viksten • Vince Waldron • Danielle Weisberg • Steve Young • Ron Zimmerman

view • talk • edit • past Staff writers
Richard Appel • Bill Canterbury • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Jennifer Crittenden • Valentina L. Garza • Dan Greaney • Teresa Hsiao • Jon Kern • Cesar Mazariegos • Matt Selman • Matt Warburton

view • talk • edit • past Book writers
Peter Alexander • Jamie Angell • Ted Brock • Eileen Campion • Max Franke • Jim Jensen • Barbara McAdams • Bill Morrison • Mili Smythe • Mary Trainor • Doug Whaley

view • talk • edit • past Other writers
Neil Alsip • Jamie Angell • Bob Bain • Eric Brewster • Jeremy Chilnick • Jorge R. Gutierrez • Patrick Meighan • Jack Parmeter • Jeffrey Poliquin • Tom Root • Morgan Spurlock • Michael R. Viner

Executive producers and Co-executive producers

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James L. Brooks • John Frink • Matt Groening • Al Jean • Matt Selman • Sam Simon*

view • talk • edit • past Former executive producers
David X. Cohen • Tim Long • Ian Maxtone-Graham • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Bill Oakley • Carolyn Omine • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Josh Weinstein

view • talk • edit • past Other executive producers
Scot Amos • Richard Appel • Nick Bliobenes • Fritz Bronner • Dominic Buttimore • Steve Callaghan • Jeremy Chilnick • Charlie Dixon • Nandish Domlur • Jay Fukuto • Rick Giolito • Greg Goodrich • Seth Green • Dan Harmon • John Harvatine IV • Mark Hentemann • Clare Hollywood • Larry Jones • Foo Katan • Richard Kay • Leigh Kelly • Scott Krager • Brad Lewis • David Lipman • Jake Myrick • Jim Myrick • Rob Pratt • Kent Rice • Justin Roiland • Tom Root • Carl Rosendahl • Matthew Senreich • Eric Shanks • Denise Sirkot • Danny Smith • Gabe Spitzer • Morgan Spurlock • Chris Takami • Fumiaki Tanaka • Eric Towner • Kara Vallow • Nikki Vanzo • Michael Webb

view • talk • edit • past Current co-executive producers
J. Stewart Burns • Dan Castellaneta • Joel H. Cohen • Jessica Conrad • Broti Gupta • Brian Kelley • Ryan Koh • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Cesar Mazariegos • Christine Nangle • Michael Price • Dan Vebber • Jeff Westbrook

view • talk • edit • past Former co-executive producers
Richard Appel • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • Donick Cary • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Kevin Curran • Greg Daniels • John Frink • Dana Gould • Dan Greaney • Ron Hauge • Al Jean • Josh Lieb • Ian Maxtone-Graham • George Meyer • Frank Mula • Bill Odenkirk • Carolyn Omine • Don Payne • Mike Reiss • Jace Richdale • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • Julie Thacker Scully • Steve Tompkins • Matt Warburton • Marc Wilmore

view • talk • edit • past Other co-executive producers
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong • Keith Crofford • Tom Devanney • Mike Lazzo • Patrick Meighan • Brian Scully • John Viener

[Annie2014-1] The Annie Awards - "42nd Annie Awards" (archived on Wayback Machine)

[Annie2016-2] The Annie Awards - "44th Annie Awards" (archived on Wayback Machine)

[3] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"

[4] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"

[5] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2008"

[6] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2009"

[7] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2010"

[8] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2011"

[9] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2012"

[10] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2013"

[11] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2015"

[12] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2016"

[13] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2017"

[14] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2018"

[15] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2019"

[16] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2020"

[17] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2021"

[18] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2022"

[19] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2023"

[20] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2024"

[21] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2012 Awards"

[22] The Hollywood Reporter - "WGA Awards: 'CODA,' 'Don't Look Up' Win Best Adapted, Original Screenplays"

[23] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2024 Awards"

[24] Writers Guild of America - "2025 Writers Guild Awards Nominees"

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Contents

Awards[edit]

Credits[edit]

Written by[edit]

Story by[edit]

Co-executive producer[edit]

Also starring[edit]

Lyrics by[edit]

For The Simpsons[edit]

References[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]