David Mirkin

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see David Mirkin (character).

David Mirkin

Crew Information Gender: Male ♂ Job: Writer, director, producer Birth date: September 18, 1955 (1955-09-18) Status: Active Seasons active: Season 5 - Present First episode: "Homer Goes to College" Most recent episode: "Homer? A Cracker Bro?"

David Mirkin (born September 18, 1955) is an American writer, director and producer, best known for his work on The Simpsons, on which he is one of the current writer/producers. He served as showrunner for the fifth and sixth seasons, and also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie, and wrote such episodes as "Deep Space Homer". He was born in Philadelphia and attended Loyola Marymount University. His other works include writing for Three's Company and Newhart. He created the TV series Get a Life and The Edge working as showrunner and frequent director. He also wrote and directed on The Larry Sanders Show. Mirkin also directed two feature films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion and Heartbreakers. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends, The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem, The Simpsons: Access All Areas, and The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.

Credits

Writer

• Episode – "Deep Space Homer"
• – The Simpsons Movie Co-writer of screenplay, Spider-Pig and Springfield Anthem
• Episode – "The Man Who Came To Be Dinner" (with Al Jean)

Executive Producer

Episode – "Homer Goes to College" Episode – "Rosebud" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" as Damned David Mirkin Episode – "Marge on the Lam" Episode – "Bart's Inner Child" Episode – "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" Episode – "Homer and Apu" Episode – "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" Episode – "Deep Space Homer" Episode – "Bart of Darkness" Episode – "Lisa's Rival" Episode – "Another Simpsons Clip Show" Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy Land" Episode – "Sideshow Bob Roberts" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror V" as Damned David Mirkin Episode – "Bart's Girlfriend" Episode – "Lisa on Ice" Episode – "Homer Badman" Episode – "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" Episode – "Fear of Flying" Episode – "Homer the Great" Episode – "And Maggie Makes Three" Episode – "Bart's Comet" Episode – "Homie the Clown" Episode – "Bart vs. Australia" Episode – "Homer vs. Patty and Selma" Episode – "Lisa's Wedding" Episode – "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" Episode – "The PTA Disbands" Episode – "The Springfield Connection" Episode – "Lemon of Troy" Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"

Consulting Producer

• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VI" as Decadent David Mirkin
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VII" as Decadent David Mirkin
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VIII" as Decadent David Mirkin
• Episode – "Lard of the Dance"
• Episode – "The Homer They Fall"
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IX" as Decadent David Mirkin

Producer

Episode – "Homerazzi" Episode – "Lost Verizon" Episode – "Dangerous Curves" Episode – "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe" Episode – "The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly" Episode – "Father Knows Worst" Episode – "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh" Episode – "Four Great Women and a Manicure" Episode – "Coming to Homerica" Episode – "Elementary School Musical" Episode – "Loan-a Lisa" Episode – "MoneyBART" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXI" as Demonstrative Dave Mirkin Episode – "Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life" Episode – "The Fool Monty" Episode – "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?" Episode – "Donnie Fatso" Episode – "Moms I'd Like to Forget" Episode – "Flaming Moe" Episode – "Homer the Father" Episode – "The Blue and the Gray" Episode – "Angry Dad: The Movie" Episode – "Beware My Cheating Bart"

Special thanks

• Special – Springfield's Most Wanted

Interviewee

• Special – The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!
• Special – The Simpsons: Access All Areas
• Special – The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
• Special – The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends

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 • Cesar Mazariegos • Carolyn Omine • Michael Price

Executive producers and Co-executive producers

Current executive producers James L. Brooks • John Frink • Matt Groening • Matt Selman • Sam Simon* Former executive producers David X. Cohen • Al Jean • Tim Long • Ian Maxtone-Graham • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Bill Oakley • Carolyn Omine • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Josh Weinstein 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 • Seth MacFarlane • Jake Myrick • Jim Myrick • Nikhil Nandish • Trishaal Nandish • 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 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 • Loni Steele Sosthand • Dan Vebber • Jeff Westbrook 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 Other co-executive producers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong • Keith Crofford • Tom Devanney • Mike Lazzo • Patrick Meighan • Brian Scully • Peter Shin • John Viener

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

Host Morgan Spurlock Cast and crew Hank Azaria • Brad Bird • James L. Brooks • Nancy Cartwright • Dan Castellaneta • Dana Gould • Matt Groening • Al Jean • Julie Kavner • David Mirkin • Conan O'Brien • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • David Silverman • Sam Simon • Yeardley Smith • Matt Warburton Guest stars Hugh Hefner • Mike Judge • Joe Mantegna • Dan Rather • Jerry Springer • Sting • Tracey Ullman • John Waters Opening music montage Bellowhead • Chicha Libre • Jimmy Fallon • Flea • Eric Fraser • Sameer Gupta • Adam Lintz • Neel Murgai • The Bill Murray Experience • O.A.R. • People Under the Stairs (Double K • Thes One) • The Roots • Michael Sherman • Jonathan Stein • Andrew W.K. • ZZ Top (Billy Gibbons • Dusty Hill) Interviewees Noel Bankhead* • Bruce Bryant • George H. W. Bush* • Liz Cameron • Scott Choate • David Cross • William Anthony Donohue* • Bjarni Gautur* • Paula Gobbi • Paul Halpern • Marc Horne • Jensen • Jimmy Kimmel • Seth MacFarlane • Mark McGhee • Seth Meyers • Moby • Rusty Nails • Gavin Newsom • Trey Parker • J. Scott Peterson • Kenneth Pogson • Lucas Pouyau • Rashad Robinson • Chad Rowland • Matt Stone • Richard Sumrall • Ruth Westheimer* • Jeremy Wilcox* • Andrena Williams • Brian Williams • Glynne Williams