Sam Simon
- This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Sam Simon (character).
Sam Simon
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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, Simon was diagnosed with terminal colorectal cancer and told he only had three to six months to live. However, he lived almost two and a half years, dying in March 2015, aged 59. After his death, the season 26 episode "Waiting for Duffman" was dedicated to him.
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Credits
Developed by / character design
Executive producer
Creative supervisor
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)
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror - The Raven" (with Edgar Allan Poe)- Episode – "The Way We Was" (with Al Jean and Mike Reiss)
- THOH – "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)
- THOH – "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
Trivia
- Ever since Sam Simon left The Simpsons during season 4 until season 26, he was always credited in Treehouse of Horror episodes as Sam "Sayonara" Simon. However, after his death he was simply credited as "Sam Simon".
- In "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular", they showed Sam Simon a lot like Howard Hughes.
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Showrunners
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| James L. Brooks • Matt Groening • Al Jean • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Bill Oakley • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • Sam Simon • Josh Weinstein | ||
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| Brian Kelley • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Carolyn Omine • Michael Price | ||
Interviewees in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!
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