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Selman at San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010
BornSeptember 9, 1971 (age 48)
OccupationWriter, Producer
Known forThe Simpsons
Spouse(s)Renee Ridgeley
Children2
Websitehttps://twitter.com/mattselman

Matthew Selman (born September 9, 1971) is an Americanwriter and producer.

Early life[edit]

Selman grew up in Massachusetts. He graduated from Beaver Country Day School in 1989. He studied history at the University of Pennsylvania and served as Editor-in-Chief for 34th Street Magazine.[1][2][3][4][5]

Road

Career[edit]

After considering a career in journalism, he decided to try to become a television writer. After two years of failed spec scripts he was eventually hired to write an episode of Seinfeld in 1996.

The Simpsons[edit]

In 1997, Selman joined the writing staff of The Simpsons, where he has remained, rising to the position of executive producer.[6] He has written or co-written 28 episodes of the show, including 'Natural Born Kissers' which the show's creator Matt Groening listed as his eighth favorite episode in 2000.,[7] 'Behind the Laughter', 'Trilogy of Error', 'Sky Police' and 'The Food Wife'. He also co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, as well as co-writing the video games The Simpsons: Road Rage, The Simpsons Hit and Run and The Simpsons Game.

Selman has won six Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the show, sharing them with the other producers.[8] Selman received an Annie Award in 1999 for writing 'Simpsons Bible Stories'.[9] He also won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2004 for writing the episode 'The Dad Who Knew Too Little'.[10] In the episode, Homer's e-mail was said to be chunkylover53@aol.com. Selman registered the e-mail and received thousands of messages after the episode aired.[11] He responded to some of them in the character of Homer, but gave up when he forgot the password.[12]

Of his writing of The Simpsons he said: 'The hardest thing is we have to try and make each episode as good as everything that's come before it. We have a legacy of greatness, and you don't want to be the person that ruins The Simpsons.'[13]

Other journalistic endeavors[edit]

Selman formerly wrote for Time.com's Techland 'Nerd World' blog alongside Lev Grossman,[4] and is also the creator and writer of the Icebox.com webtoon 'Superhero Roommate.'[14] Selman also has written jokes for many animated movies. He appeared alongside Groening and voice actor Hank Azaria to judge on a The Simpsons-themed challenge on an episode of Top Chef: Masters in 2010.[15][16]

Personal life[edit]

Selman is married to Renee Ridgeley[17] and has two daughters.[4]

Credits[edit]

  • Seinfeld (1996) – writer, program consultant
    • 'The Wait Out'
  • The Simpsons (1997–present) – writer, producer, story editor, supervising producer, executive producer
    • 'Natural Born Kissers' (1998)
    • 'Simpsons Bible Stories' (along with Tim Long and Larry Doyle) (1999)
    • 'They Saved Lisa's Brain' (1999)
    • 'Eight Misbehavin' (1999)
    • 'Behind the Laughter' (along with George Meyer, Tim Long, and Mike Scully) (2000)
    • 'Lisa the Tree Hugger' (2000)
    • 'Trilogy of Error' (2001)
    • 'Simpsons Tall Tales' (2001)
    • 'Jaws Wired Shut' (2002)
    • 'The Dad Who Knew Too Little' (2003)
    • 'All's Fair in Oven War' (2004)
    • 'Pranksta Rap' (2005)
    • 'Future-Drama' (2005)
    • 'Girls Just Want to Have Sums' (2006)
    • 'The Haw-Hawed Couple' (2006)
    • 'Husbands and Knives' (2007)
    • 'That '90s Show' (2008)
    • 'Bart Gets a 'Z' (2009)
    • 'O Brother, Where Bart Thou?' (2009)
    • 'Flaming Moe' (2011)
    • 'The Food Wife' (2011)
    • 'The Day the Earth Stood Cool' (2012)
    • 'Gorgeous Grampa' (2013)
    • 'Covercraft' (2014)
    • 'Sky Police' (2015)
    • 'There Will Be Buds' (2016)
    • 'The Great Phatsby' (along with Dan Greaney) (2017)
    • 'Heartbreak Hotel' (along with Renee Ridgeley) (2018)
    • ”The Clown Stays in the Picture” (2019)
  • The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – co-writer
  • The Simpsons Hit and Run (2003) – co-writer
  • The Simpsons Movie (2007) – co-writer
  • The Simpsons Game (2007) – co-writer

References[edit]

  1. ^Gross, Dan (2008-02-28). ''Geator' takes a heart break'. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 39.
  2. ^Hall, Brendan (2008-08-24). 'Notebook'. The Boston Globe. p. 7Reg.
  3. ^Kahn, Joseph P. (2008-06-10). 'Names'. Boston Globe. p. 7B.
  4. ^ abc'About Matt Selman'. Techland.com. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  5. ^Haralson, Jessica (2008-04-25). 'Meeting Marge at the Button: Revisionism Rules!'. The Pennsylvania Gazette.
  6. ^Kennedy, Gerrick D. (2010-07-24). 'Comic-Con 2010: 'The Simpsons' get 'Glee'-ful for upcoming season'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  7. ^Snierson, Dan (2000-01-14). 'Springfield of Dreams'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  8. ^'Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search'. Emmys.org. Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  9. ^'Arts Beat'. Dallas Morning News. 1999-11-08. p. 23A.
  10. ^Associated Press (2004-02-23). '`Translation,' 'Splendor' Honored'. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-8.
  11. ^'Simpsons fans get e-mails from Homer'. BBC News. 2003-01-30. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  12. ^Leyden, John (2008-07-14). 'Homer Simpson's email address hacked'. The Register. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  13. ^Dudley, Jennifer (2003-05-15). 'Hands Down'. The Courier Mail. p. What's On 007.
  14. ^Botwin, Michele (2000-06-16). 'These Days, Web Sites Are Becoming Fairly Animated'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  15. ^Ramirez, Elva (2010-05-13). ''Top Chef Masters,' Season 2, Episode 6: TV Recap'. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  16. ^Walker, Tim (2009-04-30). 'A good day at the office for Gervais'. The Daily Telegraph. p. 007.
  17. ^'Matt Selman'. IMDB. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

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