Groundskeeper Willie, the aggressively Scottish handyman who works for Springfield Elementary School on "The Simpsons," first appeared in the episode "Principal Charming", the one where Principal Skinner (Harry Shearer) attempted to seduce and marry Aunt Patty (Julie Kavner). Skinner and Patty bond over their mutual grumpiness, as he is a stern taskmaster with his students and she is a general misanthrope. Groundskeeper Willie doesn't play a major part in the story, except when Bart (Nancy Cartwright) breaks into his supply shed to steal grass killer. Skinner will pull a similar prank later in the episode. Willie has two lines in the episode: "You'll be back" and "I told you you'd be back."
Groundskeeper Willie (Dan Castellaneta) went on to appear in at least 53 additional episodes of the series, a number that will only continue to grow. He has been greased up by Lunchlady Doris (Doris Grau), fallen in love with his tractor,...
Groundskeeper Willie (Dan Castellaneta) went on to appear in at least 53 additional episodes of the series, a number that will only continue to grow. He has been greased up by Lunchlady Doris (Doris Grau), fallen in love with his tractor,...
- 5/5/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Today, Disney+ announced that May the 12th Be With You, a new promotional short from The Simpsons, will launch on May 10, exclusively on Disney+.
In the upcoming short, it’s Mother’s Day, and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains, and a surprising old friend.
May the 12th Be With You is the latest in a collection of shorts from The Simpsons created exclusively for Disney+. All of the shorts and more can be found in The Simpsons collection on the streaming service.
The collection includes the shorts Maggie Simpson in Rogue Not Quite One (2024 Webby Winner), The Simpsons meet the Bocellis in Feliz Navidad, Welcome to the Club, When Billie Met Lisa (Emmy® nominated), Maggie Simpson in The Force Awakens from Its Nap (Emmy nominated), The Good, The Bart, and The Loki,...
In the upcoming short, it’s Mother’s Day, and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains, and a surprising old friend.
May the 12th Be With You is the latest in a collection of shorts from The Simpsons created exclusively for Disney+. All of the shorts and more can be found in The Simpsons collection on the streaming service.
The collection includes the shorts Maggie Simpson in Rogue Not Quite One (2024 Webby Winner), The Simpsons meet the Bocellis in Feliz Navidad, Welcome to the Club, When Billie Met Lisa (Emmy® nominated), Maggie Simpson in The Force Awakens from Its Nap (Emmy nominated), The Good, The Bart, and The Loki,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
"The Simpsons" is a show home to innumerable colorful characters, including two space aliens named Kang and Kodos. How do aliens fit into the world of Springfield? Out of canon, of course! Created by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky, the alien characters made their debut on the Halloween episode "Treehouse of Horror," and have appeared in every "Treehouse of Horror" episode since (with one exception: "Treehouse of Horror Xxi").
These episodes are understood to take place outside of the standard "Simpsons" continuity, which means aliens can pop up and have no effect on the show's "normal" world. While Kang and Kodos mostly get cameo appearances, they occasionally get their own major "Treehouse of Horror" plotlines, like the time they famously switched places with then-presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole for "Treehouse of Horror VII." This is the episode that gave us the now-famous line, "Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
These episodes are understood to take place outside of the standard "Simpsons" continuity, which means aliens can pop up and have no effect on the show's "normal" world. While Kang and Kodos mostly get cameo appearances, they occasionally get their own major "Treehouse of Horror" plotlines, like the time they famously switched places with then-presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole for "Treehouse of Horror VII." This is the episode that gave us the now-famous line, "Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
- 4/27/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Not many animated series have made as huge an impact as The Simpsons did on the world. Ever since its release, the series has had a massive fan following. In fact, the series apparently became so popular in its release year that it started receiving reviews from the First Lady of the United States of America back in the day.
The Simpsons
Barbara Bush opens up about The Simpsons
The Simpsons will arguably go down in history as one of the greatest animated series of all time. The series was created by Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon back in 1989 and revolves around the story of a dysfunctional family that burlesques a lot of things including society, politics, popular pop culture, and more.
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However, despite being a success in the early 90s, the First...
The Simpsons
Barbara Bush opens up about The Simpsons
The Simpsons will arguably go down in history as one of the greatest animated series of all time. The series was created by Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon back in 1989 and revolves around the story of a dysfunctional family that burlesques a lot of things including society, politics, popular pop culture, and more.
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However, despite being a success in the early 90s, the First...
- 4/4/2024
- by Shikhar Tiwari
- FandomWire
In 1977, aspiring cartoonist Matt Groening moved from his hometown of Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a writer. Like most people who move to Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a writer, he took on some of the most menial jobs imaginable. Groening worked in a sewage treatment plant, as a dishwasher, and as a waiter. All the while, Groening worked on what would become his signature creation, the "Life in Hell" comic strip.
Groening would leave "Life in Hell" comics in a small corner of Licorice Pizza, the celebrated Los Angeles record store where he occasionally worked. It was an embittered strip about modern life, a harsh critique of life, love, school, and work. Groening attacked everything the establishment celebrated as normal and good, finding nothing but misery in the real world.
"Life in Hell" was picked up by Wet Magazine and, later the Los Angeles Reader.
Groening would leave "Life in Hell" comics in a small corner of Licorice Pizza, the celebrated Los Angeles record store where he occasionally worked. It was an embittered strip about modern life, a harsh critique of life, love, school, and work. Groening attacked everything the establishment celebrated as normal and good, finding nothing but misery in the real world.
"Life in Hell" was picked up by Wet Magazine and, later the Los Angeles Reader.
- 3/30/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the "The Simpsons" episode "Flaming Moe's, the put-upon bartender Moe Szyslak (Hank Azaria) finds his bar struggling to stay afloat in the wake of increased job satisfaction and family bliss in the city. Homer (Dan Castellaneta) suggests Moe try a new cocktail. Homer then reveals the recipe for a cough syrup-infused drink — the Flaming Homer — that becomes more flavorful after you set it on fire. Moe mixes one and it's an instant hit. Moe also instantly claims credit for inventing the drink, much to Homer's consternation.
The redubbed Flaming Moe is a huge success, and Moe's dive bar quickly grow into a massive event space where Aerosmith performs. Eventually Homer, fed up with not receiving any credit or money, reveals the secret ingredients and Moe's quickly returns to being a dive.
This episode, written by Robert Cohen, was inspired by a similar "rivalry" between "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and...
The redubbed Flaming Moe is a huge success, and Moe's dive bar quickly grow into a massive event space where Aerosmith performs. Eventually Homer, fed up with not receiving any credit or money, reveals the secret ingredients and Moe's quickly returns to being a dive.
This episode, written by Robert Cohen, was inspired by a similar "rivalry" between "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and...
- 3/30/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Fun trivia! For its first 12 installments, the annual "Treehouse of Horror" episodes of "The Simpsons" were merely called "The Simpsons Halloween Special." It wouldn't be until 2002 that "The Simpsons" would adopt the more familiar "Treehouse" title for its horror shows.
Starting with the show's second season, the "Simpsons" showrunners used their Halloween episodes to tell shorter, more outlandish stories wherein fantasy elements could be more openly employed, monsters could coexist with the title family, and the characters could die horrible, bloody deaths. For the most part, the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes were anthology shows, with each installment featuring three brief segments, many of them openly ripped off from "The Twilight Zone." Later on, "Treehouse" would be used to lampoon movies in a more general fashion, as when Homer (Dan Castellaneta) and Marge (Julie Kavner) re-enacted the 2005 action film "Mr. & Mrs. Smith."
As of this writing, there have been 34 "Treehouse of Horror" episodes,...
Starting with the show's second season, the "Simpsons" showrunners used their Halloween episodes to tell shorter, more outlandish stories wherein fantasy elements could be more openly employed, monsters could coexist with the title family, and the characters could die horrible, bloody deaths. For the most part, the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes were anthology shows, with each installment featuring three brief segments, many of them openly ripped off from "The Twilight Zone." Later on, "Treehouse" would be used to lampoon movies in a more general fashion, as when Homer (Dan Castellaneta) and Marge (Julie Kavner) re-enacted the 2005 action film "Mr. & Mrs. Smith."
As of this writing, there have been 34 "Treehouse of Horror" episodes,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The ‘90s were the decade of The Simpsons, sorry Seinfeld. The family was introduced in 1987 through a series of short clips in between skits on Fox’s The Tracey Ullman Show, overstayed their welcome and were spun off. The series debuted on Dec. 17, 1989 with a holiday special, “Simpsons Roasting on An Open Fire,” before hopping on the rotisserie of regular rotation on Jan. 14, 1990 with “Bart the Genius,” directed by David Silverman, and written by Jon Vitti.
The half-hour animated series was created by Matt Groening, who came up with it as a last-second pitch to foil his own plan to animate his comic strip Life in Hell. The Simpsons was produced by TV legend James L. Brooks, who drove The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi, and Sam Simon, who wrote for Taxi and Cheers.
The voice talent continued over from the shorts. Dan Castellaneta performed the voices of Homer Simpson,...
The half-hour animated series was created by Matt Groening, who came up with it as a last-second pitch to foil his own plan to animate his comic strip Life in Hell. The Simpsons was produced by TV legend James L. Brooks, who drove The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi, and Sam Simon, who wrote for Taxi and Cheers.
The voice talent continued over from the shorts. Dan Castellaneta performed the voices of Homer Simpson,...
- 4/23/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Actress Jennifer Tilly has been in a relationship with poker player Phil Laak since 2004 and said that while most performers say intimate scenes are “awful”, she enjoys them because she has the opportunity to “get naked” with someone other than her partner.
She said: “I know actors are meant to say, ‘Oh, sex scenes are awful! It’s always a terrible day to have to get through,’… But I love sex scenes! Who wouldn’t love sex scenes? It’s an opportunity to get naked and fool around with somebody that’s not your partner.”
“And all the people standing around that makes it even more fun!”
Meanwhile, the ‘Bride of Chucky’ star, who was previously married to late ‘Simpsons’ producer Sam Simon, reflected on her time starring as Violet in the 1996 noir film ‘Bound’ and explained that while she would wear “sexy outfits” early on in her career, she...
She said: “I know actors are meant to say, ‘Oh, sex scenes are awful! It’s always a terrible day to have to get through,’… But I love sex scenes! Who wouldn’t love sex scenes? It’s an opportunity to get naked and fool around with somebody that’s not your partner.”
“And all the people standing around that makes it even more fun!”
Meanwhile, the ‘Bride of Chucky’ star, who was previously married to late ‘Simpsons’ producer Sam Simon, reflected on her time starring as Violet in the 1996 noir film ‘Bound’ and explained that while she would wear “sexy outfits” early on in her career, she...
- 10/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Jennifer Tilly is an anecdote machine, vaulting with relentless, uninterruptible speed from one starry memory to the next. There’s the time she wore a bindi for four months after Sandra Oh told her it’d get rid of bad energy. The time she strapped Daryl Hannah to a metal cart on wheels, and proceeded to drag her across a movie set by her hair. The time she bonded with Joanna Lumley on a luxury yacht in Greece. Tilly is only halfway through that story when her laptop microphone malfunctions – perhaps out of sheer overload. For 20 seconds or so, the Academy Award-nominated star of Bullets Over Broadway, Bound, and the Chucky franchise flaps her arms and widens her eyes, but is otherwise rendered mute. We have to restart our Zoom call. Eventually, Tilly will always land on something quietly profound – a glimmer of something personal and touching, which sort of cracks her whole story open.
- 10/19/2022
- by Adam White
- The Independent - TV
A rather amusing headline in a 2008 issue of The Onion read "Some Old Man Still Churning Out Marmaduke." The joke of the article was that Brad Anderson, then 83, the creator of the long-running dog-centric newspaper strip, was toiling away at his 20,000th monotonous "Marmaduke" comic in complete obscurity. Despite being a staple of the funny papers since 1953, much of Marmaduke's audience had long since ceased paying attention. Incidentally, Anderson continued to draw "Marmaduke" until his death in 2015 at the age of 91. The strip continues under the eye of Paul Anderson, his son.
Matt Groening's "The Simpsons" is — a more cynical critic might say — slowly approaching "Marmaduke" levels of tedium. There are now 34 seasons of "The Simpsons" to contend with, translating to 728 episodes, with more on the way. Evidently the show is hoping to live up to the promise made in "Three Men and a Comic Book" wherein Bart (Nancy Cartwright) announced "Quality,...
Matt Groening's "The Simpsons" is — a more cynical critic might say — slowly approaching "Marmaduke" levels of tedium. There are now 34 seasons of "The Simpsons" to contend with, translating to 728 episodes, with more on the way. Evidently the show is hoping to live up to the promise made in "Three Men and a Comic Book" wherein Bart (Nancy Cartwright) announced "Quality,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Mark McCorkle & Bob Schooley, best known for creating, writing and executive producing Disney Channel’s Kim Possible, will receive the WGA West’s 2021 Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award. The honor will be bestowed next month at the group’s virtual awards ceremony and member meeting.
The pair have specialized in adapting movie characters into TV series, with credits including Penguins of Madagascar, Monsters vs. Aliens, Disney’s Hercules, and Disney’s Aladdin: The Series. On the big screen, their credits include Hotel for Dogs and Sky High.
They also EPed two TV movies based on Kim Possible: Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time and Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama.
The long-time writing and producing team met while working as entertainment managers at Sesame Place, a Sesame Street-themed play park in Pennsylvania (both attended Temple University). They both started in the mailroom of Dic Entertainment, eventually landing staff...
The pair have specialized in adapting movie characters into TV series, with credits including Penguins of Madagascar, Monsters vs. Aliens, Disney’s Hercules, and Disney’s Aladdin: The Series. On the big screen, their credits include Hotel for Dogs and Sky High.
They also EPed two TV movies based on Kim Possible: Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time and Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama.
The long-time writing and producing team met while working as entertainment managers at Sesame Place, a Sesame Street-themed play park in Pennsylvania (both attended Temple University). They both started in the mailroom of Dic Entertainment, eventually landing staff...
- 12/20/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
John Swartzwelder, the prolific, admired and reclusive comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons, spoke about his life and career in his first major interview, published in The New Yorker on Sunday.
Swartzwelder worked on The Simpsons between 1989 and 2003, writing 59 episodes, far more than any other writer in the show’s long history. His credits on The Simpsons include a litany of classic episodes, and the list of personal favorites Swartzwelder gave in the interview serves as a solid primer: “Itchy & Scratchy & Marge,” “Bart the Murderer,” “Dog of Death,...
Swartzwelder worked on The Simpsons between 1989 and 2003, writing 59 episodes, far more than any other writer in the show’s long history. His credits on The Simpsons include a litany of classic episodes, and the list of personal favorites Swartzwelder gave in the interview serves as a solid primer: “Itchy & Scratchy & Marge,” “Bart the Murderer,” “Dog of Death,...
- 5/3/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
On Monday’s episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria apologized for participating in “structural racism,” via his longtime portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
While the Emmy winner continues to voice other parts on the Fox comedy, including Moe Szyslak, and gave voice to Apu from his first appearance on the show in 1990, he announced in February of last year that he would no longer be playing the role. The decision emerged as part of a broad cultural shift in animation, as the industry came to the belief that characters of color should not be voiced by white actors, with other Simpsons roles also being recast.
In the course of his conversation with Armchair Experts hosts Dax Shephard and Monica Padman, Azaria said that he wished he’d committed to exiting the Apu role many years before he actually did. “I’ve had a date with destiny...
While the Emmy winner continues to voice other parts on the Fox comedy, including Moe Szyslak, and gave voice to Apu from his first appearance on the show in 1990, he announced in February of last year that he would no longer be playing the role. The decision emerged as part of a broad cultural shift in animation, as the industry came to the belief that characters of color should not be voiced by white actors, with other Simpsons roles also being recast.
In the course of his conversation with Armchair Experts hosts Dax Shephard and Monica Padman, Azaria said that he wished he’d committed to exiting the Apu role many years before he actually did. “I’ve had a date with destiny...
- 4/13/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Craig Miller will receive the WGA West’s 2020 Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award in recognition of his distinguished career and contributions to the animation field. The award will be presented by his longtime collaborator, comic book writer Marv Wolman, at the Caucus’ virtual awards ceremony on Tuesday.
Miller, who chairs the Caucus, has more than 300 credits to his name, including The Smurfs, Curious George, and Pocket Dragon Adventures.
“In his long distinguished career, Craig has been a tireless advocate for the writers of animation, working diligently to get writers like himself covered under a WGA contract,” the guild said. “The WGA West board of directors is proud and honored to give him this well-deserved award.”
Miller started his career in Hollywood as a publicity executive, working as a consultant to Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., Disney and Universal. He worked alongside George Lucas, Jim Henson and numerous others on a long...
Miller, who chairs the Caucus, has more than 300 credits to his name, including The Smurfs, Curious George, and Pocket Dragon Adventures.
“In his long distinguished career, Craig has been a tireless advocate for the writers of animation, working diligently to get writers like himself covered under a WGA contract,” the guild said. “The WGA West board of directors is proud and honored to give him this well-deserved award.”
Miller started his career in Hollywood as a publicity executive, working as a consultant to Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., Disney and Universal. He worked alongside George Lucas, Jim Henson and numerous others on a long...
- 11/23/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
While Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie may get the lion’s share of credit for making “The Simpsons” work, the extended family also plays a vital role in the show’s humor. No character better exemplifies this than Abraham “Grampa” Simpson. To celebrate this endearing old coot’s sensibility and what he has brought to the show for the past 31 years, we’ve put together 20 hilarious instances of Grampa’s crazy and rambling diatribes in the photo gallery above.
See‘The Simpsons’: Top 40 greatest episodes ranked worst to best
“The Simpsons” originated from the mind of cartoonist Matt Groening and first started airing as shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show” in the late 1980s. With the assistance of Oscar and Emmy winner James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, Groening developed the concept into a half-hour program that debuted on Fox in December of 1989. To date, the show has aired over 670 episodes,...
See‘The Simpsons’: Top 40 greatest episodes ranked worst to best
“The Simpsons” originated from the mind of cartoonist Matt Groening and first started airing as shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show” in the late 1980s. With the assistance of Oscar and Emmy winner James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, Groening developed the concept into a half-hour program that debuted on Fox in December of 1989. To date, the show has aired over 670 episodes,...
- 3/16/2020
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
While Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie may get the lion’s share of credit for making “The Simpsons” work, the extended family also plays a vital role in the show’s humor. No character better exemplifies this than Abraham “Grampa” Simpson. To celebrate this endearing old coot’s sensibility and what he has brought to the show for the past 31 years, we’ve put together 20 hilarious instances of Grampa’s crazy and rambling diatribes.
“The Simpsons” originated from the mind of cartoonist Matt Groening and first started airing as shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show” in the late 1980s. With the assistance of Oscar and Emmy winner James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, Groening developed the concept into a half-hour program that debuted on Fox in December of 1989. To date, the show has aired over 670 episodes, making it the longest running scripted series in primetime television.
Groening first came...
“The Simpsons” originated from the mind of cartoonist Matt Groening and first started airing as shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show” in the late 1980s. With the assistance of Oscar and Emmy winner James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, Groening developed the concept into a half-hour program that debuted on Fox in December of 1989. To date, the show has aired over 670 episodes, making it the longest running scripted series in primetime television.
Groening first came...
- 3/14/2020
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
“The Simpsons” has returned for its 30th season. If you wish to honor this momentous occasion like a Stonecutter, you can do so by having ribs! However, we have chosen to commemorate this unbelievable milestone by putting together a list of the 40 greatest episodes of the series, ranked worst to best. Click through our photo gallery above and see if your favorite episodes made it on to the list.
America’s favorite cartoon family was the brainchild of cartoonist Matt Groening, known at the time for his comic strip “Life in Hell.” He was asked to help create a series of cartoon shorts for Fox’s Emmy winning sketch program, “The Tracey Ullman Show,” by Oscar and Emmy winner James L. Brooks. Groening drew from his own upbringing to develop “The Simpsons,” including naming the characters after his own family members. The family first debuted on April 19, 1987, and their popularity took off,...
America’s favorite cartoon family was the brainchild of cartoonist Matt Groening, known at the time for his comic strip “Life in Hell.” He was asked to help create a series of cartoon shorts for Fox’s Emmy winning sketch program, “The Tracey Ullman Show,” by Oscar and Emmy winner James L. Brooks. Groening drew from his own upbringing to develop “The Simpsons,” including naming the characters after his own family members. The family first debuted on April 19, 1987, and their popularity took off,...
- 1/17/2020
- by Zach Laws, Charles Bright and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Brad Falchuk, co-creator of Glee, American Horror Story, Scream Queens and Pose, will be the recipient of the WGA West’s Valentine Davies Award. The honor will be presented February 1 at the 72nd annual WGA Awards in recognition of his “positive impact on young writers through his work and efforts to improve literacy and promote self-confidence through arts education in schools.”
Falchuk is one of the founding members of The Young Storytellers Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop literacy through the art of storytelling. The foundation was launched in 1997 as a small in-school program by Falchuk, producer Mikkel Bondesen and Andrew Barrett after they learned about cuts to creative arts programs in Los Angeles public schools. The foundation, whose mission is to develop literacy through the art of storytelling, has since been expanded to serve more than 100 schools in Los Angeles, New York City and Denmark. Falchuk...
Falchuk is one of the founding members of The Young Storytellers Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop literacy through the art of storytelling. The foundation was launched in 1997 as a small in-school program by Falchuk, producer Mikkel Bondesen and Andrew Barrett after they learned about cuts to creative arts programs in Los Angeles public schools. The foundation, whose mission is to develop literacy through the art of storytelling, has since been expanded to serve more than 100 schools in Los Angeles, New York City and Denmark. Falchuk...
- 1/8/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
David N. Weiss, a past WGA West VP and writer of Shrek 2 and The Smurfs and Rugrats movie and TV franchises, has been chosen to receive the WGA West’s 2019 Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award. The honor will be bestowed tonight at the annual Awc awards ceremony and member meeting at the guild’s Los Angeles headquarters.
Weiss’ credits on the film side also include Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Rugrats Movie and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and The Smurfs and Smurfs 2. To date, the box office cume for Weiss’ combined work exceeds $2.3 billion worldwide.
Working with his writing partner J. David Stem, Weiss served as head writer on Nickelodeon’s Rugrats TV series. The duo’s other credits include Cybill, Mission Hill and The Downtowners, along with the features Daddy Day Care, Are We There Yet? and Clockstoppers.
They are writing a remake of Jimmy Stewart...
Weiss’ credits on the film side also include Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Rugrats Movie and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and The Smurfs and Smurfs 2. To date, the box office cume for Weiss’ combined work exceeds $2.3 billion worldwide.
Working with his writing partner J. David Stem, Weiss served as head writer on Nickelodeon’s Rugrats TV series. The duo’s other credits include Cybill, Mission Hill and The Downtowners, along with the features Daddy Day Care, Are We There Yet? and Clockstoppers.
They are writing a remake of Jimmy Stewart...
- 11/22/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
International non-profit Last Chance for Animals (Lca) is hosting its 35th Anniversary “Glamorous Hollywood Night” themed gala honoring prominent individuals who have made a positive impact for animals around the world.
Last Chance for Animals' Star-Studded Gala
Recreating the glamour and excitement of a bygone era, the event will feature celebrity red carpet arrivals, cocktail reception with vegan hors d’oeuvres, a vegan dinner, awards program, live entertainment and dancing. For tickets and additional information, visit: www.LCAnimal.org/Gala.
Lca’s Founder and President Chris DeRose is proud to announce this year’s honorees:
● Kim Basinger, award-winning actress and passionate animal advocate, will receive the “Albert Schweitzer Award”.
● Donna D’Errico, actress, model and ardent animal activist, will be awarded the “Celebrity Activist Award”.
● Gloria Butler, music manager and wife of Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, will receive the “Sam Simon Award,” named after The Simpsons co-creator and Lca’s devoted supporter,...
Last Chance for Animals' Star-Studded Gala
Recreating the glamour and excitement of a bygone era, the event will feature celebrity red carpet arrivals, cocktail reception with vegan hors d’oeuvres, a vegan dinner, awards program, live entertainment and dancing. For tickets and additional information, visit: www.LCAnimal.org/Gala.
Lca’s Founder and President Chris DeRose is proud to announce this year’s honorees:
● Kim Basinger, award-winning actress and passionate animal advocate, will receive the “Albert Schweitzer Award”.
● Donna D’Errico, actress, model and ardent animal activist, will be awarded the “Celebrity Activist Award”.
● Gloria Butler, music manager and wife of Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, will receive the “Sam Simon Award,” named after The Simpsons co-creator and Lca’s devoted supporter,...
- 10/17/2019
- Look to the Stars
As you should know, celebrities love gambling. Of course, you should realize that some celebrities love it more than others. If you take the time to do some research, you’ll find that celebrities have put together some great gambling stories. Within this guide, you’re going to learn about some of the best celebrity gambling stories ever.
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis is one of the most notable Hollywood actors. He is best known for being an action star. The celebrity is a big fan of gambling. You can guarantee that he is going to show up in casinos across the nation. One of the most notable events was during the Mayweather and McGregor fight. During this fight, Willis showed up wearing a black leather jacket. More importantly, he was rolling dice at the MGM Grand. The celebrity managed to turn heads with his appearance and that is what makes him so cool.
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis is one of the most notable Hollywood actors. He is best known for being an action star. The celebrity is a big fan of gambling. You can guarantee that he is going to show up in casinos across the nation. One of the most notable events was during the Mayweather and McGregor fight. During this fight, Willis showed up wearing a black leather jacket. More importantly, he was rolling dice at the MGM Grand. The celebrity managed to turn heads with his appearance and that is what makes him so cool.
- 10/2/2019
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
International non-profit Last Chance for Animals (Lca) is hosting its star-studded 35th anniversary fundraising gala honoring prominent individuals who have made a positive impact for animals around the world.
The “Glamorous Hollywood Night” themed event will take place on Saturday evening, October 19, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Recreating the glamour and excitement of a bygone era, the gala will feature celebrity red carpet arrivals, cocktail reception with vegan hors d’oeuvres, a vegan dinner, awards program, live entertainment and dancing. For tickets and additional information, visit: www.LCAnimal.org/Gala.
Lca’s Founder and President Chris DeRose is proud to announce this year’s honorees:
● Kim Basinger, award-winning actress and passionate animal advocate, will receive the “Albert Schweitzer Award”.
● Donna D’Errico, actress, model and ardent animal activist, will be awarded the “Celebrity Activist Award”.
● Gloria Butler, music manager and wife of Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, will receive the “Sam Simon Award,...
The “Glamorous Hollywood Night” themed event will take place on Saturday evening, October 19, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Recreating the glamour and excitement of a bygone era, the gala will feature celebrity red carpet arrivals, cocktail reception with vegan hors d’oeuvres, a vegan dinner, awards program, live entertainment and dancing. For tickets and additional information, visit: www.LCAnimal.org/Gala.
Lca’s Founder and President Chris DeRose is proud to announce this year’s honorees:
● Kim Basinger, award-winning actress and passionate animal advocate, will receive the “Albert Schweitzer Award”.
● Donna D’Errico, actress, model and ardent animal activist, will be awarded the “Celebrity Activist Award”.
● Gloria Butler, music manager and wife of Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, will receive the “Sam Simon Award,...
- 9/13/2019
- Look to the Stars
When I moved to L.A. in 2006 as an aspiring comedy writer, there were three invites I coveted. But even if I could meet Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, I couldn't afford his poker game. And I was too unathletic to play in Garry Shandling's basketball game. But I could eat pizza, and I could watch a movie. Which left Sunday Movie Nights at Phil Rosenthal's.
Seven years later, I was writing a sitcom pilot for Brian Grazer, and we were looking for a supervising producer. We met Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond. He didn't sign ...
Seven years later, I was writing a sitcom pilot for Brian Grazer, and we were looking for a supervising producer. We met Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond. He didn't sign ...
- 7/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
When I moved to L.A. in 2006 as an aspiring comedy writer, there were three invites I coveted. But even if I could meet Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, I couldn't afford his poker game. And I was too unathletic to play in Garry Shandling's basketball game. But I could eat pizza, and I could watch a movie. Which left Sunday Movie Nights at Phil Rosenthal's.
Seven years later, I was writing a sitcom pilot for Brian Grazer, and we were looking for a supervising producer. We met Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond. He didn't sign ...
Seven years later, I was writing a sitcom pilot for Brian Grazer, and we were looking for a supervising producer. We met Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond. He didn't sign ...
- 7/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Simpsons repeats will start airing on Disney’s Freeform in September. The network will have access to all 30 seasons of the series that will have already aired on the series’ primary network, Fox, which recently renewed it for Seasons 31 and 32. The announcement was made as part of Disney’s upfront press conference.
At the same event, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf said that the company’s Simpsons World online site will close down once The Simpsons launches on Disney+.
FX Networks landed full library rights (including digital) to The Simpsons in 2013 in a ground-breaking deal for Fxx and FXNow.
I hear Fxx will remain the main Simpsons off-network cable home, airing 50 hours of repeats a week vs. 10 for Freeform. The agreement is similar to the one the two new corporate siblings recently struck for another Fox/20th TV animated staple, Family Guy.
FX Networks landed off-network rights to Seth MacFarlane...
At the same event, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf said that the company’s Simpsons World online site will close down once The Simpsons launches on Disney+.
FX Networks landed full library rights (including digital) to The Simpsons in 2013 in a ground-breaking deal for Fxx and FXNow.
I hear Fxx will remain the main Simpsons off-network cable home, airing 50 hours of repeats a week vs. 10 for Freeform. The agreement is similar to the one the two new corporate siblings recently struck for another Fox/20th TV animated staple, Family Guy.
FX Networks landed off-network rights to Seth MacFarlane...
- 5/14/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Simpsons” will begin off-network airing on Freeform in September 2019, the network announced Tuesday.
Still airing new episodes on Fox, at least through 2020-21, “The Simpsons” will now rerun episodes from all 30 seasons of Matt Groening’s animated family comedy on the cabler.
Previously “The Simpsons” ran off-network on Fxx, which has also been the streaming home for the show, having landed the full library rights in 2013. Fxx and its parent company FX Networks, in addition to 20th Century Fox Television (which produces “The Simpsons”), became a part of Disney earlier this year; Freeform is also under the Disney umbrella. Freeform also shares off-network rights to “Family Guy,” another one of Fox’s long-running, hit animated comedies, with Fxx. Last month, it was announced that “The Simpsons” would have a new streaming home on Disney Plus when that new service launches in November 2019.
“The Simpsons” was created by Groening and developed by James L. Brooks,...
Still airing new episodes on Fox, at least through 2020-21, “The Simpsons” will now rerun episodes from all 30 seasons of Matt Groening’s animated family comedy on the cabler.
Previously “The Simpsons” ran off-network on Fxx, which has also been the streaming home for the show, having landed the full library rights in 2013. Fxx and its parent company FX Networks, in addition to 20th Century Fox Television (which produces “The Simpsons”), became a part of Disney earlier this year; Freeform is also under the Disney umbrella. Freeform also shares off-network rights to “Family Guy,” another one of Fox’s long-running, hit animated comedies, with Fxx. Last month, it was announced that “The Simpsons” would have a new streaming home on Disney Plus when that new service launches in November 2019.
“The Simpsons” was created by Groening and developed by James L. Brooks,...
- 5/14/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
“The Simpsons” has returned for its 30th season. If you wish to honor this momentous occasion like a Stonecutter, you can do so by having ribs! However, we have chosen to commemorate this unbelievable milestone by putting together a list of the 40 greatest episodes of the series, ranked worst to best. Click through our photo gallery above and see if your favorite episodes made it on to the list.
America’s favorite cartoon family was the brainchild of cartoonist Matt Groening, known at the time for his comic strip “Life in Hell.” He was asked to help create a series of cartoon shorts for Fox’s Emmy winning sketch program, “The Tracey Ullman Show,” by Oscar and Emmy winner James L. Brooks. Groening drew from his own upbringing to develop “The Simpsons,” including naming the characters after his own family members. The family first debuted on April 19, 1987, and their popularity took off,...
America’s favorite cartoon family was the brainchild of cartoonist Matt Groening, known at the time for his comic strip “Life in Hell.” He was asked to help create a series of cartoon shorts for Fox’s Emmy winning sketch program, “The Tracey Ullman Show,” by Oscar and Emmy winner James L. Brooks. Groening drew from his own upbringing to develop “The Simpsons,” including naming the characters after his own family members. The family first debuted on April 19, 1987, and their popularity took off,...
- 10/14/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Last Chance for Animals (Lca) hosted its star-studded 2017 Benefit Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Scott and Renee Baio
The event brought together more than 300 animal lovers, philanthropists and celebrities for an evening of vegan hors d’oeuvres, dinner, live entertainment and dancing. Actress Katie Cleary and radio personality Mark Thompson emceed the evening.
Celebrity guests included actors Joanna Krupa, Priscilla Presley and Scott Baio, Poison drummer Rikki Rockett, broadcast personality Jane Velez-Mitchell and Congo anti-poaching pilot Anthony Caere
This year’s celebration honored five visionaries who share Lca’s mission to eliminate animal exploitation worldwide. Outspoken animal rights activist and philanthropist, Philip Wollen received the Albert Schweitzer Award for his animal welfare work in over 40 countries. Jane Velez-Mitchell, one of America’s most prominent spokespersons for animal rights, received the prestigious Sam Simon Award, named in honor of Lca’s devoted supporter and The Simpsons co-creator,...
Scott and Renee Baio
The event brought together more than 300 animal lovers, philanthropists and celebrities for an evening of vegan hors d’oeuvres, dinner, live entertainment and dancing. Actress Katie Cleary and radio personality Mark Thompson emceed the evening.
Celebrity guests included actors Joanna Krupa, Priscilla Presley and Scott Baio, Poison drummer Rikki Rockett, broadcast personality Jane Velez-Mitchell and Congo anti-poaching pilot Anthony Caere
This year’s celebration honored five visionaries who share Lca’s mission to eliminate animal exploitation worldwide. Outspoken animal rights activist and philanthropist, Philip Wollen received the Albert Schweitzer Award for his animal welfare work in over 40 countries. Jane Velez-Mitchell, one of America’s most prominent spokespersons for animal rights, received the prestigious Sam Simon Award, named in honor of Lca’s devoted supporter and The Simpsons co-creator,...
- 10/23/2017
- Look to the Stars
126 people have written or co-written an episode of “The Simpsons,” most of whose names you probably don’t know. Among that company is Mimi Pond, who happens to have penned the long-running show’s first episode; in a new Jezebel interview, Pond says that she never became a full-time member of the writing staff because she’s a woman.
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“I was never invited to be on staff, and I never knew why for the longest time,” she says of her experiences. Eventually the truth came out:
“No one ever called me or explained to me or apologized or anything. And it wasn’t until years later that I found out that Sam Simon, who was the showrunner, didn’t want any women around because he was going through a divorce.
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“I was never invited to be on staff, and I never knew why for the longest time,” she says of her experiences. Eventually the truth came out:
“No one ever called me or explained to me or apologized or anything. And it wasn’t until years later that I found out that Sam Simon, who was the showrunner, didn’t want any women around because he was going through a divorce.
- 8/12/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Mimi Pond, the writer of the first-broadcast episode of “The Simpsons,” says she was shut out of the Fox cartoon’s writers’ room because then-showrunner Sam Simon only wanted men writers. Pond, the cartoonist who wrote the show’s premiere episode “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire,” was never hired as a full-time writer on the show because Simon refused to have women on his staff, she said in a Jezebel interview earlier this week. “I was never invited to be on staff, and I never knew why for the longest time,” she said. “No one ever called me or explained to me.
- 8/11/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Looking back on this still-young century makes clear that 2007 was a major time for cinematic happenings — and, on the basis of this retrospective, one we’re not quite through with ten years on. One’s mind might quickly flash to a few big titles that will be represented, but it is the plurality of both festival and theatrical premieres that truly surprises: late works from old masters, debuts from filmmakers who’ve since become some of our most-respected artists, and mid-career turning points that didn’t necessarily announce themselves as such at the time. Join us as an assembled team, many of whom were coming of age that year, takes on their favorites.
I was born in June of 1992, a year particularly important to Simpsons lore. On one hand, my date of birth fell three months before the airing of the show’s fourth season, which is considered by many...
I was born in June of 1992, a year particularly important to Simpsons lore. On one hand, my date of birth fell three months before the airing of the show’s fourth season, which is considered by many...
- 7/27/2017
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
The estate of “The Simpsons’” late co-creator, Sam Simon, has launched a new charity foundation by donating $1 million to PETA. The Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation was announced on Monday in honor of the animal and lover and philanthropist, who died in 2015 following a long battle with colon cancer. Watch: ‘The Simpsons’ Predicted […]...
- 5/30/2017
- by Rachel West
- ET Canada
The estate of The Simpsons’ late co-creator, Sam Simon, has launched a new charity foundation by donating $1 million to PETA.
The Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation was announced on Monday in honor of the animal and lover and philanthropist, who died in 2015 following a long battle with colon cancer.
Watch: ‘The Simpsons’ Predicted Lady Gaga’s Epic Super Bowl Li Performance Back in 2012
Simon was dedicated to helping improve the treatment and welfare of animals and the new organization aims to continue that work, as well as help people out of poverty in Los Angeles.
“Sam was deeply committed to philanthropy throughout his lifetime, and his legacy of giving lives on through the Foundation’s work championing both human and animal rights,” said Julie Miller of the Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation.
News: ‘Simpsons’ Co-Creator Sam Simon Dies at 59
“Knowing that the Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation has committed to supporting our work for animals and their...
The Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation was announced on Monday in honor of the animal and lover and philanthropist, who died in 2015 following a long battle with colon cancer.
Watch: ‘The Simpsons’ Predicted Lady Gaga’s Epic Super Bowl Li Performance Back in 2012
Simon was dedicated to helping improve the treatment and welfare of animals and the new organization aims to continue that work, as well as help people out of poverty in Los Angeles.
“Sam was deeply committed to philanthropy throughout his lifetime, and his legacy of giving lives on through the Foundation’s work championing both human and animal rights,” said Julie Miller of the Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation.
News: ‘Simpsons’ Co-Creator Sam Simon Dies at 59
“Knowing that the Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation has committed to supporting our work for animals and their...
- 5/30/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Keep up with the glitzy awards world with our weekly Awards Roundup column.
Awards
– The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced that director Johnny Ma has won the Academy’s Best First Feature award, sponsored by Telefilm Canada, for his feature film, “Old Stone.” This award celebrates the outstanding debut of a first-time filmmaker. The film had its North American premiere at Tiff in the Discovery Programme and was awarded the City of Toronto Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film. The film can be pre-ordered on iTunes for viewing after April 7, 2017.
The Canadian Screen Awards will be broadcast live on CBC from Toronto’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on Sunday, March 12.
– Acclaimed screenwriter-director Richard Curtis has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America, West’s 2017 Valentine Davies Award in recognition of his humanitarian efforts, charitable initiatives and world service, which have achieved a...
Awards
– The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced that director Johnny Ma has won the Academy’s Best First Feature award, sponsored by Telefilm Canada, for his feature film, “Old Stone.” This award celebrates the outstanding debut of a first-time filmmaker. The film had its North American premiere at Tiff in the Discovery Programme and was awarded the City of Toronto Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film. The film can be pre-ordered on iTunes for viewing after April 7, 2017.
The Canadian Screen Awards will be broadcast live on CBC from Toronto’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on Sunday, March 12.
– Acclaimed screenwriter-director Richard Curtis has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America, West’s 2017 Valentine Davies Award in recognition of his humanitarian efforts, charitable initiatives and world service, which have achieved a...
- 2/3/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
For 28 seasons, Nancy Cartwright has entreated viewers around the globe to eat her shorts as the voice behind Bart Simpson. While also voicing a slew of other character populating the town of Springfield, she's helped turn the Simpson family's resident troublemaker into a globally recognizable mascot just short of Mickey Mouse. In a new video interview exclusive to Rolling Stone, Cartwright looked back on her time on The Simpsons and considered what the Bart Simpson legacy means, both for her and the iconic character's many fans.
"I think that The Simpsons...
"I think that The Simpsons...
- 9/22/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Kelsey Grammer explained the origins of the low, melodious voice of Sideshow Bob and explained how singing Tony Bennett songs on the set of Cheers earned him the role as the beloved Simpsons villain.
During an interview on the BBC's The Graham Norton Show, Grammer explained that he was offered the role of Sideshow Bob through Sam Simon, the late Simpsons co-creator, and a former writer and producer for Cheers. When The Simpsons staff decided to give Sideshow Bob a voice (he'd previously been seen as Krusty the Clown's sidekick,...
During an interview on the BBC's The Graham Norton Show, Grammer explained that he was offered the role of Sideshow Bob through Sam Simon, the late Simpsons co-creator, and a former writer and producer for Cheers. When The Simpsons staff decided to give Sideshow Bob a voice (he'd previously been seen as Krusty the Clown's sidekick,...
- 6/7/2016
- Rollingstone.com
When I was 22 I was trying to be something in show business. I hadn't really narrowed it down. An actor, a writer, an agent, a coke dealer -- all viable occupations in 1986. I was in what seemed like my 80th semester of UCLA, and still floundering when I got the chance, through a family friend, to work as an "apprentice writer" on It's Garry Shandling's Show. I had never heard of that job, but it was better than trying to spend hours trying to find a parking spot at UCLA so I jumped at the chance. It was a new sitcom on Showtime, a place that didn't really make sitcoms or shows. Well, when I showed up for work in my suit, I was told to get the producer a bagel and cream cheese. I realized immediately there was no apprentice writer job. I was a runner, a production assistant.
- 3/24/2016
- by Jay Kogen
- Hitfix
As an Emmy winner and the co-creator of beloved animated series The Simpsons, Sam Simon's creative legacy is considered genius by Hollywood standards — but, not even a year after his death, his financial legacy is mired in controversy. Simon's girlfriend Kate Porter is suing his estate for $5 million, tax free. She claims Simon had promised her the money “so that she would not have to struggle financially or worry about her future.” He made headlines in the time leading up to his death when pledging to give his fortune, which is said to be several hundred
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- 3/4/2016
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sam Simon's girlfriend has filed a claim against his estate ... alleging he promised he'd take care of her after his death ... so she wants money, and lots of it. And ex-wife Jennifer Tilly also wants a bundle. Kate Porter describes herself in legal docs as "The Simpsons" co-creator's "intimate" partner for the last 3 years of his life. She says Sam promised to leave her $5 million tax free in his will if she agreed to "refrain from continuing to work.
- 3/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The estate of 'Simpsons' co-creator Sam Simon wants to unload 2 handfuls worth of his Emmys, but the people at the Emmys ain't havin' it ... TMZ has learned. Simon passed away last year and his foundation listed 10 Emmys -- which he won for "The Simpsons" and "The Tracey Ullman Show" -- through the Abell Auction Company. They could go for $2,500 - $6,000 each ... however, the Academy of Television says it's the rightful owner of those awards. A...
- 1/25/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
If you happened to be planning to buy, say, 100 dozen donuts but would rather have your hard-earned money feed a worthy cause, plop down on the couch and check this out. All nine Emmys won by The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon during his career — seven for the toon phenom and two for The Tracey Ullman Show — are going up for auction next month, along with other personal items. Proceeds will benefit the Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation, which supports causes including…...
- 1/20/2016
- Deadline TV
Seth MacFarlane has been set to receive the WGA West Animation Writers Caucus' 2015 Animation Writing Award. It’s a lifetime achievement honor for MacFarlane, and will be bestowed tonight in a ceremony at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. He follows Len Uhley, who won the award last year, and The Simpsons‘ Sam Simon the year before. MacFarlane created Family Guy and at 25 became the showrunner of the animated comedy, now in its 13th season. American Dad and The C…...
- 11/19/2015
- Deadline TV
Seth MacFarlane has been set to receive the WGA West Animation Writers Caucus' 2015 Animation Writing Award. It’s a lifetime achievement honor for MacFarlane, and will be bestowed tonight in a ceremony at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. He follows Len Uhley, who won the award last year, and The Simpsons‘ Sam Simon the year before. MacFarlane created Family Guy and at 25 became the showrunner of the animated comedy, now in its 13th season. American Dad and The C…...
- 11/19/2015
- Deadline
Nearly eight months after his death from cancer, Sam Simon's beloved 125-pound, 5-year-old dog Columbo is the focus of a newly established YouCaring fundraising campaign to finance his projected lifetime care costs. With no end in sight in a nasty estate standoff first chronicled by The Hollywood Reporter in September over the Simpsons co-creator's will (questions remain as to whether it was properly crafted to contain a set-aside provision for pet coverage), new owner Tyson Kilmer – previously the troubled Cane Corso's aggression trainer, who had become Simon's close friend – is focused on raising $500,000.
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- 11/3/2015
- by Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the market for an authentic X-ray of Muhammad Ali's broken jaw??? Well, too bad ... 'cause it just sold at one of the coolest charity auctions we've ever seen. It's a pretty cool piece of memorabilia -- taken right after Ken Norton busted his face during their big fight in 1973 ... a fight Ali actually lost. Ali signed the X-ray, "To Carol & Russ From Muhammad Ali, 1973" ... and it ended up in the private collection of "Simpsons" creator Sam Simon,...
- 10/25/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
As co-creator of "The Simpsons," Sam Simon amassed an epic collection of memorabilia ... which you can own, if you got the cash. Simon's estate teamed up with Sotheby's for "The Creative Genius of Sam Simon: A Lifetime of Memorabilia," to auction off serious 'Simpsons' swag, and stuff from his other sitcoms he wrote and produced. Sotheby's tells us the most sought after items include one of Simon's drawings of Bart, expected to go for...
- 10/20/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It happens every single year. The In Memoriam segment is always a little bit awkward to begin with, considering people start to cheer at certain names. But it becomes even more uncomfortable when the audience realizes the production team forgets to include notable names. The 2015 Emmy Awards Sunday was no different. The ceremony paid tribute to many of TV's beloved figures, including stars, producers and broadcasters. Included in the segment were Joan Rivers, Edward Herrmann, Wes Craven, Espn's Stuart Scott and Simpsons producer Sam Simon. Production chose to end the tribute with a clip of Leonard Nimoy saying his famous line, "Live long and prosper," which the Internet collectively agreed was the...
- 9/21/2015
- E! Online
Update: Bart Simpson appears to have quelled rumors that Homer and Marge were breaking up. On The Simpsons' official Twitter account, a new photo shows an angry-looking Bart in front of a chalkboard writing "Homer and Marge are not breaking up" repeatedly. The show also tweeted a picture of the couple and wrote "¡Marge y Homero para siempre!" ("Marge and Homer forever.")
Homer and Marge Simpson have built television's longest-running marriage. But that historic streak will end in the show's upcoming 27th season – after an unexpected illness rips apart the animated couple.
Homer and Marge Simpson have built television's longest-running marriage. But that historic streak will end in the show's upcoming 27th season – after an unexpected illness rips apart the animated couple.
- 6/10/2015
- Rollingstone.com
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