Bill Odenkirk | |
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 Odenkirk in 2017 | |
| Born | William Leonard Odenkirk October 13, 1965 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Humor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Relatives | Bob Odenkirk (brother) |
William Leonard Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer.
Biography
Odenkirk was born in Naperville, Illinois. He is the younger brother of American actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk, and worked as a writer, producer and actor on the HBO sketch comedy TV show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which featured his brother as co-star. Odenkirk went on to write for Tenacious D, Futurama, and Disenchantment. He has written and executive produced episodes of The Simpsons. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Chicago.[1][2]
Writing credits
Tenacious D episodes
He is credited with writing the following episodes, along with Jack Black, David Cross, Kyle Gass, Tom Gianas, and Bob Odenkirk:
Futurama episodes
He is credited with writing the following episodes:
- "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" (2000)
- "A Tale of Two Santas" (2001)
- "Insane in the Mainframe" (2001)
- "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" (2003)
- "The Farnsworth Parabox" (2003)
The Simpsons episodes
He is credited with writing the following episodes:
- "Treehouse of Horror XV" (all three segments) (2004)
- "The Seven-Beer Snitch" (2005)
- "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" (2006)
- "Crook and Ladder" (2007)
- "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" (2008)
- "Million Dollar Maybe" (2010)
- "Love Is a Many Strangled Thing" (2011)
- "Adventures in Baby-Getting" (2012)
- "Pulpit Friction" (2013)
- "Super Franchise Me" (2014)
- "To Courier with Love" (2016)
- "The Last Traction Hero" (2016)
- "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me" (2017)
- "Forgive and Regret" (2018)
- "The Fat Blue Line” (2019)
Disenchantment episodes
He is credited with writing the following episodes:
- "Steamland Confidential" (2021)
- "Love Is Hell" (2022)
Guru Nation project
The untitled series is in development for Paramount+ and is being developed by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.[3]
References
- ↑ "A Look at Science on The Simpsons". University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. July 18, 2017. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011.
- ↑ W. W. Ellis; T. K. Hollis; W. Odenkirk; J. Whelan; R. Ostrander; A. L. Rheingold & B. Bosnich (1993). "Synthesis, structure, and properties of chiral titanium and zirconium complexes bearing biaryl strapped substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands". Organometallics. 12 (11): 4391–4401. doi:10.1021/om00035a026.
- ↑ White, Peter (February 1, 2022). "Docu-Style Comedy 'Guru Nation' From Bob Odenkirk & David Cross In The Works At Paramount+". Deadline. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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