Michael Price (born October 22, 1958) is an American writer and producer, best known for his Emmy and Writers Guild award-winning work on The Simpsons. Price is a writer and co-executive producer of the ABC series Teacher's Pet. He served as a script consultant on The Simpsons Movie and wrote the Lego Star Wars special, Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace. He works at Lucasfilm writing and producing Lego Star Wars Franchise.
Other television shows he has written for include What About Joan?, The PJs, Teen Angel, Homeboys in Outer Space, The Newz and One Minute to Air.
Price co-wrote and co-produced the Bill Burr series F Is for Family in 2015 on Netflix. The show is an animated sitcom, and draws from Burr's standup.
He grew up in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and attended Montclair State University, where he earned a B.A. degree in Theatre Arts, and Tulane University, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing for the theatre.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Newz | Writer | |
| 1994–95 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Writer | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Santo Bugito | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1996–97 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Teen Angel | Writer | 3 episodes |
| 1998–99 | Hercules | Story editor, writer | 67 episodes |
| 2000 | The PJs | Writer, supervising producer | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Writer | Episode: "Mira's Wedding" |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet | Writer, co-executive producer | 13 episodes |
| 2002–present | The Simpsons | Writer, co-executive producer | 266 episodes |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Consultant writer | |
| 2010 | Presidential Reunion | Co-writer | Video |
| 2011 | Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace | Writer | TV special |
| 2012 | The Men's Room | Writer | TV film |
| 2012 | Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out | Writer | TV special |
| 2013–14 | Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles | Writer, executive producer | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Achmed Saves America | Writer | Video |
| 2015 | Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales | Writer, executive producer | 3 episodes |
| 2015–21 | F Is for Family | Co-creator, writer, executive producer | 16 episodes |
The Simpsons episodes
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "My Mother the Carjacker" | Nominated for WGA Award in Animation.[1] |
| 2003 | "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" | |
| 2005 | "Mommie Beerest" | Won WGA Award in Animation.[2] |
| 2006 | "My Fair Laddy" | |
| 2007 | "Yokel Chords" | Won Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production.[3] |
| 2007 | "The Boys of Bummer" | |
| 2007 | "Funeral for a Fiend" | |
| 2008 | "E Pluribus Wiggum" | |
| 2009 | "How the Test Was Won" | |
| 2010 | "American History X-cellent" | |
| 2010 | "The Fool Monty" | |
| 2012 | "At Long Last Leave" | The 500th episode of the show |
| 2012 | "Them, Robot" | |
| 2012 | "Penny-Wiseguys" | |
| 2013 | "Dangers on a Train" | |
| 2014 | "You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee" | |
| 2015 | "Walking Big & Tall" | |
| 2015 | "Mathlete's Feat" | |
| 2016 | "Much Apu About Something" | |
| 2017 | "Fatzcarraldo" | |
| 2018 | "Fears of a Clown" | |
| 2019 | "Mad About the Toy" | The 650th episode of the show |
| 2021 | "Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?" | |
| 2022 | "Meat is Murder" | |
| 2023 | "Hostile Kirk Place" | |
| 2023 | "AE Bonny Romance" |
References
- ↑ Cadorette, Guylaine. "WGA Announces Screenplay Noms". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2008)". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2016.