Matt Selman

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Matt Selman
San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010
Born1971 or 1972 (age 51–52)
Occupation(s)Writer, Producer
Known forThe Simpsons
SpouseRenee Ridgeley
Children2
Websitehttps://twitter.com/mattselman

Matt Selman (born 1971 or 1972)[1] is an American writer and producer.

Early life

Selman is a native of Watertown, Massachusetts.[1] He graduated from Beaver Country Day School in 1989 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1993.[1][2][3]

Career

After considering a career in

spec scripts he was eventually hired to write an episode of Seinfeld
in 1996.

The Simpsons

In 1997, Selman joined the writing staff of

.

Selman has won six

Writers Guild of America Award in 2004 for writing the episode "The Dad Who Knew Too Little".[8] In the episode, Homer's e-mail was said to be [email protected]. Selman registered the e-mail and received thousands of messages after the episode aired.[9] He responded to some of them in the character of Homer, but gave up when he forgot the password.[10]

Of his writing of The Simpsons, Selman 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."[11]

As of 2020, he is joint showrunner with Al Jean.

Other journalistic endeavors

Selman formerly wrote for

Top Chef: Masters in 2010.[14][15]

Personal life

Selman is married to Renee Ridgeley[16] and they have two daughters.

Credits

References

  1. ^ a b c Kahn, Joseph P. (June 10, 2008). "Names". The Boston Globe. p. 7B. Watertown native Matt Selman, 36...
  2. ^ Gross, Dan (February 28, 2008). "'Geator' takes a heart break". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 39.
  3. ^ Haralson, Jessica (April 25, 2008). "Meeting Marge at the Button: Revisionism Rules!". The Pennsylvania Gazette.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (July 24, 2010). "Comic-Con 2010: 'The Simpsons' get 'Glee'-ful for upcoming season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  5. ^ Snierson, Dan (January 14, 2000). "Springfield of Dreams". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
  6. ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search". Emmys.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  7. Dallas Morning News
    . November 8, 1999. p. 23A.
  8. ^ "'Translation,' 'Splendor' Honored". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. February 23, 2004. p. D-8.
  9. ^ "Simpsons fans get e-mails from Homer". BBC News. January 30, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
  10. ^ Leyden, John (July 14, 2008). "Homer Simpson's email address hacked". The Register. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
  11. The Courier Mail
    . p. What's On 007.
  12. ^ "About Matt Selman". Techland.com. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  13. ^ Botwin, Michele (June 16, 2000). "These Days, Web Sites Are Becoming Fairly Animated". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  14. ^ Ramirez, Elva (May 13, 2010). "'Top Chef Masters,' Season 2, Episode 6: TV Recap". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  15. ^ Walker, Tim (April 30, 2009). "A good day at the office for Gervais". The Daily Telegraph. p. 007.
  16. ^ "Matt Selman". IMDB. Retrieved January 28, 2018.

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