David Mirkin (born September 18, 1955) is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer, known for his work on The Simpsons. He is a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University. He has won several Emmys along with the Peabody Award.
His first job writing for television was on the American version Three's Company. Mirkin was the executive script supervisor and writer for Newhart from 1984 to 1985. I...
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David Mirkin (born September 18, 1955) is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer, known for his work on The Simpsons. He is a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University. He has won several Emmys along with the Peabody Award.
His first job writing for television was on the American version Three's Company. Mirkin was the executive script supervisor and writer for Newhart from 1984 to 1985. In 1986 he became executive producer and showrunner through 1988, continuing to write and also direct episodes. In 1987 he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
In the early 1990s, Mirkin created a television series with comedian Chris Elliott, entitled Get a Life, which he also wrote and directed. He also wrote a pilot with Julie Brown and Charlie Coffey entitled The Julie Show, starring co-creator Brown. It was not picked up for the fall season.
Mirkin also created, wrote and directed the FOX Network sketch...
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