2015년 3월 8일, 미국의 텔레비전 프로그램 ‘심슨 가족’ 제작자 샘 사이먼 (Sam Simon, 1955 ~ 2015) 별세
샘 사이먼 (Sam Simon, 1955년 5월 6일 ~ 2015년 3월 8일)은 미국의 텔레비전 제작자이다.
맷 그레이닝, 제임스 L. 브룩스와 함께 미국 코미디 애니메이션 시리즈 《심슨 가족》을 만들어 낸 가장 중요한 인물 중 한 명이며, 심슨에 등장하는 많은 캐릭터의 창작을 다룬 것으로도 알려져 있다.
포커 선수로도 할동한 적이 있다.
2011년부터 암으로 투병해오다 2015년 3월 8일 캘리포니아주 퍼시픽팰리세이즈의 자택에서 사망했다.
○ Filmography
– Year, Title Medium, Role, Notes
1979 The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle, TV series Storyboard artist, writer
1979 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids TV series, Storyboard artist, writer
1981 Best of the West, TV series Writer
1982 Barney Miller, TV series Writer
1981–1983 Taxi, TV series Executive story editor, showrunner, producer, writer
1982–1985 Cheers, TV series Producer, writer
1984 Shaping Up, TV series Creator, executive producer, writer
1987–1988 It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, TV series Creative consultant, writer
1987–1989 The Tracey Ullman Show, TV series Executive producer, writer
1989–1993 The Simpsons, TV series Character designer, creative supervisor, developer, executive producer, showrunner, writer Left in 1993, but still receives an executive producer credit on later episodes, even after his death in 2015.
1991 Sibs, TV series Creator, writer
1991 The Super, Feature film Writer
1993 Phenom, TV series Creator, writer
1994–1995 The George Carlin Show, TV series Co-creator, director, executive producer, showrunner, writer
1996 Men Behaving Badly, TV series Director
1996 Bless This House, TV series Creative consultant
1997 Friends, TV series Director
1998–2003 The Drew Carey Show, TV series Consulting producer, director, writer
1999 The Norm Show, TV series Director
2000 The Michael Richards Show, TV series Director
2000 American Adventure, TV film Executive producer
2001 Rock & Roll Back to School Special, TV film Consulting producer, writer
2001 House of Cards, TV film Executive producer, writer
2009 Sam’s Game Reality, TV series Creator, executive producer, host
2012 Anger Management, TV series Consultant, director
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