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Aliases: Michael C. Scully , Mike Scary

Gender: Male

Place of birth: West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Movie Involvements: 5

TV Involvements: 30


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Biography

Michael C. Scully (born October 2, 1956) is an American television writer and producer. He is known for his work as executive producer and showrunner of the animated sitcom The Simpsons from 1997 to 2001. Scully grew up in West Springfield, Massachusetts, and long had an interest in writing. He was an underachiever at school and dropped out of college, going on to work in a series of jobs. Eventually, in 1986, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a stand-up comic and wrote for Yakov Smirnoff. Scully went on to write for several television sitcoms before 1993, when he was hired to write for The Simpsons. There, he wrote twelve episodes, including "Lisa on Ice" and "Team Homer", and served as showrunner from seasons 9 to 12. Scully won three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the series, with many publications praising his episodes, but others criticizing his tenure as a period of decline in the show's quality. Scully still works on the show and also co-wrote and co-produced 2007's The Simpsons Movie. More recently, Scully co-created The Pitts, The Boy Who Lost His Schoolbag and Complete Savages as well as working on Everybody Loves Raymond and Parks and Recreation. He co-developed the short-lived animated television version of Napoleon Dynamite, as well as co-creating Duncanville with his wife, Julie Thacker, and comedian Amy Poehler.

Most Famous Work

The Simpsons
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8

The Simpsons

(1989) Producer
Everybody Loves Raymond
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7

Everybody Loves Raymond

(1996) Producer
Parks and Recreation
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8

Parks and Recreation

(2009) Writer
Complete Savages
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7

Complete Savages

(2004) Creator
Out of This World
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7

Out of This World

(1987) Writer
The Simpsons Movie
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7

The Simpsons Movie

(2007) Screenplay
Duncanville
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8

Duncanville

(2020) Creator
Napoleon Dynamite
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6

Napoleon Dynamite

(2012) Creator

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2009 Pearl
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Creator

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2007 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2007 Director
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