Greg Daniels Writer

Gregory Martin "Greg" Daniels (born June 13, 1963) is an American television comedy writer, producer, and director. He is known for his work on several television series, including Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, King of the Hill and The Office. All four shows were named among Time '​s James Poniewozik's All Time 100 TV Shows. Daniels attended Harvard University and he became friends with Conan O'Brien. Their first writing credit was for Not Necessarily the News, before they were laid off due to budget cuts. He eventually became a writer for two long-running series: Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons.He joined the writing staff of The Simpsons during the fifth season, and he wrote several classic episodes including "Lisa's Wedding," "Bart Sells His Soul" and "22 Short Films About Springfield." He left the series in order to co-create another long-running animated series, King of the Hill, with Mike Judge. The series ran for thirteen years before it was cancelled in 2009. During the series run, he worked on several other series, including The Office and Parks and Recreation. Currently, Daniels is working on new shows, and is developing another British adaptation for NBC.

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Greg Daniels
Birth dateJune 13, 1963
Birth nameGregory Martin Daniels
Birth place
West Hollywood California
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Career start1987
award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
influenced by
Monty Python
notable work
The Simpsons
Not Necessarily the News
Saturday Night Live
The Office (U.S. TV series)
Parks and Recreation
King of the Hill

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