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Born on June 6, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States, Sam Simon was a writer, screenwriter and actor. Sam Simon died on March 8, 2015, aged 59. Schooling on record includes Beverly Hills High School and Stanford University. Awards on record include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (1989), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1990) and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (1990).
My Take
Sam Simon is proof that the people who shape culture most aren't always the ones we name. He co-developed The Simpsons, the show that rewired American comedy, yet his Stanford-trained path ran from newspaper cartoons to Filmation storyboards before all that. Three Emmys say plenty about the craft. What moves me, though, is the later chapter: a terminal cancer diagnosis that he met by pouring his fortune into animal rights. Dying in 2015 at fifty-nine, he turned his ending into generosity. I tend to admire writers who stay invisible behind the work, and he did exactly that while reshaping television.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sam Simon
- Name (Japanese)
- サム・サイモン
- Reading
- さむ・さいもん
- Born
- June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- writer / screenwriter / actor / character designer / television producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
2. Background
- High school
- Beverly Hills High School
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- 1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
- 1990 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- 1990 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%20Simon
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q365090
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Sam Simon born?
Born June 6, 1955.
When did Sam Simon die?
Died March 8, 2015, aged 59.
Where was Sam Simon from?
Sam Simon was from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What did Sam Simon do?
Sam Simon worked as writer, screenwriter, actor, character designer, television producer.
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