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My Take
If you cared about The Walking Dead, you owe Gimple something. As showrunner across seasons four through eight, he carried the weight of an enormous, demanding fanbase and a beloved comic source at the same time. What I find admirable is his dual fluency, comfortable writing both comics and television, which let him translate the source material's spirit rather than just its plot. Steering a long-running genre series without losing its identity is brutally hard, and he kept at it, even shepherding the spin-off The Ones Who Live. To me he reads as a steady guardian of a world, absorbing pressure most viewers never see.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Scott M. Gimple
- Name (Japanese)
- スコット・M・ギンプル
- Reading
- すこっと・M・ぎんぷる
- Born
- January 1, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter / author / showrunner / television producer / comics writer
2. Background
- High school
- Governor Livingston High School
- University
- University of Southern California
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Scott M. Gimple born?
Born January 1, 2000 (age 26).
Where is Scott M. Gimple from?
Scott M. Gimple is from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States.
What does Scott M. Gimple do?
Scott M. Gimple works as screenwriter, author, showrunner, television producer, comics writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.