David Mirkin
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 Mirkin at Comic Con 2007 |
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| Born | September 18, 1955 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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David Mirkin (born September 18, 1955) is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer, known for his work on The Simpsons. He is a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University. He has won several Emmys along with the Peabody Award.
His first job writing for television was on the American version Three's Company. Mirkin was the executive script supervisor and writer for Newhart from 1984 to 1985. In 1986 he became executive producer and showrunner through 1988, continuing to write and also direct episodes.
In the early 1990s, Mirkin created a television series with comedian Chris Elliott, entitled Get a Life, which he also wrote and directed. He also wrote a pilot with Julie Brown and Charlie Coffey entitled The Julie Show, starring co-creator Brown. It was not picked up for the fall season.
Mirkin also created, wrote and directed the FOX Network sketch comedy show The Edge from 1992 to 1993.
Mirkin was the executive producer/showrunner for the animated series, The Simpsons during its fifth and sixth seasons (1993 – 1995). He wrote the episode Deep Space Homer, in which Homer and Barney are recruited by NASA.
Mirkin still works part time for the show, helping with the re-write process. He also was the executive producer for two episodes in the ninth season of The Simpsons ("The Joy of Sect" and "All Singing, All Dancing") and two episode for season 7 (Lisa the Vegetarian and Team Homer). He also co-wrote The Simpsons Movie.
In a 2008 episode of The Simpsons ("That 90's Show"), David Mirkin is listed as the director of the music video "Margerine", in which Homer sings of his love for his then-estranged girlfriend, Marge.
From 1992 to 1998, Mirkin was one of several directors for the HBO series The Larry Sanders Show. He also wrote on the show as a consultant during its first season.
Mirkin has directed the feature films: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) and Heartbreakers (2001). He also directed the James Taylor video "Enough to be on Your Way".
