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Mike Reiss may refer to:

Mike Reiss (comedy writer), a writer for American television
Mike Reiss (sports reporter), a reporter covering the New England Patriots

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+* [[Mike Reiss (comedy writer)]], a writer for American [[television]]
-'''Michael "Mike" Reiss''' (born [[September 15]], [[1959]]) is an [[United States|American]] television comedy writer.
+* [[Mike Reiss (sports reporter)]], a reporter covering the [[New England Patriots]]
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-==Life and career==
-He was born to a [[Jew]]ish family{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} in [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]], [[Connecticut]]. Reiss attended [[Harvard University]]<ref>http://www.snpp.com/guides/ivy.html</ref> and was co-president of the ''[[Harvard Lampoon]]'' with [[Jon Vitti]]. He has frequently collaborated with his writing partner [[Al Jean]] as a writer for ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'', and as writers/producers for many episodes of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The duo created and executive produced ''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]'', which was canceled in its first season.
-=== Independent works ===
-Along with director [[Xeth Feinberg]], in 2000 Reiss independently produced ''[[Hard Drinkin' Lincoln]]'', a series of 16 [[flash animation]] cartoons for [[Icebox.com]].<ref>[http://www.icebox.com/index.php?id=show&showid=s3 Hard Drinkin' Lincoln]</ref>
-Later, Reiss collaborated with Feinberg again to independently produce a short internet cartoon series entitled ''[[Queer Duck]]'' for Icebox.com. In [[2002]], the series was picked up by [[Showtime]], where it aired as a supporting feature to ''[[Queer as Folk (U.S.)|Queer as Folk]]''.  ''Queer Duck: the Movie'' was released on DVD on July 18, 2006. The [[feature film]] reunites the ''Queer Duck'' cast. He wrote ''[[My Life in Ruins]]'', a critically panned film released in June 2009.  As a professional speaker, Reiss has lectured on comedy and ''The Simpsons'' at colleges.
-He has published six children's books, including ''How Murray Saved Christmas,'' published by Penguin, and ''City of Hamburgers,'' published by Inkwater Press. He also won an [[Edgar Award]] for his mystery story "[[Cro-Magnon]] [[private investigator|PI]]". He was a consulting producer on ''[[The Oblongs]]''.
-== Writing credits ==
-=== ''The Simpsons'' episodes ===
-The following is a list of episodes of ''The Simpsons'' Reiss has written with Al Jean:
-*"[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]"
-*"[[Moaning Lisa]]"
-*"[[The Telltale Head]]" (with [[Matt Groening]] and [[Sam Simon]])
-*"[[The Way We Was]]" (with Sam Simon)
-*"[[Stark Raving Dad]]"
-*"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" ''(The Bart Zone)''
-*"[[Lisa's Pony]]"
-*"[[Treehouse of Horror III]]" ''(Clown Without Pity)''
-*"[['Round Springfield]]" – (Jean and Reiss received story credit only; the teleplay was written by [[Joshua Sternin]] and Jeffrey Ventimillia)
-*"[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]"
-=== ''The Critic'' episodes===
-He co-wrote the following episodes with Al Jean:
-*"Pilot"
-*"Dial 'M' For Mother"
-*"Sherman, Woman and Child"
-*"I Can't Believe It's A Clip Show!"
-==References==
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-==External links==
-*[http://www.greatertalent.com/MikeReiss]
-*[http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/23april2007.htm Reiss feature in The Tattoo Teen Newspaper, including audio about writing for ''The Simpsons'']
-*[http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/cartoons/results.html Channel4 - 100 Greatest Cartoons]
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