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The Animation Writers Caucus (AWC) of the Writers Guild of America, west will present its eighth annual Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement in the medium to veteran animation writers Al Jean and Michael Reiss at its annual reception held Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at WGAw headquarters in Los Angeles. WGA West president Patric Verrone [...]

“I do something most people would do for free,” said Mike Reiss, co-creator of “The Simpsons.” Reiss, who writes and creates episodes for the show, was the keynote speaker for the University of Redlands’ Homecoming convocation Friday night, to a sparse audience in Memorial Chapel. Those who were there were treated to rarely seen footage [...]

Mike Reiss, the Emmy Award-winning producer of “The Simpsons” and co-creator of “The Critic” will speak at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, in the Memorial Chapel as part of the University of Redlands Homecoming and Family Weekend. In his presentation, Reiss will show audiences rare footage from “The Simpsons” and “The Critic,” reveal behind-the-scenes [...]

When he started work on the first season of The Simpsons, Mike Reiss thought the show would last six weeks. “We thought we were just doing it to amuse ourselves and six weeks was about the lifespan of a quirky, offbeat show,” he said. Reiss didn’t tell anyone what he did because he was ashamed [...]

Mike Reiss didn’t earn his job as a writer and producer of “The Simpsons” by making clean jokes. On Monday, he showed that he’s not afraid to make fun of George Bush, Jews, or sufferers of Tourette’s syndrome. “Tourette’s – it’s a funny, funny disease,” Reiss said. Reiss was brought to campus by University Union [...]

Paramount has purchased Mike Reiss’ spec script The Man Who Knew Too Much for Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo to produce through their Happy Madison Productions. The story has been described as a Capra-esque comedy-drama about the relationship between a woman and an avid reading homeless man with an amazing memory. This is the first [...]

Mike Reiss, a producer and writer for The Simpsons, will speak at the University of Massachusetts — Dartmouth on March 30 at 7 p.m. His presentation will include rare video clips from The Simpsons and The Critic, which has been running on Comedy Central for five seasons. Admission is free for UMass-Dartmouth students. Tickets are [...]