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AWC Honors Al Jean & Mike Reiss

Wednesday, November 9, 2005

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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 [...]

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Mike Reiss Shares Inside Stories

Monday, October 17, 2005

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“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 [...]

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Mike Reiss’ Homecoming Festivities

Saturday, October 8, 2005

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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 [...]

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Simpsons Dug Into Happy Little Rut

Monday, August 15, 2005

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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 [...]

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Mike Reiss Wins The Crowd

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

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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 [...]

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Sandler Likes His Man Reiss

Monday, April 18, 2005

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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 [...]

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Mike Reiss @ UMass Dartmouth

Saturday, March 12, 2005

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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 [...]

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Mike Reiss Visits WMU

Thursday, February 24, 2005

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From children to adults to the college student armed with “The Simpsons” paraphernalia and spiked Bart hair, about 500 fans crowded into Western Michigan University’s Bernhard Center ballroom Wednesday night. They heard behind-the-scenes gossip and watched clips narrated by Mike Reiss, the Emmy-award-winning producer and writer of the Fox TV cartoon feature. He was brought [...]

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The Simpsons Jewish Core

Friday, November 5, 2004

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This year’s Irving Blum Memorial Seminar at Pikesville’s Beth Tfiloh Synagogue was somewhat more animated than usual — in more ways than one. Mike Reiss, a producer on the long-running hit television show “The Simpsons,” was the keynote speaker last Sunday morning, Oct. 31, at the annual event sponsored by the Young Adult Division of [...]

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Mike’s Lessons From Bart

Thursday, February 26, 2004

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Mike’s Lessons From Bart

The bright, refurbished Great Hall of the Student Union was crowded Monday night. The speaker, a short, turtleneck-clad man, was a consultant for “The PJs,” helped put out “Alf” and wrote jokes for “Airplane II: The Sequel”. He also helps produce a lesser-known program called The Simpsons. Mike Reiss, a consulting producer on the show, [...]

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