Bill Odenkirk
Bill Odenkirk | |
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 Odenkirk in 2017 | |
| Born | William Leonard Odenkirk October 13, 1965 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Humor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Relatives | Bob Odenkirk (brother) |
William Leonard Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer.
Biography[edit]
Odenkirk was born in Naperville, Illinois. He is the younger brother of American actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk, and worked as a writer, producer and actor on the HBO sketch comedy TV show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which featured his brother as co-star. Odenkirk went on to write for Tenacious D, Futurama, and Disenchantment. He has written and executive produced episodes of The Simpsons. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Chicago.[1][2]
Writing credits[edit]
Tenacious D episodes[edit]
He is credited with writing the following episodes, along with Jack Black, David Cross, Kyle Gass, Tom Gianas, and Bob Odenkirk:
Futurama episodes[edit]
He is credited with writing the following episodes:
- "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" (2000)
- "A Tale of Two Santas" (2001)
- "Insane in the Mainframe" (2001)
- "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" (2003)
- "The Farnsworth Parabox" (2003)
The Simpsons episodes[edit]
He is credited with writing the following episodes:
- "Treehouse of Horror XV" (all three segments) (2004)
- "The Seven-Beer Snitch" (2005)
- "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" (2006)
- "Crook and Ladder" (2007)
- "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" (2008)
- "Million Dollar Maybe" (2010)
- "Love Is a Many Strangled Thing" (2011)
- "Adventures in Baby-Getting" (2012)
- "Pulpit Friction" (2013)
- "Super Franchise Me" (2014)
- "To Courier with Love" (2016)
- "The Last Traction Hero" (2016)
- "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me" (2017)
- "Forgive and Regret" (2018)
- "The Fat Blue Line” (2019)
Disenchantment episodes[edit]
He is credited with writing the following episodes:
- "Steamland Confidential" (2021)
- "Love Is Hell" (2022)
Guru Nation project[edit]
The untitled series is in development for Paramount+ and is being developed by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "A Look at Science on The Simpsons". University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. July 18, 2017. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011.
- ^ W. W. Ellis; T. K. Hollis; W. Odenkirk; J. Whelan; R. Ostrander; A. L. Rheingold & B. Bosnich (1993). "Synthesis, structure, and properties of chiral titanium and zirconium complexes bearing biaryl strapped substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands". Organometallics. 12 (11): 4391–4401. doi:10.1021/om00035a026.
- ^ White, Peter (February 1, 2022). "Docu-Style Comedy 'Guru Nation' From Bob Odenkirk & David Cross In The Works At Paramount+". Deadline. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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