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Biography

Mike Reiss has won four Emmy Awards for his work on The Simpsons, the wacky animated series that has kept America laughing for more…more

Born

9/15/1959, Bristol, Connecticut, USA

Birth Name

Michael Reiss

Gender

Male

Credits

Writer (6)

Role
- Queer Duck
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 11 Queer Duck: The Movie
    7/18/06
  - S 2: Ep 8 Bi Polar Bear and the Glorious Hole
  - S 2: Ep 6 Tales of the City Morgue
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Gay Outing
  - S 2: Ep 2 Quack Doctor
  - + 8 More Credits
- Teen Angel
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Marty Buys the Farm
    9/26/97
- The Simpsons
  Writer
  - S 8: Ep 13 Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious
    2/7/97
  - S 4: Ep 5 Treehouse of Horror III
    10/29/92
  - S 3: Ep 8 Lisa's Pony
    11/7/91
  - S 3: Ep 7 Treehouse of Horror II
    10/31/91
  - S 3: Ep 1 Stark Raving Dad
    9/19/91
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Critic
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 10 I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show
    5/21/95
  - S 2: Ep 1 Sherman, Woman and Child
    3/5/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dial M, For Mother
    2/16/94
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    1/26/94
  - S 3: Ep 9 Webisode #9
  - + 8 More Credits
- Sledge Hammer!
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 18 Desperately Seeking Dori
    2/7/87
  - S 1: Ep 14 State of Sledge
    1/10/87
  - S 1: Ep 12 Miss of the Spider Woman
    12/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 8 Over My Dead Bodyguard
    11/14/86
  - S 1: Ep 2 Hammer Gets Nailed
    9/26/86
- Not Necessarily the News
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 4 Le Boob Part 2
    1/22/85
  - S 3: Ep 3 Le Boob
    1/15/85
  - S 2: Ep 5 Sex at 10 Feet
    5/31/84
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Funeral
    11/21/83
  - S 1: Ep 5 Theo
    10/9/83
  - + 1 More Credits
Director (1)

Role
- The Critic
  Director
Executive in Charge of Production (2)

Role
- Queer Duck
  Executive in Charge of Production
  - S 2: Ep 11 Queer Duck: The Movie
    7/18/06
  - S 2: Ep 8 Bi Polar Bear and the Glorious Hole
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Gay Outing
  - S 2: Ep 2 Quack Doctor
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Gay Road to Morocco
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Simpsons
  Executive in Charge of Production
  - S 9: Ep 19 Simpson Tide
    3/29/98
  - S 9: Ep 3 Lisa's Sax
    10/19/97
  - S 5: Ep 2 Cape Feare
    10/7/93
  - S 5: Ep 1 Homer's Barbershop Quartet
    9/30/93
  - S 4: Ep 22 Krusty Gets Kancelled
    5/13/93
  - + 45 More Credits
Story (1)

Role
- The Simpsons
  Story
  - S 6: Ep 22 Round Springfield
    4/30/95
Consulting Producer (2)

Role
- The Oblongs
  Consulting Producer
  - S 2: Ep 9 Father of the Bribe
    10/20/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 My Name is Robbie
    10/6/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Please Be Genital
    9/15/02
  - S 2: Ep 2 Get Off My Back
    9/8/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 Pickles' Little Amazons
    8/25/02
  - + 8 More Credits
- The PJs
  Consulting Producer
  - S 1: Ep 5 Rich Man, Porn Man
    2/2/99
  - S 1: Ep 4 Journal Fever
    1/26/99
Producer (1)

Role
- The Simpsons
  Producer
  - S 23: Ep 14 At Long Last Leave
    2/19/12
  - S 23: Ep 1 The Falcon and the D'ohman
    9/25/11
  - S 20: Ep 10 Take My Life, Please
    2/15/09
  - S 20: Ep 9 Lisa the Drama Queen
    1/25/09
  - S 20: Ep 8 The Burns and the Bees
    12/7/08
  - + 61 More Credits
Creator (1)

Role
- Queer Duck
  Creator
  - S 2: Ep 8 Bi Polar Bear and the Glorious Hole
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Gay Outing
  - S 2: Ep 2 Quack Doctor
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Gay Road to Morocco
  - S 1: Ep 10 Ku Klux Klan & Ollie
  - + 5 More Credits
Story Editor (1)

Role
- Sledge Hammer!
  Story Editor
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Spa Who Loved Me
    4/28/87
  - S 1: Ep 21 Jagged Sledge
    4/21/87
  - S 1: Ep 20 Comrade Hammer
    2/21/87
  - S 1: Ep 19 Sledgepoo
    2/14/87
  - S 1: Ep 18 Desperately Seeking Dori
    2/7/87
  - + 15 More Credits
Additional Music (1)

Role
- Queer Duck
  Additional Music
  - S 2: Ep 8 Bi Polar Bear and the Glorious Hole
  - S 2: Ep 6 Tales of the City Morgue
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Gay Outing
  - S 2: Ep 2 Quack Doctor
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Gay Road to Morocco
  - + 1 More Credits
Music (1)

Role
- Queer Duck
  Music
  - S 2: Ep 11 Queer Duck: The Movie
    7/18/06
  - S 1: Ep 1 Fiddler on the Roofie
Co-Producer (1)

Role
- The Simpsons
  Co-Producer
  - S 1: Ep 13 Some Enchanted Evening
    5/13/90
  - S 1: Ep 9 Life on the Fast Lane
    3/18/90
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Telltale Head
    2/25/90
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Call of the Simpsons
    2/18/90
  - S 1: Ep 6 Moaning Lisa
    2/11/90
  - + 5 More Credits
Executive Consultant (1)

Role
- Queer Duck
  Executive Consultant
Executive Producer (2)

Role
- Teen Angel
  Executive Producer
- The Critic
  Executive Producer
  - S 3: Ep 10 Webisode #10
Supervising Producer (1)

Role
- The Simpsons
  Supervising Producer
  - S 2: Ep 22 Blood Feud
    7/11/91
  - S 2: Ep 21 Three Men and a Comic Book
    5/9/91
  - S 2: Ep 20 The War of the Simpsons
    5/2/91
  - S 2: Ep 19 Lisa's Substitute
    4/25/91
  - S 2: Ep 18 Brush with Greatness
    4/11/91
  - + 17 More Credits

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Trivia
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- The character of Mr. Bergstrem in The Simpsons episode, "Lisa's Substitute," was designed after Mike.
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- In his early days writing, Reiss contributed to The National Lampoon with his partner Al Jean.
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- Mike's job on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson was to write sixty jokes a day, even though only four or five would get used.
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- Reiss: (on Conan O'Brien) I get to call him Connie.
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- Reiss: (on The Simpsons)In all the episodes me and Al [Jean] wrote for the show, and we didn't write many because we were running it, they all seem to be about Lisa in one way or another. I mean, we loved the character.
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- Reiss: I always loved Jim Brooks' contribution to The Simpsons, and I tried a few lines that were imatations of him and I'm not sure if they worked or not.
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