FILM DIRECTOR

Sam Simon

1955 - 2015

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Samuel Michael Simon (June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015) was an American television writer, producer and animal rights activist who co-developed the animated sitcom The Simpsons. While at Stanford University, Simon worked as a newspaper cartoonist and after graduating became a storyboard artist at Filmation Studios. Simon submitted a spec script for the sitcom Taxi, which was produced, and he later became the series' showrunner. Over the next few years, Simon wrote and produced for Cheers, It's Garry Shandling's Show and other programs, as well as writing the 1991 film The Super. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Simon is the 1,579th most popular film director (down from 1,237th in 2019), the 12,028th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,209th in 2019) and the 451st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sam Simon ranks 1,579 out of 2,041. Before him are Chi Chi LaRue, Edward Sedgwick, Peter Glenville, David Trueba, Daniels, and John Singleton. After him are Bruno Delbonnel, Phil Alden Robinson, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Phyllida Lloyd, John Hillcoat, and Lorenzo Vigas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Sam Simon ranks 563. Before him are Eduardo Bonvallet, Brigitte Wujak, Nello Musumeci, Esteban Vigo, Labid Khalifa, and Carmen Reinhart. After him are Corey Burton, Peter Christopherson, Ladislav Vízek, Enith Brigitha, Jan Versleijen, and Nilüfer. Among people deceased in 2015, Sam Simon ranks 485. Before him are Lorena Rojas, Shirley Stelfox, Isa Munayev, Jurelang Zedkaia, Aarthi Agarwal, and Eduardo Bonvallet. After him are Peter Westbury, Oles Buzina, Stanislav Gross, R. K. Laxman, Pavel Srníček, and Brian Friel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Simon ranks 12,030 out of 20,380. Before him are Wang Leehom (1976), Rick Adelman (1946), Paine Wingate (1739), William Paca (1740), Jeffrey Nordling (1962), and Jay Chamberlain (1925). After him are Candace Cameron Bure (1976), Brie Bella (1983), Margaret Morse Nice (1883), Chuck Liddell (1969), Stipe Miocic (1982), and Michael Landau (1958).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sam Simon ranks 451. Before him are Rowland V. Lee (1891), Tim Van Patten (1959), Alan Rudolph (1943), Chi Chi LaRue (1959), Edward Sedgwick (1889), and John Singleton (1968). After him are Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), Larry Charles (1956), Gaylen Ross (1950), Kasi Lemmons (1961), and McG (1968).

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