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'''Rob LaZebnik''' (born May 6, 1962) is an American television writer.
'''Rob LaZebnik''' (born May 6, 1962) is an American television writer.


== Life and career ==
He graduated from [[David H. Hickman High School]] in [[Columbia, Missouri]] and [[Harvard University]]. He currently works as a co-[[executive producer]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and is credited with having written 20 episodes: "[[Treehouse of Horror XI]]" (the "G-G-G-Ghost D-D-D-Dad" segment), "[[Homer vs. Dignity]]", "[[Father Knows Worst]]", "[[Boy Meets Curl]]", "[[The Blue and the Gray (The Simpsons)|The Blue and the Gray]]", "[[The Daughter Also Rises]]", "[[The Changing of the Guardian]]", "[[The War of Art (The Simpsons)|The War of Art]]", "[[The Kids Are All Fight]]", "[[Friend with Benefit]]", "[[The Girl Code]]", "[[The Burns Cage]]", "[[Pork and Burns]]", "[[Throw Grampa from the Dane]]", "[[Baby You Can't Drive My Car]]", "[[101 Mitigations]]", "[[E My Sports]]", "[[Frinkcoin]]", "[[Manger Things]]", "[[Burger Kings]]" and "[[The Simpsons (season 33)|Portrait of a Lackey on Fire]]".
He graduated from [[David H. Hickman High School]] in [[Columbia, Missouri]] and [[Harvard University]]. He currently works as a co-[[executive producer]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and is credited with having written 22 episodes: "[[Treehouse of Horror XI]]" (the "G-G-G-Ghost D-D-D-Dad" segment), "[[Homer vs. Dignity]]", "[[Father Knows Worst]]", "[[Boy Meets Curl]]", "[[The Blue and the Gray (The Simpsons)|The Blue and the Gray]]", "[[The Daughter Also Rises]]", "[[The Changing of the Guardian]]", "[[The War of Art (The Simpsons)|The War of Art]]", "[[The Kids Are All Fight]]", "[[Friend with Benefit]]", "[[The Girl Code]]", "[[The Burns Cage]]", "[[Pork and Burns]]", "[[Throw Grampa from the Dane]]", "[[Baby You Can't Drive My Car]]", "[[101 Mitigations]]", "[[E My Sports]]", "[[Frinkcoin]]", "[[Manger Things]]", "[[Burger Kings]]", "[[Portrait of a Lackey on Fire]]" and "[[The Simpsons (season 35)|Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story]]".


He co-created the [[Adobe Flash|Macromedia Flash]] cartoon series ''[[Starship Regulars]]'' on [[Icebox.com]], and it was picked up by television network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] but never aired. He then co-created the series ''[[Greetings from Tucson]]'', which aired for one season on [[The WB]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=’Undercover Brother’ makes leap from Web to big screen|url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2002-06-10/article/12560?headline=-Undercover-Brother-makes-leap-from-Web-to-big-screen|work=The Berkeley Daily Planet|date=2002-06-10|accessdate=2009-08-23|author=Gentile, Gary}}</ref> LaZebnik has also been credited with writing episodes of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', ''[[The War at Home (TV series)|The War at Home]]'', ''[[Less Than Perfect]]'', ''[[The Ellen Show]]'' and ''[[Empty Nest (TV series)|Empty Nest]]''.
He co-created the [[Adobe Flash|Macromedia Flash]] cartoon series ''[[Starship Regulars]]'' on [[Icebox.com]], and it was picked up by television network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] but never aired. He then co-created the series ''[[Greetings from Tucson]]'', which aired for one season on [[The WB]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Undercover Brother' makes leap from Web to big screen|url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2002-06-10/article/12560?headline=-Undercover-Brother-makes-leap-from-Web-to-big-screen|work=The Berkeley Daily Planet|date=2002-06-10|accessdate=2009-08-23|author=Gentile, Gary}}</ref> LaZebnik has also been credited with writing episodes of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', ''[[The War at Home (TV series)|The War at Home]]'', ''[[Less Than Perfect]]'', ''[[The Ellen Show]]'' and ''[[Empty Nest (TV series)|Empty Nest]]''.


His wife, [[Claire Scovell LaZebnik|Claire LaZebnik]], is an author and is the sister of television writer [[Nell Scovell]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jennings|first1=Zeke|title='The Simpsons' writer Rob LaZebnik entertains Michigan Theatre crowd with stories from Hollywood|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/jackson/index.ssf/2013/03/the_simpsons_writer_bob_lazebn.html|accessdate=October 11, 2015|work=mlive.com|date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> His son, [[Johnny LaZebnik]], is also a comedy writer who has worked on ''The Simpsons''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny LaZebnik on writing Smithers’ first serious boyfriend on The Simpsons|url=https://www.avclub.com/simpsons-writer-johnny-lazebnik-on-penning-smithers-fi-1848086248|access-date=2021-11-22|website=The A.V. Club|language=en-us}}</ref> His brothers are [[Ken LaZebnik]] and [[Philip LaZebnik]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=HARBEN |first=KATHERINE K. |title=The Hollywood touch |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/the-hollywood-touch/article_6da34a37-a98a-5d69-bff2-90d4d76e4d92.html |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Columbia Missourian |language=en}}</ref>
His wife, [[Claire Scovell LaZebnik|Claire LaZebnik]], is an author and is the sister of television writer [[Nell Scovell]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jennings|first1=Zeke|title='The Simpsons' writer Rob LaZebnik entertains Michigan Theatre crowd with stories from Hollywood|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/jackson/index.ssf/2013/03/the_simpsons_writer_bob_lazebn.html|accessdate=October 11, 2015|work=mlive.com|date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> His son, [[Johnny LaZebnik]], is also a comedy writer who has worked on ''The Simpsons''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny LaZebnik on writing Smithers' first serious boyfriend on The Simpsons|url=https://www.avclub.com/simpsons-writer-johnny-lazebnik-on-penning-smithers-fi-1848086248|access-date=2021-11-22|website=The A.V. Club|date=22 November 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref> His brothers are [[Ken LaZebnik]] and [[Philip LaZebnik]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=HARBEN |first=KATHERINE K. |title=The Hollywood touch |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/the-hollywood-touch/article_6da34a37-a98a-5d69-bff2-90d4d76e4d92.html |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Columbia Missourian |language=en}}</ref>


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[[Category:Writers from Columbia, Missouri]]



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Latest revision as of 04:13, 8 August 2024

Rob LaZebnik
LaZebnik at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2011.
BornMay 6, 1962
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationScreenwriter
SpouseClaire Scovell LaZebnik
RelativesKen LaZebnik (brother)
Philip LaZebnik (brother)

Rob LaZebnik (born May 6, 1962) is an American television writer.

Life and career

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He graduated from David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri and Harvard University. He currently works as a co-executive producer on The Simpsons and is credited with having written 22 episodes: "Treehouse of Horror XI" (the "G-G-G-Ghost D-D-D-Dad" segment), "Homer vs. Dignity", "Father Knows Worst", "Boy Meets Curl", "The Blue and the Gray", "The Daughter Also Rises", "The Changing of the Guardian", "The War of Art", "The Kids Are All Fight", "Friend with Benefit", "The Girl Code", "The Burns Cage", "Pork and Burns", "Throw Grampa from the Dane", "Baby You Can't Drive My Car", "101 Mitigations", "E My Sports", "Frinkcoin", "Manger Things", "Burger Kings", "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire" and "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story".

He co-created the Macromedia Flash cartoon series Starship Regulars on Icebox.com, and it was picked up by television network Showtime but never aired. He then co-created the series Greetings from Tucson, which aired for one season on The WB.[1] LaZebnik has also been credited with writing episodes of Monk, The War at Home, Less Than Perfect, The Ellen Show and Empty Nest.

His wife, Claire LaZebnik, is an author and is the sister of television writer Nell Scovell.[2] His son, Johnny LaZebnik, is also a comedy writer who has worked on The Simpsons.[3] His brothers are Ken LaZebnik and Philip LaZebnik.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Gentile, Gary (2002-06-10). "'Undercover Brother' makes leap from Web to big screen". The Berkeley Daily Planet. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  2. ^ Jennings, Zeke (March 27, 2013). "'The Simpsons' writer Rob LaZebnik entertains Michigan Theatre crowd with stories from Hollywood". mlive.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Johnny LaZebnik on writing Smithers' first serious boyfriend on The Simpsons". The A.V. Club. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  4. ^ HARBEN, KATHERINE K. "The Hollywood touch". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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