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[[File:Rob LaZebnik by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|LaZebnik at the [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] in July 2011.]]
[[File:Rob LaZebnik by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|LaZebnik at the [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] in July 2011.]]
'''Rob LaZebnik''' (born May 6, 1962) is an American television writer.
'''Rob LaZebnik''' is a television writer. 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 eleven 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]]" and "[[The Burns Cage]]". 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 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 11 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]]" and "[[The Burns Cage]]".

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 LaZebnik, is an author.<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>


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LaZebnik at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011.

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

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 11 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" and "The Burns Cage".

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.[2]

References

  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.

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