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Richard Appel

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  • Actor
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Richard Appel at an event for The Cleveland Show (2009)
Richard Appel was born on 21 May 1963 in New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Simpsons (1989), King of the Hill (1997) and A.U.S.A. (2003). He was previously married to Mona Simpson.
BornMay 21, 1963
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BornMay 21, 1963
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Kathy Najimy, Breckin Meyer, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Gardner, Beth Grant, Johnny Hardwick, Toby Huss, Jonathan Joss, Mike Judge, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom in King of the Hill (1997)
    King of the Hill
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Scott Foley, John Ross Bowie, Amanda Detmer, Peter Jacobson, Eddie McClintock, and Ana Ortiz in A.U.S.A. (2003)
    A.U.S.A.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Bernie Mac in The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
    The Bernie Mac Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2008–2025
    • Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness PSA (2021)
      Family Guy COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness PSA
      6.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Jamie Kennedy, Sanaa Lathan, Will Forte, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Arianna Huffington, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jason Sudeikis, John Viener, Glenn Howerton, Alec Sulkin, Mike Henry, Nickie Bryar, and Aseem Batra in The Cleveland Show (2009)
      The Cleveland Show
      5.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009–2013
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Nicholas Brendon, Bradley Cooper, John Francis Daley, Jaime King, Bonnie Somerville, and Owain Yeoman in Kitchen Confidential (2005)
      Kitchen Confidential
      8.0
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2005–2006
    • My Ex Life (2006)
      My Ex Life
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Bernie Mac in The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
      The Bernie Mac Show
      7.2
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2003–2005
    • Scott Foley, John Ross Bowie, Amanda Detmer, Peter Jacobson, Eddie McClintock, and Ana Ortiz in A.U.S.A. (2003)
      A.U.S.A.
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Kathy Najimy, Breckin Meyer, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Gardner, Beth Grant, Johnny Hardwick, Toby Huss, Jonathan Joss, Mike Judge, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom in King of the Hill (1997)
      King of the Hill
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • consulting producer
      • 1998–2003
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • producer
      • consulting producer
      • 1996–1998

    Writer

    • Jamie Kennedy, Sanaa Lathan, Will Forte, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Arianna Huffington, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jason Sudeikis, John Viener, Glenn Howerton, Alec Sulkin, Mike Henry, Nickie Bryar, and Aseem Batra in The Cleveland Show (2009)
      The Cleveland Show
      5.6
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2009–2013
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Nicholas Brendon, Bradley Cooper, John Francis Daley, Jaime King, Bonnie Somerville, and Owain Yeoman in Kitchen Confidential (2005)
      Kitchen Confidential
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2006
    • My Ex Life (2006)
      My Ex Life
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Bernie Mac in The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
      The Bernie Mac Show
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2003–2005
    • Scott Foley, John Ross Bowie, Amanda Detmer, Peter Jacobson, Eddie McClintock, and Ana Ortiz in A.U.S.A. (2003)
      A.U.S.A.
      6.6
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2003
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story editor
      • staff writer
      • 1994–1998

    Actor

    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Focus Group Tester (voice)
      • 2019
    • Jamie Kennedy, Sanaa Lathan, Will Forte, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Arianna Huffington, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jason Sudeikis, John Viener, Glenn Howerton, Alec Sulkin, Mike Henry, Nickie Bryar, and Aseem Batra in The Cleveland Show (2009)
      The Cleveland Show
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Husband (voice)
      • 2009–2011
    • The Making of 'Get Your Hump on' with Earth, Wind, & Fire
      Video
      • 2010
    • Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Naomi Watts, and Ger Duany in I Heart Huckabees (2004)
      I Heart Huckabees
      6.5
      • Josh
      • 2004

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Richard ''Former Attorney'' Appel
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • May 21, 1963
      • New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Mona Simpson1993 - 2012 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Grace Jandali-Appel

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      Brother-in-law of Steve Jobs.

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