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Jeff Westbrook

b. 1950

Television writer

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Born 1950. Jeff Westbrook is an American screenwriter.

Jeff Westbrook presenting a talk on the math in The Simpsons in the episode "Treehouse of Horror VI." Jeff Westbrook is a TV writer best known for his work on The Simpsons and Futurama, for which he is a three-time winner of the WGA Award. He then took a faculty position at Yale University, later becoming a researcher for AT&T Laboratories before leaving research for Hollywood.

Erdős and Bacon numbers Westbrook's Erdős number is three due to his research collaborations with Tarjan and others. His Bacon number is also three, due to his appearance as an extra in the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, giving a combined Erdős–Bacon number of six.

Writing credits Futurama episodes "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" (2001) "The 30% Iron Chef" (2002) "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles" (2003)

The Simpsons episodes "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister" (2005) "The Wettest Stories Ever Told" (2006) "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (2006) – Won 2007 WGA Award in the Animation category "Apocalypse Cow" (2008) – Won 2008 WGA Award in the Animation category "No Loan Again, Naturally" (2009) "Pranks and Greens" (2009) "The Ned-Liest Catch" (2011) "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants" (2011) "Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda" (2012) – Won 2012 WGA Award in the Animation category "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" (2013) "The Man Who Grew Too Much" (2014) "The Wreck of the Relationship" (2014) "Let's Go Fly a Coot" (2015) “The Nightmare After Krustmas” (2016) "Caper Chase" (2017) "No Good Read Goes Unpunished" (2018) 'Tis the 30th Season" (2018) "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (2019) "Bobby, It's Cold Outside" (2019) "Better Off Ned" (2020) "The Road to Cincinnati" (2020) "Diary Queen" (2021) "Girls Just Shauna Have Fun" (2022) "Pin Gal" (2023) "Clown V. Board of Education" (2023) "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" (2023) "Shoddy Heat" (2024) "Full Heart, Empty Pool" (2025) "Seperance" (2026)

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Important facts

Born
1950
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Harvard University, Princeton University
Employers
Yale University
Awards
Writers Guild of America Award

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jeff Westbrook's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Westbrook?

Television writer

When was Jeff Westbrook born?

Jeff Westbrook was born in 1950.

What is Jeff Westbrook's occupation?

Jeff Westbrook is a screenwriter.

What nationality is Jeff Westbrook?

Jeff Westbrook is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jeff Westbrook

· Wikidata: Q6175252

· DBpedia: Jeff Westbrook

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