John Frink

John Frink is an American television writer and producer. He has written several episodes of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, many of which he co-wrote with his former writing partner Don Payne. Frink and Payne started their career in television writing for the short-lived sitcom Hope and Gloria. They wrote their first episode of The Simpsons in 2000, and Frink still works on the show as a writer and executive producer.

Early life and career Frink was born in Whitesboro, New York. A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, he holds a degree in creative writing. Frink began his career as a writer for several sitcoms together with his writing partner at the time, Don Payne. These sitcoms were short-lived and Payne has deemed them as failures.

Further career Frink and Payne joined the writing staff of the animated sitcom The Simpsons in 1999, participating in the show's communal rewriting process beginning in its eleventh season. The earliest episode co-written by Frink and Payne was the season twelve episode "Insane Clown Poppy", The first episode Frink wrote on his own was season fifteen's "Bart-Mangled Banner" (2004). Since the twenty-first season of The Simpsons (2009–2010), he has been credited as an executive producer.

The Simpsons character Professor Frink, a The Nutty Professor-esque scientist, was named after Frink, although the character was introduced before he was hired as a writer on the show.

Awards Frink has won several awards for his work on The Simpsons. He has also received several award nominations. +Accolades for John Frink Year Award Category Series Notes Result Ref. 2000 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) The Simpsons As producer 2001 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) The Simpsons As producer 2004 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) The Simpsons As co-executive producer 2007 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) The Simpsons As co-executive producer 2008 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) The Simpsons As co-executive producer 2009 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) The Simpsons As co-executive producer 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) The Simpsons As co-executive producer 2010 Annie Award Writing in a Television Production The Simpsons For the episode "Stealing First Base" 2011 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) The Simpsons As executive producer and writer of the episode "Angry Dad: The Movie"

Credits +John Frink credits outside of The Simpsons Year Series Role Notes 1995 Hope and Gloria Writer Co-wrote the episode "A Fine ROM-ance" Pride & Joy Writer Co-wrote the episode "Brenda's Secret" 1995–1996 Can't Hurry Love Writer Co-wrote the episodes "Annie Get Your Armoire","Glove Story", and "Valentine's Day Massacred" 1997 Men Behaving Badly Writer Co-wrote the episodes "Wet Nurse" and "Playing Doctor" Veronica's Closet Co-producer Co-produced the episode "Veronica's First Thanksgiving" 1998 The Brian Benben Show Writer and producer Co-wrote the episode "House of Blues" 2000–present The Simpsons Writer and producer For a list of episodes written, see below 2007 The Simpsons Movie Consultant writer

The Simpsons episodes