Matt Selman: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American writer and producer (born 1971)}}

| caption = Selman at [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] in July 2010

| birth_name = Matthew David Selman

| birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->{{birth-date andbased on age|September 9,as 1971of date|36|2008|6|10}}

| birth_place = [[Watertown, Massachusetts]], U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|[[Screenwriting|Writer]], Producer|producer}}

| website = https://{{URL|twitter.com/mattselman}}

'''Matt Selman''' (born<!-- SeptemberValid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> 9, September 1971)<ref name="globe" /> is an [[United States|American]] [[writer]] and producer.

Selman grewis upa innative of [[Watertown, Massachusetts]].<ref name="globe">{{cite news|title=Names|date=June 10, 2008|work=[[The Boston Globe]] |last=Kahn |first=Joseph P.|page=7B |quote=Watertown native Matt Selman, 36...}}</ref> He graduated from [[Beaver Country Day School]] in 1989. He studied [[history]] atand the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and served as Editor-in-Chief for1993.<ref ''[[34thname="globe" Street Magazine]].''/><ref>{{cite news|title='Geator' takes a heart break|first=Dan|last=Gross|work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]|date=2008-02-February 28|page=39}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Notebook|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|author=Hall, Brendan|page=7Reg|date=2008-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Names|date=2008-06-10|work=[[Boston Globe]]|author=Kahn, Joseph P.|page=7B39}}</ref><ref name=nerd/><ref name=gazette>{{cite news|url=http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0508/pro03.html|title=Meeting Marge at the Button: Revisionism Rules!|date=2008-04-April 25, 2008|work=[[The Pennsylvania Gazette]]|authorlast=Haralson, |first=Jessica}}</ref>

In 1997, Selman joined the writing staff of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', where he has remained, rising to the position of [[executive producer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/2010archives/la-xpm-2010-jul/-24/entertainment/-la-et-comic-con-simpsons-glee-story.html|title=Comic-Con 2010: 'The Simpsons' get 'Glee'-ful for upcoming season|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 3, 2010-08-03|date=2010-07-July 24, 2010|author=Kennedy, Gerrick D.}}</ref> He has written or co-written 28 episodes of the show, including "[[Natural Born Kissers]]" which the show's creator [[Matt Groening]] listed as his eighth favorite episode in 2000.,<ref>{{cite news|url=httphttps://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275114,00.html2000/01/14/springfield-dreams/|title=Springfield of Dreams|access-date=2007-08-August 26, 2007|date=2000-01-January 14, 2000|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|author=Snierson, Dan}}</ref> "[[Behind the Laughter]]", "[[Trilogy of Error]]", "[[Sky Police]]" and "[[The Food Wife]]". He also co-wrote the [[The Simpsons Movie|2007 film adaptation]] of the show, as well as co-writing the video games ''[[The Simpsons: Road Rage]]'', ''[[The Simpsons Hit and Run]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''.

Selman has won six [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for his work on the show, sharing them with the other producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |title=Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search |publisher=Emmys.org |access-date=2009-02-February 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5wWgU0Yh9?url=web/20090403022947/http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |archive-date=2011-02-15April 3, 2009 }}</ref> Selman received an [[Annie Award]] in 1999 for writing "[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=Arts Beat|work=[[Dallas Morning News]]|date=November 8, 1999-11-08|page=23A}}</ref> He also won a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] in 2004 for writing the episode "[[The Dad Who Knew Too Little]]".<ref>{{cite news|title='Translation,' 'Splendor' Honored|date=2004-02-February 23, 2004|page=D-8|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> In the episode, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]'s e-mail was said to be chunkylover53@aol.com. Selman registered the e-mail and received thousands of messages after the episode aired.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2711000/2711069.stm|title=Simpsons fans get e-mails from Homer|access-date=September 10, 2008-09-10|date=2003-01-January 30, 2003|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> He responded to some of them in the character of Homer, but gave up when he forgot the password.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/14/homer_simpson_botnet_hack/|title=Homer Simpson's email address hacked|author=Leyden, John|access-date=2008-09-September 10, 2008|date=2008-07-July 14, 2008|work=[[The Register]]}}</ref>

Of his writing of ''The Simpsons'', heSelman said: "The hardest thing is we have to try and make each episode as good as everything that's come before it. We have a legacy of greatness, and you don't want to be the person that ruins ''The Simpsons''."<ref name="hands">{{cite news|title=Hands Down|author=Dudley, Jennifer|work=[[The Courier Mail]]|date=2003-05-May 15, 2003|page=What's On 007}}</ref>

As of 2020, he is joint show runnershowrunner with [[Al Jean]].

Selman formerly wrote for [[Time (magazine)|Time.com]]'s Techland "Nerd World" blog alongside [[Lev Grossman]],<ref name=nerd>{{cite web|url=http://techland.com/author/mselman/?order=ASC|title=About Matt Selman|publisher=Techland.com|access-date=February 6, 2010-02-06}}</ref> and is also the creator and writer of the [[Icebox.com]] webtoon "Superhero Roommate."<ref>{{cite news|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/2000archives/la-xpm-2000-jun/-16/entertainment/-ca-41407-story.html|title=These Days, Web Sites Are Becoming Fairly Animated|date=2000-06-June 16, 2000|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Botwin, Michele|access-date=August 3, 2010-08-03}}</ref> Selman also has written jokes for many animated movies. He appeared alongside Groening and voice actor [[Hank Azaria]] to judge on a ''The Simpsons''-themed challenge on an episode of ''[[Top Chef: Masters]]'' in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/05/13/%E2%80%98top-chef-masters%E2%80%99-season-2-episode-6-tv-recap/|title='Top Chef Masters,' Season 2, Episode 6: TV Recap|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|author=Ramirez, Elva|date=2010-05-May 13, 2010|access-date=August 4, 2010-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A good day at the office for Gervais|author=Walker, Tim|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2009-04-April 30, 2009|page=007}}</ref>

Selman is married to Renee Ridgeley<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Selman|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0783468/|publisher=IMDB[[IMDb]]|access-date=28 January 28, 2018}}</ref> and hasthey have two daughters.

**”"[[The Simpsons (season 30)|The Clown Stays in the Picture]]”" (2019)

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