Richard James Appel (born May 21, 1963 in New York) is a writer and producer of TV shows. While attending Harvard University he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon.
He has since written for The Simpsons, Bernie Mac, Kitchen Confidential and King of the Hill, for which he was executive producer. He created and wrote two episodes for the short-lived FOX series, A.U.S.A.. He is married to Mona Simpson, the sister of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs. He is currently a co-executive producer on Family Guy, executive producer on American Dad and developing The Cleveland Show.
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[edit] The Simpsons episodes
He has written or co-written the following episodes:
[edit] The Bernie Mac Show episodes
He has written the following episodes:
- "Eye of the Tiger"
- "That Old Mac Magic"
- "Stiff Upper Lip"
- "Nerdy Mac"
[edit] Family Guy episodes
He has written the following episodes:
[edit] The Cleveland Show episodes
He has written the following episodes:
[edit] Other credits
The Swim Team: From 20th Century Fox, a 2007 CBS comedy about a 30-ish narcissistic bachelor whose sperm bank visit during college comes back to haunt him when the offspring turn up on his doorstep.
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