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Mike Scully Biography

Birth Name:Michael C. Scully

Birth Place:Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Music department

Fast Facts

Nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award in 2008 as Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures for "The Simpsons Movie․"
Nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 2009 in the Comedy Series category for "The Simpsons․"
Nominated for an Annie in 2008 for Best Writing in an Animated Productions for "The Simpsons Movie․"
Was awarded a Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degree from Westfield State University in 2008
Winner of an Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award from the Writers Guild of America in 2011
Nominated twice for a Writers Guild of America Award, in 2012 and 2013, in the Comedy Series category for "Parks and Recreation․"
Worked as a stand-up comic and wrote for comic Yakov Smirnoff
Perhaps best known as the executive producer and showrunner of "The Simpsons․"

1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less): winner
1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less): nominated
1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less): winner
1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less): winner
1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less): nominated
2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less): winner
2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): winner
2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2008Annie-Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
2008OFTA Film Award-Best Animated Picture: nominated
2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2009WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2013Humanitas Prize-30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television: nominated
2013WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2021Kidscreen Award-Best New Series: Tweens/Teens: nominated