Summary
Daniel Chun is a Korean American comedy writer. He has written for The Office and The Simpsons.[1] He received a Writers Guild Award nomination and an Annie Award for his work on The Simpsons.[2] He was once head writer and an executive producer of The Office, receiving two Emmy nominations for his work on the show. Chun has also contributed to the Harvard Lampoon, TNR.com, 02138 Magazine, New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Vitals magazine, where he wrote the back page column.[3] He wrote for the ABC comedy series Happy Endings, joining the show as a writer and producer in season three. In 2015, his ABC Studios pilot Grandfathered, starring John Stamos, was ordered to series on Fox.
Chun studied biological anthropology at Harvard University.[4]
He was named one of Variety's 10 TV Scribes To Watch in 2015.[5]
In 2019, Chun joined several WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.[6]
The Simpsons episodes edit
- "Marge's Son Poisoning" (2005)
- "Jazzy and the Pussycats" (2006)
- "G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)" (2006)
- "Rome-old and Juli-eh" (2007)
- "Any Given Sundance" (2008)
- "Treehouse of Horror XX" (2009)
The Office episodes edit
- "Murder" (2009)
- "The Delivery" (2010)
- "Nepotism" (2010)
- "Training Day" (2011)
- "Doomsday" (2011)
- "Tallahassee" (2012)
References edit
- ^ Li, Jenny (10 July 2007). "Search For Real Fake Springfield". Central Illinois Nes Center. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ McNary, Dave (8 December 2008). "TV trio rack up WGA nominations". Variety. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Daniel Kim". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (24 February 2012). "'The Office' Head Writer Daniel Chun Signs Overall Deal with ABC Studios". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "10 TV Scribes to Watch". 16 June 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 April 2019). "Writers Share Signed Termination Letters As Mass Firing Of Agents Begins After WGA-ATA Talks Fail". Deadline.
External links edit
Daniel Chun at IMDb