March/April 2008
Crimson Tide
From Conan O'Brien to Natalie Portman to Homer Simpson, Harvardians have painted Tinseltown red. On the pages that follow, meet the actors, writers, directors, and dealmakers who have brought 02138 to 90210.
by Ari Posner
March/April 2008
The Simpsons/Harvard Axis
The following have been writer-producers of TV's longest-running sitcom.
Richard Appel | A.B. ’85, J.D. ‘88
J. Stewart Burns | A.B. ‘92
Bill Canterbury | A.B. ’88
Daniel Chun | A.B ’02
David Cohen | A.B. ‘88
Jonathan Collier | A.B. ‘83
Kevin Curran | A.B. ‘79
Gregory Daniels | A.B. ’85
Tom Gammill | A.B. ‘79
Dan Greaney | A.B. ’86, J.D. ‘92
Al Jean | A.B. ‘81
Kenneth Keeler | A.B. ’83, S.M. ’90, Ph.D ’90
Brian Kelley | A.B. ‘94
Robert LaZebnik | A.B. ‘84
Jeff Martin | A.B. ‘82
Dan McGrath | A.B. ’87
George Meyer | A.B. ‘78
Conan O'Brien | A.B. ‘85
Bernard Francis Law | A.B. ‘88
Max Pross | A.B. ‘79
Michael Reiss | A.B. ‘81
David Sacks | A.B. ’84
Nell Scovell | A.B. ’82
Steven Tompkins | A.B. ’88
Patric Verrone | A.B. ‘81
Jon Vitti | A.B. ‘81
Matt Warburton | A.B. ’00
Jeff Westbrook | A.B. ’83
Steven Young | A.B. ’87
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Mark Roybal : College Class of1995 -
Kristin Gore : College Class of1999 -
BJ Novak : College Class of2001 -
Michael Schur : College Class of1997 -
Galt Niederhoffer : College Class of1997 -
Robert Carlock : College Class of1995 -
Bitsie Tulloch : College Class of2003 -
Elisabeth Shue : College Class of1986 -
Natalie Portman : College Class of2003 -
Conan O'Brien : College Class of1985 -
Tommy Lee Jones : College Class of1969 -
John Lithgow : College Class of1967 -
Mira Sorvino : College Class of1989 -
Stockard Channing : College Class of1965 -
Matt Damon : College Class of1992 -
Donal Logue : College Class of1988 -
Amy Brenneman : College Class of1986 -
Tom Brady : College Class of1986 -
James Toback : College Class of1966 -
Rob Cohen : College Class of1971 -
Terrence Malick : College Class of1965 -
Darren Aronofsky : College Class of1991 -
Rodrigo Garcia : College Class of1982 -
Ed Zwick : College Class of1974 -
Whit Stillman : College Class of1973 -
Jonathan Mostow : College Class of1983 -
Mira Nair : College Class of1979 -
Aline Brosh McKenna : College Class of1989 -
Frank Pierson : College Class of1946 -
Keir Pearson : College Class of1989 : GSAS Class of1991 -
Paul Attanasio : College Class of1981 : HLS Class of1984 -
Michael Ferris : College Class of1983 -
John Brancato : College Class of1980 -
Michael Crichton : College Class of1964 : HMS Class of1969 -
Jonathan Tolins : College Class of1988 -
Philip LaZebnik : College Class of1975 -
Geoff Rodkey : College Class of1992 -
Dennis McNicholas : College Class of1994 -
Michael Lynton : College Class of1982 : HBS Class of1987 -
Lucy Fisher : College Class of1971 -
Summer Redstone : College Class of1944 -
Lorenzo di Bonaventura : College Class of1980 -
Susanne Daniels : College Class of1987 -
Reginald Hudlin : College Class of1983 -
Nicholas Weinstock : College Class of1991 -
David Heyman : College Class of1983 -
John Lesher : College Class of1988 -
Patric Verrone : College Class of1981 -
Jeff Zucker : College Class of1986 -
Glenn Kessler : College Class of1992 -
Todd Kessler : College Class of1994 -
Daniel Zelman : College Class of1989 -
Jim Downey : College Class of1974 -
Alec Berg : College Class of1991 -
David Mandel : College Class of1992 -
Jeff Schaffer : College Class of1991 -
Gregory Daniels : College Class of1985 -
David Javerbaum : College Class of1993 -
Adam Barr : College Class of1988 -
Carlton Cuse : College Class of1981 -
Becky Hartman-Edwards : College Class of1985 -
Peter Ocko : College Class of1988 -
Steven Peterman : College Class of1972 -
Richard Appel : College Class of1985 : HLS Class of1988 -
J. Stewart Burns : College Class of1992 -
Bill Canterbury : College Class of1988 -
Daniel Chun : College Class of2002 -
David Cohen : College Class of1988 -
Jonathan Collier : College Class of1983 -
Kevin Curran : College Class of1979 -
Gregory Daniels : College Class of1985 -
Tom Gammill : College Class of1979 -
Dan Greaney : College Class of1986 : HLS Class of1992 -
Al Jean : College Class of1981 -
Kenneth Keeler : College Class of1983 : GSAS Class of1990 -
Brian Kelley : College Class of1994 -
Robert LaZebnik : College Class of1984 -
Jeff Martin : College Class of1982 : College Class of1982 -
Dan McGrath : College Class of1987 -
George Meyer : College Class of1978 -
Bill Oakley : College Class of1988 -
Max Pross : College Class of1979 -
Michael Reiss : College Class of1981 -
David Sacks : College Class of1984 -
Nell Scovell : College Class of1982 : College Class of1982 -
Steven Tompkins : College Class of1988 -
Patric Verrone : College Class of1981 -
Jon Vitti : College Class of1981 -
Matt Warburton : College Class of2000 -
Jeff Westbrook : College Class of1983 -
Steven Young : College Class of1987
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