Occupation Writerproducer Years active 1997–present | Name Scott Gimple Role Writer | |
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Full Name Scott Milhouse Gimple Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Similar People Robert Kirkman, Gregory Nicotero, Andrew Lincoln, Glen Mazzara, Gale Anne Hurd Profiles |
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Scott M. Gimple (born (1971-03-29)March 29, 1971) is an American writer for both comics and television. He is known for his work as a writer and producer for Fillmore!, Life, FlashForward, Chase, and The Walking Dead.
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- Early life
- Career
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- Television
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Early life

Gimple grew up in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey and graduated from Governor Livingston High School. He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.
Career

Gimple was a writer on NBC's Life and Fox TV's Drive, and ABC's FlashForward. He co-wrote the script of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance alongside Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer.

In 2011 he joined AMC's The Walking Dead as a producer and writer for the second season. He wrote "Save the Last One", as well as the critically acclaimed, "Pretty Much Dead Already", and "18 Miles Out" (with showrunner Glen Mazzara).
In January 2013, Gimple was named showrunner of The Walking Dead, replacing Glen Mazzara.
On the 14th April 2017 AMC announced that Gimple will become an executive producer for Fear the Walking Dead.
Gimple has also worked on Disney's Pepper Ann and as a writer for The Simpsons comics, including editing the Simpsons' Episode Guidebook "The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family... Continued". He created the cartoon Fillmore! and the comic book Heroes Anonymous with Bill Morrison.
Personal life
He married actress Julia Wackenheim on August 30, 2009 and they have a son, born in 2015.
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