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Occupation
  
Television writer

Name
  
Tom Martin


Role
  
Television writer

Shows
  
The Simpsons, WordGirl


Full Name
  
Thomas Joseph Martin

Born
  
July 29, 1964 (age 59) (
1964-07-29
)
Chicago, Illinois

Education
  
University of California, Irvine

Awards
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program

Movies
  
It's a Very Merry Muppet C, The Muppets' Wizard of, The Year Without A Santa Cla

Similar People
  
George Meyer, Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone‑Graham, Julie Thacker, Carolyn Omine

Thomas Joseph "Tom" Martin (born July 29, 1964, Chicago, Illinois) is an American television writer. He grew up in Southern California and attended Rolling Hills High School and Indio High School. He graduated from University of California, Irvine in 1987 with degrees in Economics and Political Science. While at UC Irvine he ran on the Track and Cross Country teams. He has written for Saturday Night Live (as a guest writer), The Simpsons, The Naked Truth, Just Shoot Me!, Still Standing, Clone High, and is a former standup comedian. He is currently the head writer on the animated PBS show WordGirl.

Contents

The Simpsons episodes

Martin contributed writing to the following The Simpsons episodes:

  • "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday" (with George Meyer, Brian Scully, and Mike Scully)
  • "Grift of the Magi"
  • "Pokey Mom"
  • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

    Martin adapted the film from the original novel.

    References

    Tom Martin (writer) Wikipedia