Daniel Chun is a Korean American comedy writer. He has written for '' The Office'' and ''

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''. He received a Writers Guild Award nomination and an

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for his work on ''The Simpsons''. He was once

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and an

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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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Vitals'' magazine, where he wrote the back page column. He wrote for the ABC comedy series ''

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'', joining the show as a writer and producer in season three. In 2015, his ABC Studios pilot '' Grandfathered'', starring

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, was ordered to series on Fox. Chun studied

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. He was named one of Variety's 10 TV Scribes To Watch in 2015. 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.

''The Simpsons'' episodes

*" Marge's Son Poisoning" (2005) *" Jazzy and the Pussycats" (2006) *"

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" (2006) *" Rome-old and Juli-eh" (2007) *" Any Given Sundance" (2008) *" Treehouse of Horror XX" (2009)

''The Office'' episodes

*" Murder" (2009) *" The Delivery" (2010) *"

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" (2010) *" Training Day" (2011) *"

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" (2011) *"

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" (2012)

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