Glenn Eichler (born ) is an American comedy writer. He is best known for co-creating the MTV adult animated series ''

Daria ''Daria'' is an American adult animation, adult animated sitcom television series created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis, Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It centers on the titular character, D ...

'', which originally aired from 1997 to 2002. Eichler started out as an editor for '' National Lampoon'' magazine. He then worked as story editor for the MTV television shows ''

Beavis and Butt-head ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated Animated sitcom, sitcom created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, Stupi ...

'' and '' The Maxx''. Apart from ''Daria'', Eichler also produced '' Hey Joel'' for VH1. He has also written for such shows as '' Rugrats'', ''Bratz'', '' Married... with Children'', and '' The Wrong Coast'', a stop-action animation mini-series for the American Movie Classics cable channel. He currently writes for ''

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' is an American late-night talk show, late-night news satire, news and liberal political satire talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. Produced by Stephen Colbert, Spartin ...

'' on CBS after also writing for

Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program ''The Colbert Report'' from 2005 to ...

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American Cable television in the United States, cable television channel, channel owned by Paramount Global through its Paramount Media Networks, network division's Paramount Media Networks#MTV Entertainment Group, MTV Ente ...

's '' The Colbert Report''. Eichler is the author of the humor books ''Mush!: Sled Dogs with Issues'', ''Stuffed!'', '' Bill and Hillary's Twelve-Step Guide to Recovery'' (a political satire), and '' Dr. Katz's Me At a Glance''. Because he was executive producer of ''Daria'', he is sometimes claimed to be the creator of the character

Daria Morgendorffer Daria Morgendorffer is a fictional character and the eponymous main protagonist of the MTV adult animated series ''Daria'', which originally aired from March 1997 to January 2002. She was initially designed and created by ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' ...

; this was actually the work of ''Beavis and Butt-head'' writer David Felton, with some input from

Mike Judge Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator of the animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present). He ...

Personal life

Born in The Bronx, New York City and raised in

New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle ( ; in ) is a Political subdivisions of New York State#City, city in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately from Midtow ...

, Eichler produced a four-page joke newspaper as a pre-teen called the ''Wykagyl Wombat''. He graduated from

American University The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...

, where he majored in American literature and worked as a writer for a trade publication before finding work at the ''National Lampoon''. Since 2000, he and his family have been residents of

Montclair, New Jersey Montclair is a Township (New Jersey), township in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a commercial and cultural hub of North Jersey and a diverse ...

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