Michael Price (born October 22, 1958) is an American writer and producer, best known for his Emmy and Writers Guild award-winning work on ''

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''. Price is a writer and co-

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of the ABC series '' Teacher's Pet''. He served as a script consultant on ''

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'' and wrote the

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special, '' ''Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace''''. He works at Lucasfilm writing and producing Lego Star Wars Franchise. Other television shows he has written for include '' What About Joan?'', ''

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'', '' Teen Angel'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' One Minute to Air''. Price co-wrote and co-produced the

Bill Burr William Frederick Burr (born June 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster. He has released multiple stand-up comedy specials, most notably ''Why Do I Do This?'' (2008), ''Let It Go'' (2010), ''You People Are A ...

series ''

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'' in 2015 on

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. The show is an

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, and draws from Burr's standup. He grew up in

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, where he earned a B.A. degree in Theatre Arts, and

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, where he earned a

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degree in directing for the theatre.

Filmography

''The Simpsons'' episodes

References

External links

* American television writers American male television writers Living people Montclair State University alumni People from South Plainfield, New Jersey Tulane University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Writers Guild of America Award winners Annie Award winners 1958 births Television producers from New Jersey {{Simpsons-stub