Frank Mula
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Life and career
Mula was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was raised in South River. He graduated from South River High School, and earned a master's degree from Rutgers University. In the late 1970s, he moved to California to pursue a career in writing comedy, after having success in faxing jokes to Joan Rivers.[1] For his work on The Simpsons, Mula won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program.[2]
Simpsons showrunner Mike Reiss remembered Mula as a quiet man who spoke little in the writers' room but was brilliant when he did. He solved a longstanding problem of how to resolve the episode "Lisa the Beauty Queen" by getting Lisa disqualified.[3]
He died in Glendale, California, on December 17, 2021, at the age of 71.[4]
Writing credits
The Simpsons episodes
He has written the following episodes:
- "I Love Lisa" (1993)
- "The Last Temptation of Homer" (1993)
- "Faith Off" (2000)
References
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- ↑ Hart, Jolene. "Doh! TV writer one of two grads honored: Co-producer of ABC shows, TV writer returns to South River" Template:Webarchive, Old Bridge Suburban, November 13, 2003. Accessed February 6, 2011. "The entrance to South River may not yet post signs heralding, Birthplace of Frank Mula, but there are more than a few ways Mula has earned recognition as a local celebrity."
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