Steve Pepoon
Steve Pepoon | |
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| Born | May 19, 1956 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2025 (aged 68) Paola, Kansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television writer |
Stephen Robert Pepoon (May 19, 1956 – May 3, 2025) was an American television writer who wrote for The Simpsons, ALF, and Get a Life. He was also the co-creator of The Wild Thornberrys.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Pepoon was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 19, 1956.[2] He grew up in Paola, Kansas, and graduated from Kansas State University.[3] He moved to Los Angeles and managed drive-in movie theaters.[4] Pepoon's The Simpsons episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program at the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards.[5]
Pepoon died in Paola, Kansas on May 3, 2025, at the age of 68.[6][2]
Filmography
[edit]- Writer
- Silver Spoons (1 episode, 1986)
- ALF (14 episodes, 1987–1990)
- It's Garry Shandling's Show (1 episode, 1990)
- Get a Life (1990)
- Ferris Bueller (3 episodes, 1990)
- The Simpsons (1 episode, 1991)
- The Jackie Thomas Show (1992)
- Roseanne (1 episode, 1994)
- Cleghorne! (1 episode, 1995)
- You Wish (1997)
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
- The Wild Thornberrys (2 episodes, 2001–2003)
- Producer
- Roseanne (15 episodes, 1993–1994)
- Cleghorne! (15 episodes, 1995)
- Teen Angel (1 episode, 1998)
- The PJs (3 episodes, 2000)
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 1991, won Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Animated Program' for The Simpsons[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Steve Pepoon Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- 1 2 "Steve Pepoon, Writer on 'The Simpsons,' 'The Wild Thornberrys' and 'ALF,' Dies at 68". The Hollywood Reporter. May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Directors". youthjazz.us. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ Lybarger, Dan. "The Midway and I-70 drive-ins struggle to survive the digital conversion". The Pitch.
- ↑ "Steve Pepoon". Television Academy.
- ↑ "In Memory Of Stephen Robert Pepoon 1956 - 2025". Dengel & Son Mortuary. 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ↑ "1991 Emmy Winners". Retrieved 26 March 2010.
External links
[edit]- Steve Pepoon at IMDb
- Steve Pepoon discography at Discogs
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