Ian Maxtone-Graham
| Ian Maxtone-Graham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ian Howes Maxtone-Graham July 3, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television writer/producer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1983-present |
Ian Howes Maxtone-Graham (born July 3, 1959) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for Saturday Night Live (1992–1995) and The Simpsons (1995–2015), and has also served as a co-executive producer and consulting producer for The Simpsons.
Maxtone-Graham was born in New York City, the son of maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham. He is the great-nephew of Jan Struther, the writer of Mrs Miniver. He attended Trinity School and Brown University. An enthusiastic swimmer, his first job after college was as a diver with an underwater research team. After struggling to establish a career in journalism, he penned material for the television show Not Necessarily the News and the magazines National Lampoon and Army Man. His work in Army Man, an offbeat magazine published by future Simpsons colleague George Meyer, brought him to the attention of Jack Handey, who suggested he work for Saturday Night Live.
While working for Saturday Night Live, Maxtone-Graham co-wrote "The Chanukah Song" with Adam Sandler and, according to the DVD commentary for the SNL clip show "The Best of Alec Baldwin," also wrote the infamous "Canteen Boy" sketch in which Canteen Boy is sexually molested by his scoutmaster, Mr. Armstrong (played by episode host Alec Baldwin). According to the memoir of Jay Mohr, Ian Maxtone-Graham threatened to quit and sue the show during the 1993-1994 season after an altercation with Norm Macdonald. The lawsuit never came to fruition.
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