Larry Doyle | |
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Born |
Camden, New Jersey |
November 13, 1958
Occupation | Writer, columnist, humorist, screenwriter |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1989– |
Genre | Humor, fiction |
Notable works | I Love You, Beth Cooper, The Simpsons |
Website | |
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Larry Doyle (born November 13, 1958) is an American novelist, television writer and producer.
Doyle was born in Camden, New Jersey, and grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He graduated from Buffalo Grove High School in 1976. Doyle attended the University of Illinois and received his Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology in 1980, and his Master of Science in journalism in 1982. He currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and children.
Doyle got his start in 1989–1991 as an editor at Chicago-based First Comics. He regularly worked on Beavis and Butt-head, then wrote two episodes of Rugrats and worked as a writer and producer on The Simpsons for seasons nine through twelve (1997–2001) under the direction of executive producer Mike Scully. He also wrote one episode for Daria and three episodes for Instant Mom. He also wrote the films Duplex and Looney Tunes: Back in Action. He also produced some Looney Tunes shorts that were completed in 2003. However, due to the box-office bomb of Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Warner Bros. decided not to release the shorts theatrically and putting them direct-to-video instead.
He is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and has also had columns in Esquire magazine, New York Magazine, and the New York Observer.