Broke into television as a freelance writer on shows such as My Mother the Car and The Andy Griffith Show
Was hired by MTM (a production company founded by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker) to help create the classic sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Founded his own production company, Gracie Films, in 1984
Recruited syndicated newspaper cartoonist Matt Groening to do short animations for the Tracy Ullman Show and then to create the enduring hit series The Simpsons
Awards
2008Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Pictures:nominated
2006Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour):winner