John Altschuler Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he first met Dave Krinsky and co-created a student comedy show with him
• Began his career in the entertainment industry as the second unit production assistant for "Miracle Mile" in 1988
• Started out as a writer for the National Lampoon humor magazine with Dave Krinsky
• Quote: "(On "The Goode Family"): "You know, we all try so hard, and it's never good enough․ That frustration is the essence of comedy․ We're all trying so hard to be good․""
• Best known as the co-creator and executive producer of "The Goode Family" and as the executive producer of "King of the Hill․"
• Founded the production company Ternion Productions with Dave Krinsky and Mike Judge in 2008
• Frequently collaborates with fellow writer and producer Dave Krinsky on projects like "Silicon Valley" and "King of the Hill," and the duo also wrote the screenplay for "Blades of Glory․"
• Wrote and produced several episodes of the MTV reboot of "Beavis and Butt-Head․"