John Altschuler
Birth Name:
John Altschuler
Birth Place:
Carbondale, Illinois, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer
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․"
- 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․"
- Founded the production company Ternion Productions with Dave Krinsky and Mike Judge in 2008
- Wrote and produced several episodes of the MTV reboot of "Beavis and Butt-Head․"
Awards
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2014Audience Award - Episodic:Winner
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated