Jon Vitti
Birth Name:
Jon Vitti
Profession
Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Script department
Fast Facts
- In 2011, he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy Series
- Won a 1996 CableACE Award for his work on "The Larry Sanders Show․"
- Attended Harvard University, where he was president of the Harvard Lampoon
- Is a distant cousin of award-winning sports author Jim Vitti
- Is best known for his work on the animated series "The Simpsons․"
- In college, he was a classmate of fellow comedic writer Conan O'Brien
- Would use the pseudonym Penny Wise on some of "The Simpsons" shows he wrote
Awards
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Nominated
- 1995CableACE - Comedy Series:Winner
- 1996CableACE - Comedy Series:Winner
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1997CableACE - Writing a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1998PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television:Nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Winner
- 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music and Lyrics:Nominated
- 2008Annie - Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
- 2011WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated