Al Jean began his career in writing with what show-runner for The Simpsons?
Al Jean Alfred Ernest "Al" Jean III (born January 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter and producer. Jean is well known for his work on "The Simpsons". He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Harvard University in 1981. Jean began his writing career in the 1980s with fellow Harvard alum Mike Reiss. Together, they worked as writers and producers on television shows such as "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "ALF" and "It's Garry Shandling's Show".
List of The Simpsons writers The following is a list of writers who have worked on the FOX animated television series "The Simpsons" in the order of first credited episode (by broadcast). As of May 21, 2017, 126 people have been credited with writing or co-writing at least one episode of "The Simpsons".