Al Jean began his career in writing with what show-runner for The Simpsons?
Mike Reiss Michael "Mike" L. Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer. He served as a show-runner, writer and producer for the animated series "The Simpsons" and co-created the animated series "The Critic". He created and wrote the webtoon "Queer Duck" and has also worked on screenplays including: "", "The Simpsons Movie" and "My Life in Ruins".
Don Payne (writer) William Donald "Don" Payne (May 5, 1964 – March 26, 2013) was an American writer and producer. He wrote several episodes of "The Simpsons" after 2000, many of these with John Frink, whom he met while studying at the University of California, Los Angeles. The duo began their careers writing for the short-lived sitcom "Hope and Gloria". Payne later moved into writing feature films, including "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" (2006), and co-wrote "" (2007), "Thor" (2011) and its sequel "" (2013). Payne died from bone cancer in March 2013.