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".
All Singing, All Dancing "All Singing, All Dancing" is the eleventh episode of "The Simpsons"' ninth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 4, 1998. In the fourth clip show aired by "The Simpsons", Homer claims he hates singing, so Marge shows family videos of musical numbers from the previous seasons of the series. The original material was directed by Mark Ervin and written by Steve O'Donnell. It was executive produced by David Mirkin. It features guest appearances from George Harrison, Patrick Stewart, and Phil Hartman, although these are all clips and none of them recorded original material for the episode.