Eric Kaplan
Eric Kaplan
Eric Kaplanis an American television writer, producer, and story editor. His work has included shows such as Late Show with David Letterman, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Malcolm in the Middle, Futurama and The Simpsons. He currently works on The Big Bang Theory...
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth10 September 1971
graduation love
I love graduation speeches. I have always loved them; I will always love them.
love
I loved Charles Addams more than anything. Still love him.
feed
I started doing a Twitter feed when my father was dying. I was very distracted, preoccupied. It was upsetting.
figuring happening
I used cartoons as diaries. I still do. They're my way of figuring out the world, what's happening to me or what I'm thinking about.
form trying
I was trying to be a writer, and I was kind of getting sidetracked, so I started doing cartoons as a form of expression.
sat
I've sat through boring speeches; didn't get up and leave.
characters giving hear opposed television
In television writing, you want to hear what the characters say as opposed to giving them something to say. It's the same with the cartoons.
wisdom
No, I never - no one ever - I never learned anything when I was a kid. Honestly, my parents had nothing to tell me - like, no wisdom, nothing.
southern yorker
One identity is as a television writer, which is very classically Southern California, but another of my personae is as a New Yorker cartoonist.
angeles los york
Shooting in Los Angeles is always pleasant and comfortable. Shooting in New York is like being on 'Survivor.'
online people
Sometimes I'll be reading something online and just get so frustrated because of what people are saying.