Bill Odenkirk

William Leonard Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer.

Biography[]

Odenkirk was born in Naperville, Illinois. He is the younger brother of American actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk, and worked as a writer, producer and actor on sketch comedy TV show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which featured his brother as co-star. Odenkirk went on to write for Tenacious D, Futurama, and Disenchantment. He has written and executive produced episodes of The Simpsons. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Chicago.^[1][2]

Writing credits[]

Tenacious D episodes[]

He is credited with writing the following episodes, along with Jack Black, David Cross, Kyle Gass, Tom Gianas, and Bob Odenkirk:

• "Death of a Dream"
• "The Greatest Song in the World"
• "The Fan"
• "Road Gig"

The Simpsons episodes[]

He is credited with writing the following episodes:

• "Treehouse of Horror XV" (all three segments) (2004)
• "The Seven-Beer Snitch" (2005)
• "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" (2006)
• "Crook and Ladder" (2007)
• "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" (2008)
• "Million Dollar Maybe" (2010)
• "Love Is a Many Strangled Thing" (2011)
• "Adventures in Baby-Getting" (2012)
• "Pulpit Friction" (2013)
• "Super Franchise Me" (2014)
• "To Courier with Love" (2016)
• "The Last Traction Hero" (2016)
• "Forgive and Regret" (2018)
• "The Fat Blue Line” (2019)

Futurama episodes[]

He is credited with writing the following episodes:

• "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" (2000)
• "A Tale of Two Santas" (2001)
• "Insane in the Mainframe" (2001)
• "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" (2003)
• "The Farnsworth Parabox" (2003)

Disenchantment episodes[]

He is credited with writing the following episodes:

• "Steamland Confidential" (2021)

References[]

External links[]

• Bill Odenkirk at IMDb

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