Steve O Donnell

Steve O’Donnell is an American television writer and producer who has various accolades attached to his name. The Seinfeld? Yes! The Simpsons The Simpsons is a funny, highly popular American s >> Read More... ? Yes! 

He was born on 19th July 1954 that makes him 67 years old currently. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the prestigious Harvard University that he graduated from in 1976. (What else would you even expect from such a talented writer?)

Not much is known about his personal life except for having a brother. Interestingly, Steve O’Donnell’s this brother is his identical twin named Mark O’Donnell. Mark was also an American writer and humourist. Unfortunately, he passed away by collapsing in his apartment in 2012. He was the Tony award-winning co-writer of the Broadway musical Hairspray. 

Steve O’Donnell had started working on the Late Night with David Letterman show when it initially began to air. He has even served as the head writer there. Not just that, Steve has also co-authored quite a few Top Ten Top Ten is a Hindi language TV show that aired on >> Read More... Books based on the same show. He also listed the Top Ten moments from the show during its final year to be published in the New York Times.

He is famous for The Chris Rock Show (1997), The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008). He has also been in the Jimmy Kimmel Live! Show since its inception in 2003. He can also sometimes be seen acting out comedic parts in front of the camera.

 For The Simpsons, he has written two episodes of season 9. These are: “All Singing, All Dancing” and “The Joy of Sect.” Not just that, he has also edited the story of five episodes of The Simpsons.

And if you think Steve O’Donnell has just been writing bits and pieces here and there, not having won any awards, you might be wrong. What makes him a celebrated writer reflects in his 18 Emmy Nominations. Out of which, he managed to win four of them also!

He has won the ‘Outstanding for a Variety of music program’ 1999 for The Chris Rock Show (aired on HBO). He won the ‘Outstanding for a variety of music program’ 1987 for the fifth season of Late Night with David Letterman Show (aired on NBC). He won the same award for the fourth anniversary season of the same show too!