Daniel Chun
Daniel Chun is a Korean American television comedy writer and producer. He has written for The Simpsons, The Office, Happy Endings, and Speechless. He was named one of Variety's 10 TV Scribes to Watch in 2015.
Education
[edit]Chun studied biological anthropology at Harvard University.[1] While at Harvard, Chun was a member of The Harvard Lampoon and got his start in comedy writing there.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Chun worked on The Simpsons for six years (2005–2010) and on The Office for three years (2009–2012), advancing to co-executive producer on both series.[4][5]
During the 2012–2013 season, Chun worked as a consulting producer and writer on the third season of the ABC comedy series Happy Endings.[6]
In 2015, Fox ordered Chun's ABC Studios pilot Grandfathered, starring John Stamos, to series.[7]
Chun’s writing has also appeared in New York, 02138, Vitals, and TheNewRepublic.com, and The Huffington Post.[8]
Chun is a trustee of The Harvard Lampoon and serves on the Sundance Institute Episodic Advisory Council.[9][10] Chun has appeared as speaker and mentor at institutions including the University of Pennsylvania, the Austin TV Festival, FAMU in Prague, the Seoul Digital Forum, the Paley Center, the Sundance Institute, and Harvard University.[11]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Chun received a Writers Guild Award nomination and an Annie Award for his work on The Simpsons.[12][13]
Chun was a head writer on The Office and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the series, in 2010 as supervising producer and in 2011 as co-executive producer.[14][15] Chun was among the writers nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on The Office.[16]
He was named one of Variety's 10 TV Scribes to Watch in 2015.[17]
While Chun was an executive producer and co-executive producer on Speechless, the series won the 2017 Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming.[18][19]
The Simpsons episodes
[edit]- "Marge's Son Poisoning" (2005)
- "Jazzy and the Pussycats" (2006)
- "G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)" (2006)
- "Rome-old and Juli-eh" (2007)
- "Any Given Sundance" (2008)
- "Treehouse of Horror XX" (2009)
The Office episodes
[edit]- "Murder" (2009)
- "The Delivery" (2010)
- "Nepotism" (2010)
- "Training Day" (2011)
- "Doomsday" (2011)
- "Tallahassee" (2012)
References
[edit]- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2012). "'The Office' Head Writer Daniel Chun Signs Overall Deal with ABC Studios". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Lampoon Noise Irks Adams Residents". The Harvard Crimson. May 19, 2000. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "Harvard grad gets big ABC deal". Boston.com. February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ Li, Jenny (July 10, 2007). "Search For Real Fake Springfield". Central Illinois News Center. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ Suh, Grace (November 27, 2012). "November Issue: Q&A With Former 'Simpsons' Writer Daniel Chun". Character Media. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "Daniel Chun". Writers Guild of America West Directory. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "Development Update: Thursday, May 7 - FOX Adds "Grandfathered," "Surviving Life" to Comedy Series Roster". The Futon Critic. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "Daniel Chun". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "A Celebration 150 Years in the Making". The Harvard Lampoon. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "Episodic Program". Sundance Institute. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "Harvardwood Salon: In Conversation with Danny Chun AB '02". Harvardwood. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 8, 2008). "TV trio rack up WGA nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "37th Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients". Annie Awards. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2012). "'The Office' Head Writer Daniel Chun Signs Overall Deal with ABC Studios". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Daniel Chun". Television Academy. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "2010 Writers Guild Awards Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America East. January 11, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "10 TV Scribes to Watch". June 16, 2015.
- ^ "Speechless (2016) Credits". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ "The Television Critics Association Announces 2017 TCA Awards Winners". Television Critics Association. August 5, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
External links
[edit]Daniel Chun at IMDb
