Jennifer Crittenden

Crittenden was educated at The Thacher School in Ojai, California. She graduated from Wesleyan University in 1992.[2][3] Crittenden was married to fellow writer Jace Richdale for three years; they separated in 1998.[4][5]

Crittenden has written five episodes for The Simpsons, the first being "And Maggie Makes Three" (1995) and the latest being "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" (1997). Crittenden was taking a beginners' writing program at 20th Century Fox when former The Simpsons show runner David Mirkin hired her on the show.[6] Crittenden's only writing experience before that had been as an intern on the Late Show with David Letterman.[6] 20th Century Fox had introduced Crittenden to Mirkin, and Mirkin read a script of hers that he liked so he hired her.[6]

In addition, she wrote and executive produced Everybody Loves Raymond, and served as a writer and producer on later seasons of Seinfeld, from 1996.[2] Crittenden also worked on The Drew Carey Show,[7] as a consulting producer on Arrested Development, and as a writer and co-executive producer on the CBS series The New Adventures of Old Christine.[8][9] For her work, Crittenden has won two Humanitas Prizes and has earned five Emmy Award-nominations: four for "Outstanding Comedy Series" (Seinfeld in 1998 and Everybody Loves Raymond in 2000, 2001, and 2002) and one for "Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series" (Everybody Loves Raymond in 2002).[10]

Crittenden adapted the novel 20 Times a Lady for the 2011 film What's Your Number? alongside Gabrielle Allen.[11][12] The two have a multi-show deal with ABC; their first project will focus on "a 'super cool' 1990s all-girl band who, after 20 years of bad blood, tries to reunite though they’re no longer girls and no longer cool."[12] They will write and executive produce the project.[12]

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