{{Short description|American screenwriter, comic book creator}} [[File:Brendan Hay by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|Hay at the 2025 WonderCon]] '''Brendan Hay''' is an American screenwriter, comic book creator, and a television producer. Hay is executive producer of the ''Gremlins'' animated prequel series and former showrunner of ''Harvey Girls Forever!'' and ''Dawn of the Croods'', both for DreamWorks Animation and Netflix.<ref name="Nerdist">{{cite news|url=https://archive.nerdist.com/watch-a-clip-from-netflixs-new-series-dawn-of-the-croods-exclusive/|work=Nerdist|title=Watch a Clip from Netflix's New Series, DAWN OF THE CROODS (Exclusive)|first=Jenn|last=Fujikawa|date=December 23, 2015|access-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814002202/https://nerdist.com/watch-a-clip-from-netflixs-new-series-dawn-of-the-croods-exclusive/|archive-date=August 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Hay has worked for ''The Daily Show'' as a headline producer and was a contributing writer for the ''America (The Book)''. He has written for ''The Simpsons'' (his first credited episode is the season 20 finale "Coming to Homerica"), ''Robot Chicken'' (Emmy nominated in 2011 and 2015 <ref name="Emmys.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Short-format%20Animated%20Program|date=2010-04-06|work=Emmys.com|accessdate=2011-09-10|title=Outstanding Short Format Animated Program 2011}}</ref>), ''The Mighty B!'', ''Frank TV'', and he was the head writer on the unreleased animated ''Star Wars'' comedy, ''Star Wars Detours'',<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017263.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=verttv&ref=ssp|last=Cohen|first=David S.|date=2010-04-06|work=Variety|accessdate=2010-04-06|title=Use the farce, Luke}}</ref><ref name="IGN">{{cite news|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/24/first-footage-shown-from-seth-green-and-matt-senreichs-star-wars-detours-animated-series|last=Goldman|first=Eric|date=2012-08-24|work=IGN|accessdate=2012-08-24|title=First Footage Shown From Seth Green and Matt Senreich's Star Wars Detours Animated Series}}</ref> for Lucasfilm Animation.
==Personal life== Hay resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, freelance writer Jennifer Chen, their children, and their pug. He grew up in Carle Place, New York and attended Carle Place High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2015/12/12/interview-long-island-native-brendan-hay-producer-of-dawn-of-the-croods/|title = Interview: Long Island Native Brendan Hay, Producer of Dawn of the Croods|date = 12 December 2015}}</ref>
==Comic book career== Hay is a lifelong comic book fan. He wrote the full-length graphic novel, ''Rascal Raccoon's Raging Revenge'',<ref name="Robot 6">{{cite news|url=http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/07/sdcc-11-oni-announces-rascal-raccoons-raging-revenge/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828022222/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/07/sdcc-11-oni-announces-rascal-raccoons-raging-revenge/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2012|title=Oni Announces Rascal Raccoon's Raging Revenge|date=2011-07-22|work=Robot 6|accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> from Oni Press. He writes the digital comic book series ''The Dealbreakers'' for ''Four Star Studios'' digital anthology ''Double Feature''. Previously, Hay wrote and created the miniseries ''Scream Queen'' for Boom! Studios, and wrote Boom!’s ''Eureka''<ref name="CBR">{{cite news|url=http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19798|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827054226/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19798|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 27, 2009|title=Brendan Hay Talks "Eureka" Comics|last=Manning|first=Shaun|date=2009-02-02|work=Comic Book Resources|accessdate=2009-02-23}}</ref> miniseries as well as short stories for Boom!'s ''Cthulhu Tales'' and Devil's Due Publishing's ''Lovebunny & Mr. Hell'' and ''Tromatic Tales''. He also co-wrote the book ''Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-446-19788-5|title= Nonfiction Book Review: Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=July 2, 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1016828}} * {{Twitter}}
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