# Rob LaZebnik > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_LaZebnik > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_LaZebnik.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_LaZebnik > Source revision: 1351614912 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American television producer and writer (born 1962) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Rob LaZebnik" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Rob LaZebnik LaZebnik at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2011. Born (1962-05-06) May 6, 1962 (age 64) Alma mater Harvard University Occupation Screenwriter Spouse Claire Scovell LaZebnik Relatives Ken LaZebnik (brother) Philip LaZebnik (brother) **Rob LaZebnik** (born May 6, 1962) is an American television writer. ## Life and career He graduated from [David H. Hickman High School](/source/David_H._Hickman_High_School) in [Columbia, Missouri](/source/Columbia%2C_Missouri) and [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University). He currently works as a co-[executive producer](/source/Executive_producer) on *[The Simpsons](/source/The_Simpsons)* and is credited with having written 25 episodes: "[Treehouse of Horror XI](/source/Treehouse_of_Horror_XI)" (the "G-G-G-Ghost D-D-D-Dad" segment), "[Homer vs. Dignity](/source/Homer_vs._Dignity)", "[Father Knows Worst](/source/Father_Knows_Worst)", "[Boy Meets Curl](/source/Boy_Meets_Curl)", "[The Blue and the Gray](/source/The_Blue_and_the_Gray_(The_Simpsons))", "[The Daughter Also Rises](/source/The_Daughter_Also_Rises)", "[The Changing of the Guardian](/source/The_Changing_of_the_Guardian)", "[The War of Art](/source/The_War_of_Art_(The_Simpsons))", "[The Kids Are All Fight](/source/The_Kids_Are_All_Fight)", "[Friend with Benefit](/source/Friend_with_Benefit)", "[The Girl Code](/source/The_Girl_Code)", "[The Burns Cage](/source/The_Burns_Cage)", "[Pork and Burns](/source/Pork_and_Burns)", "[Throw Grampa from the Dane](/source/Throw_Grampa_from_the_Dane)", "[Baby You Can't Drive My Car](/source/Baby_You_Can't_Drive_My_Car)", "[101 Mitigations](/source/101_Mitigations)", "[E My Sports](/source/E_My_Sports)", "[Frinkcoin](/source/Frinkcoin)", "[Manger Things](/source/Manger_Things)", "[Burger Kings](/source/Burger_Kings)", "[Portrait of a Lackey on Fire](/source/Portrait_of_a_Lackey_on_Fire)", "[Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story](/source/Thirst_Trap%3A_A_Corporate_Love_Story)", "[Treehouse of Horror XXXV](/source/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXXV)" (the "The Information Rage" segment), "[Bottle Episode](/source/Bottle_Episode_(The_Simpsons))", and "[The Past and the Furious](/source/The_Past_and_the_Furious)". He co-created the [Macromedia Flash](/source/Adobe_Flash) cartoon series *[Starship Regulars](/source/Starship_Regulars)* on [Icebox.com](/source/Icebox.com), and it was picked up by television network [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)) but never aired. He then co-created the series *[Greetings from Tucson](/source/Greetings_from_Tucson)*, which aired for one season on [The WB](/source/The_WB).[1] LaZebnik has also been credited with writing episodes of *[Monk](/source/Monk_(TV_series))*, *[The War at Home](/source/The_War_at_Home_(TV_series))*, *[Less Than Perfect](/source/Less_Than_Perfect)*, *[The Ellen Show](/source/The_Ellen_Show)* and *[Empty Nest](/source/Empty_Nest_(TV_series))*. His wife, [Claire LaZebnik](/source/Claire_Scovell_LaZebnik), is an author and is the sister of television writer [Nell Scovell](/source/Nell_Scovell).[2] His son, [Johnny LaZebnik](/source/Johnny_LaZebnik), is also a comedy writer who has worked on *The Simpsons*.[3] His brothers are [Ken LaZebnik](/source/Ken_LaZebnik) and [Philip LaZebnik](/source/Philip_LaZebnik).[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Gentile, Gary (June 10, 2002). ["'Undercover Brother' makes leap from Web to big screen"](http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2002-06-10/article/12560?headline=-Undercover-Brother-makes-leap-from-Web-to-big-screen). *The Berkeley Daily Planet*. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Jennings, Zeke (March 27, 2013). ["'The Simpsons' writer Rob LaZebnik entertains Michigan Theatre crowd with stories from Hollywood"](http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/jackson/index.ssf/2013/03/the_simpsons_writer_bob_lazebn.html). *mlive.com*. Retrieved October 11, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Johnny LaZebnik on writing Smithers' first serious boyfriend on The Simpsons"](https://www.avclub.com/simpsons-writer-johnny-lazebnik-on-penning-smithers-fi-1848086248). *The A.V. Club*. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** HARBEN, KATHERINE K. (July 22, 2008). ["The Hollywood touch"](https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/the-hollywood-touch/article_6da34a37-a98a-5d69-bff2-90d4d76e4d92.html). *Columbia Missourian*. Retrieved July 4, 2022. ## External links - [Rob LaZebnik](https://x.com/rlazebnik) on [X](/source/X_(social_network)) - [Rob LaZebnik](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493858/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International VIAF Artists Emmy Awards Other IdRef This Simpsons-related article is a stub. 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