Jeff Westbrook

Jeff Westbrook

Jeff Westbrook is an American TV writer best known for his work on "The Simpsons" and "Futurama".

Prior to becoming a TV writer, Westbrook was a successful algorithms researcher. After majoring in physics and history of science at Harvard University, he studied computer science with Robert Tarjan at Princeton University, receiving his Ph.D. in 1989 with a thesis entitled "Algorithms and Data Structures for Dynamic Graph Algorithms". He then took a faculty position at Yale University, later becoming a researcher for AT&T Laboratories before leaving research for Hollywood. Westbrook's Erdős number is three due to his research collaborations with Tarjan and others.

Writing credits

"Futurama" episodes

*"Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles"
*"The 30% Iron Chef"
*"The Day the Earth Stood Stupid"

"The Simpsons" episodes

*"On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister"
*"The Wettest Stories Ever Told"
*"" - Won WGA Award in the Animation category. [cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117980615.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1|title=Cody, Coen bros. top WGA Awards |author=Dave McNary|accessdate=2008-02-09|publisher="Variety"]
*"Apocalypse Cow"

References

External links

*imdb name|id=1399560|name=Jeff Westbrook
* [http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/simpsonsmath/degrees.html Dr. Sarah's Mathematical Backgrounds of the Simpsons Writers]
* [http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/futurama/jeffwestbrookinterview.html A Futurama Math Conversation with Dr. Jeff Westbrook]
* [http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/w/Westbrook:Jeffery.html Jeffery Westbrook: list of publications from the DBLP Bibliography Server]


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