Bruce Eric Kaplan

Bruce Eric Kaplan, known as BEK, is an American cartoonist whose single-panel cartoons frequently appear in "The New Yorker". Kaplan's cartoons are known for their signature simplistic style and often dark humor. Kaplan is also a screenwriter and has worked on "Seinfeld" and on "Six Feet Under".

Kaplan joined the writing staff of "Six Feet Under" during the first season in 2001 and served as Executive Producer during the fifth and final season. Kaplan wrote seven episodes for the series.

Books

* "No One You Know: A Collection of Cartoons" (1999) Simon & Schuster ISBN 068485919X
* "The Cat That Changed My Life: 50 Cats Talk Candidly About How They Became Who They Are" (2002) Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743219449
* "Every Person on the Planet: An Only Somewhat Anxiety-Filled Tale for the Holidays" (2005) Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743274709
* "Edmund and Rosemary Go to Hell: A Story We All Really Need Now More Than Ever" (2007) Simon & Schuster ISBN 1416545492
* "This Is A Bad Time: A Collection of Cartoons"

"Six Feet Under" episodes

*The Foot (2001)
*The New Person (2001)
*The Invisible Woman (2002)
*The Secret (2002)
*The Trap (2003)
*The Dare (2004)
*The Silence (2005)

"Seinfeld" episodes

*"The Merv Griffin Show" (1997)
*"The Cartoon" (1998)
*"The Puerto Rican Day" (1998) ("with Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, Jennifer Crittenden, Spike Feresten, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Dan O'Keefe, Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin")

External links

* [http://www.aarp.org/fun/radio/pt_radio/Articles/item706103344.html AARP radio interview]
* [http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a1455.asp Article on mediabistro.com which reproduces a number of BEK cartoons] .
* [http://www.zulkey.com/diary_archive_040904.html Zulkey.com interview]