Chris McKenna is an American television writer, film producer, screenwriter, and television producer. He has written for ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', and part of the first

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''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2017–2021).

Career

McKenna was an uncredited writer on the 2004 film '' The Girl Next Door'', having developed the screenplay with director

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. He was denied credit by the WGA arbitration process. McKenna wrote some of ''

''s most critically acclaimed episodes, including "

Paradigms of Human Memory "Paradigms of Human Memory" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of the American comedy television series ''Community'' and the forty-sixth episode overall. It was originally broadcast on April 21, 2011, on NBC. It was written by ...

", "

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", and the

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- and

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-nominated "

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". He also co-wrote (along with his brother Matt McKenna) one of the most acclaimed episodes of ''

'', "

Rapture's Delight "Rapture's Delight" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series ''American Dad!''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 13, 2009. This episode centers around Stan and Francine's life a ...

". During his time as a writer for ''American Dad'', he met

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, who would later become his writing partner. Together they have since written for ''

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'' (2017), co-writing '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017) and its sequels, '' Far From Home'' (2019) and '' No Way Home'' (2021), along with '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2018). Having worked with the

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on the sitcom ''Community'', McKenna contributed to the script of '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014) by writing jokes for the film.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKenna, Chris American television writers American television producers American male screenwriters Living people American male television writers Place of birth missing (living people) 1967 births