David Krinsky (born February 27, 1963) is an American television and film writer and producer.

Early life

Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He then moved with his family to

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...

as a teen, later attended the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

, and co-created the first student produced comedy show on UNC Student Television. He is Jewish.

Career

Krinsky began his career as a writer for the humor magazine '' National Lampoon'', together with

John Altschuler John Altschuler (born 1963) is an American television and film writer and producer known for his collaborative projects with Mike Judge and Dave Krinsky. Early life Altschuler grew up in a Jewish family in Carbondale, Illinois. His mother was ...

, whom he met and began collaborating creatively with while at UNC Chapel Hill, which became a collaboration that continued in the years to come. After selling their screenplays to

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, Universal and Studio Canal Plus, they moved to

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and began working as assistant producers for the

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series '' The High Life''. In 1997, Altschuler and Krinsky became writers on 20th Century Fox's ''

King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...

''. They worked there for 13 years and ran the show for the final seven seasons. In 2008, they formed Ternion Productions, a film and television production company with

Mike Judge Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director and musician. He is the creator of the animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present), and the co-cre ...

. In 2009, Krinsky, Judge, and Altschuler co-created the show ''

The Goode Family ''The Goode Family'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''Goode Family'') is a short-lived American adult animated television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from May 27 to August 7, 2009. The series was created by Mike Judge, the creator of MTV's '' ...

.'' In 2011, they executive produced and wrote several episodes of

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’s return of ''

Beavis and Butt-head ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American adult animated series created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, ...

''. Altschuler and Krinsky also co-wrote various features, including ''

Blades of Glory ''Blades of Glory'' is a 2007 American sports comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon, written by Jeff Cox, Craig Cox, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, and starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder with Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, William Fich ...

'' and ''

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'', of which Krinsky also served as an associate producer. In 2013, Altschuler, Judge, and Krinsky co-created the HBO series ''

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''. In addition, they are working on an animated

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feature. They are also writing and producing ''Brigadier Gerard'', a feature with

Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott (The Office), Michael Scott in ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'' (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the The Office (B ...

attached to play Brigadier Gerard and

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and '' An Idiot Abroad' ...

attached to play Napoleon. In 2015, Krinsky, Altschuler, and

Jeff Stilson Jeff Stilson (born c. 1959) is an American Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, writer and Television producer, TV producer. Stilson was born in Spokane, Washington, Spokane, WA. He began his stand up career in Seattle, Seattle, WA in the mid 198 ...

co-created the sitcom series '' Lopez'', starring

George Lopez George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has rec ...

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gave a 12-episode straight-to-series order in August 2015. The series premiered on March 30, 2016. On June 3, 2016, TV Land renewed ''Lopez'' for a second season. Altschuler has received several Emmy nominations and has won an SXSW Film Award for his writing work on ''

'', shared with Judge, Altschuler, and Carson D. Mell.

References

External links

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Ternion Pictures official website
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