Donick Cary is an American writer and producer.

Early life

Cary grew up on

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, graduating from Nantucket High School in 1986.

Personal life

He is the son of actors Richard and Mara Cary and the brother of actress Martha Cary, the latter two of whom have done voices for his show ''Lil' Bush''.

Career

He got his start writing for ''

Late Night with David Letterman ''Late Night with David Letterman'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on NBC, the first iteration of the ''Late Night'' franchise. It premiered on February 1, 1982, and was produced by Letterman's production company ...

''. He continued working with the show through its move to

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, serving as both head writer and the "guy in the bear suit". After five years in ''Late Night'', Cary moved to ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'', where he served as a co-executive producer for four seasons (seasons 7-11). He then served in the same capacity on

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’s ''

Just Shoot Me! ''Just Shoot Me!'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 4, 1997, to November 26, 2003, with a total of 145 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive pr ...

'' and ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 ...

'',

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’s ''

Bored to Death ''Bored to Death'' is an American comedy series that ran on HBO from September 20, 2009, to November 28, 2011. The show was created by author Jonathan Ames, and stars Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames—a writer based in Brooklyn, Ne ...

'', and

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’s ''

New Girl ''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Television for Fox that originally aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around a kooky teacher, Jessica Day ( Zoo ...

''. Cary has produced pilots for and developed with Brillstein Grey, Sony Television,

Happy Madison Happy Madison Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler, which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films ''Happy Gilmore'' and ''Billy Madison'', two ...

, Conaco, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, FX, HBO, the WB and Nickelodeon. In 2004, Donick created the animated series ''

Lil' Bush ''Lil' Bush'' is a satirical, politically themed adult animated television series which premiered on June 13, 2007 on Comedy Central. The series features childlike caricatures of members of the George W. Bush administration, and other American an ...

'' for Amp'd mobile cell phones. The show was then picked up by

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and became the first mobi/web-series ever to move from cell phones to television. To handle the animation, Cary founded Sugarshack Animation with offices in Los Angeles, Miami, and Sofia, Bulgaria. Cary wrote for and produced ''

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'' for HBO. In 2020, he directed a feature documentary entitled '' Have a Good Trip'' (a comic exploration of tripping) for

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as ...

’s

Red Hour Films Red Hour Productions or Red Hour Films is an American film production company operated by actor Ben Stiller and formerly with producer Stuart Cornfeld. In the past, Red Hour has had first-look deals with New Line Cinema, and currently has an exc ...

Writing credits

''The Simpsons'' episodes

Cary has written the following episodes of ''

'': *"

In Marge We Trust "In Marge We Trust" is the twenty-second episode of the The Simpsons (season 8), eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on Ap ...

" (1997) *"

Bart Star "Bart Star" is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 9, 1997. Written by Donick Cary and directed by Dominic P ...

" (1997) *"

The Last Temptation of Krust "The Last Temptation of Krust" is the fifteenth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 22, 1998. It was written by Donick Cary an ...

" (1998) *"

Treehouse of Horror IX "Treehouse of Horror IX" is the fourth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 25, 1998. This is the ninth ''Treehouse of Horror'' ...

" ("Hell Toupée") (1998) *"

D'oh-in' in the Wind "D'oh-in' in the Wind" is the sixth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 15, 1998. In the episode, Homer Simpson travels to a ...

" (1998) *"

Thirty Minutes over Tokyo "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" is the twenty-third and final episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 16, 1999. In the episode, after being ...

" (with

Dan Greaney Daniel Greaney is an American television writer. He has written for ''The Simpsons'' and ''The Office''. He was hired during ''The Simpsons'' seventh season after writing the first draft of the episode " King-Size Homer", but left after season e ...

) (1999) *"

Treehouse of Horror X "Treehouse of Horror X" is the fourth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the tenth annual ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode, consisting of three self-contained segments. It first aired on ...

" ("I Know What You Diddily-Iddily-Did") (1999)

''Complete Savages'' episodes

He has written the following episodes of ''

Complete Savages ''Complete Savages'' is an American sitcom that was broadcast on ABC from September 24, 2004 to June 17, 2005. It was part of ABC's final '' TGIF'' comedy line-up. The show was created by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker and executive produced by ...

'': *"Bad Reception" *"My Two Sons" *"The Man Without a Ball"

Other projects

*''Dear Doughboy'' (2000) *''

The Ron White Show ''The Ron White Show'' is a 2005 TV special that appeared in the WB in 2005. It starred comedian Ron White, was directed by C.B. Harding and written by Donick Cary. It featured two cartoon segments that are now available on White's official webs ...

'' (2005) *''

The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show ''The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show'' is a live musical comedy act. The pair has performed at the Largo nightclub, an alternative comedy hotspot in Los Angeles. The two "frontmen" of the band, The Naked Trucker and Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons are ...

'' (2007)

References

External links

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