William Leonard Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer.

Biography

Odenkirk was born in

Naperville, Illinois Naperville ( ) is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is in the Chicago metro area, west of the city. Naperville was founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper. The city was ...

. He is the younger brother of American actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk, and worked as a writer, producer and actor on the HBO sketch comedy TV show ''

Mr. Show with Bob and David ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'', also known as ''Mr. Show'', is an American sketch comedy series starring and hosted by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. It aired on HBO from November 3, 1995, to December 28, 1998. Cross and Odenkirk introduced m ...

'', which featured his brother as co-star. Odenkirk went on to write for ''

Tenacious D Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. It was founded by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who were members of The Actors' Gang theater company at the time. The duo's name is derived from "ten ...

'', '' Futurama'', and ''

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''. He has written and

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episodes of ''

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''. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the

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Writing credits

''Tenacious D'' episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes, along with Jack Black,

David Cross David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series '' Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix si ...

Kyle Gass Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960) is an American musician, comedian and actor best known for co-founding—and being a member of—Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. He also co-founded the bands Trainwreck and the Kyle Gass Band, ...

Tom Gianas Tom Gianas is an American comedy writer, director and producer. Gianas was the showrunner for the MTV sketch comedy series ''Human Giant''. He has collaborated with and directed Bob Odenkirk in '' Half My Face is A Clown''; Sarah Silverman in ...

, and Bob Odenkirk: *" Death of a Dream" *" The Greatest Song in the World" *" The Fan" *" Road Gig"

''Futurama'' episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes: *"

How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" is the eleventh episode in the second season of the American animated television series '' Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 2, 2000. The title references th ...

" (2000) *" A Tale of Two Santas" (2001) *" Insane in the Mainframe" (2001) *" Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" (2003) *" The Farnsworth Parabox" (2003)

''The Simpsons'' episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes: *" Treehouse of Horror XV" (all three segments) (2004) *"

The Seven-Beer Snitch "The Seven-Beer Snitch" is the fourteenth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 3, 2005. Plot The Simpsons go to Shelbyville ...

" (2005) *"

The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" is the first episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 10, 2006. In the episode, ...

" (2006) *"

Crook and Ladder "Crook and Ladder" is the nineteenth episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 6, 2007. It was written by Bill Odenkirk and di ...

" (2007) *"

Double, Double, Boy in Trouble "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" is the third episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 19, 2008 and in the United Kingdom on Nov ...

" (2008) *" Million Dollar Maybe" (2010) *" Love Is a Many Strangled Thing" (2011) *" Adventures in Baby-Getting" (2012) *"

Pulpit Friction "Pulpit Friction" is the eighteenth episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 526th episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 28, 2013. The ...

" (2013) *" Super Franchise Me" (2014) *"

To Courier with Love "To Courier with Love" is the twentieth episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 594th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on May 8, 2016. Plot In th ...

" (2016) *" The Last Traction Hero" (2016) *" Grampy Can Ya Hear Me" (2017) *" Forgive and Regret" (2018) *"

The Fat Blue Line "The Fat Blue Line" is the third episode of the thirty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 665th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 13, 2019. The writer was Bill Odenkirk. ...

” (2019)

''Disenchantment'' episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes: *"Steamland Confidential" (2021) *"Love Is Hell" (2022)

''Guru Nation'' project

Series in development for Paramount+ developed with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.

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* 1965 births Television producers from Illinois American television writers American male television writers Living people Writers from Naperville, Illinois University of Chicago alumni Emmy Award winners Comedians from Illinois Inorganic chemists Screenwriters from Illinois 21st-century American comedians Scientists from Illinois 20th-century American comedians 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers 20th-century American writers {{US-tv-writer-stub