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There's a lot more information about Sam Simon here: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/08/simpsons200708 Kadri 00:24, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Education?

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Did Sam Simon go to Harvard like so many other guys who work on The Simpsons? - Mcasey666 14:20, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He supposedly didn't get along with Matt Groening

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A few years ago, I heard on on PEEL that Sam Simon and Matt Groening didn't get along. You can read it at [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by John Pannozzi (talkcontribs) 20:32, 27 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

On the Series 7 episode 'the Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular', Sam Simon is portrayed as an old, wrinkled man lying in bed and using a type-writer with his overly-long fingernails. Whether this was Groening's idea, I don't know. NIN (talk) 14:12, 26 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's not. According to the commentary, it was Simon's idea. -- Scorpion0422 12:21, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

George Carlin couldn't stand him either. --77.249.207.50 (talk) 10:50, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Real Picture?

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Given the context of 3F31, Sam Simon probably doesn't look anything like that. --Jnelson09 05:30, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Plus if I recall correctly from the commentary, Sam Simon himself submitted that sketch. 124.176.145.183 (talk) 10:27, 4 November 2008 (UTC)ima[reply]

World Series of Poker 2007 Main Event

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Apparently Sam Simon *cashed* in the event, if someone knows the details and can add a sentence to the article here I think that would be great. 68.149.190.31 14:30, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone have a list of the Simpsons characters Sam Simon created? 71.220.113.50 21:19, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

who wants to be a millionare

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Is it worth a mention that both Drew Carey and Norm MacDonald used Sam Simon as their phone-a-friend when they were on the WWTBM celeb edition? On Thermonuclear War (talk) 01:03, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Source

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  • http://www.lvrj.com/news/players-critique-reid-plan-for-poker-111773964.html?ref=964
  • " Simpsons ' plans more guest stars
  • New ` Simpsons ' episodes return - as smart as ever
  • SIMPLE ' SIMPSONS ' - SHOW'S BRAINTRUST VOWS BART, OTHERS WON'T BE CHANGED BY FAME
  • Players - critique - Reid plan for poker
  • Simon says, 'Woo hoo!' to Las Vegas, charity
  • Homer's odyssey: ' Simpsons ' history suffers from excessive speculation - A new overview of 'The Simpsons ' and its creator suffers from excessive speculation, but it may still interest fans of the show's heyday
  • Group's pooches bring smiles to seniors It's part of training for rescued dogs

Jewish?

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Is Sam Simon Jewish? --JohnnyLurg (talk) 23:32, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Sam Simon/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:51, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:LEAD
Early life
Early career

I just don't see that as necessary and think it looks clunky, out of place and overdetailed. I'll put years ranges after the seasons, but I personally think that suffices for explaining when things happened. Gran2 22:59, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Simpsons
Subsequent television work
Other ventures
Awards

I am going to be offline for the rest of the afternoon. I will do a readthrough tonight, but it is looking good.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:12, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Probably need to change "biggest win " to "biggest win in terms of both field size and prize money"--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:20, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Gran2 18:33, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
    Fails 6a because most Hollywood folks are suppose to have {{personality rights}} on their images. This is a borderline case since he is not really an onscreen personality, but we might as well protect his rights anyway since he is somewhat recognizable. Fails 6b because a WP:CAPTION should not end in a full stop if it is not a full sentence. Either make it a full sentence or remove the full stop.
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:
    I am just about ready to pass this. One minor issue is the talk page. Simon should probably be in several more projects. I would check those at Talk:The Simpsons and those at Talk:World Series of Poker.

A few minor issue and then we are done.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:29, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Right, the images things are done. I've tagged it with WP:COMEDY. If other projects want to tag this page they are more than welcome to, but I don't really see why that's my responsibility. Gran2 11:55, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your hard work and patience with my review. I am now passing this article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:36, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your review. Gran2 13:39, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reference for death

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Can someone please add a reliable reference for his death? I can only find the Sam Simon Foundation's Facebook page, which doesn't lend itself to linking. Espresso Addict (talk) 18:58, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cause of death in Infobox

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Do we really need the cause of death listed in the infobox? It looks so tacky to me. David Santos (talk) 00:58, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I'm aware we do. I've just checked some biographical articles of dead people, ones I checked all had them listed. --5 albert square (talk) 01:15, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, there's no rule that says we need it. Abraham Lincoln doesn't have it, to name the first article I checked. Zagalejo^^^ 00:06, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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