Frank Mula
American television writer (1950–2021)
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Frank Mula (January 20, 1950 – December 17, 2021) was an American television writer. He wrote for Cosby, Madame's Place, Grand, The Simpsons, and created the series Local Heroes, which lasted 7 episodes.
January 20, 1950
Frank Mula | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frank Charles Mula January 20, 1950 |
| Died | December 17, 2021 (aged 71) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Occupations | Television writer, producer |
Life and career
Mula was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was raised in South River. He graduated from South River High School, and earned a master's degree from Rutgers University. In the late 1970s, he moved to California to pursue a career in writing comedy, after having success in faxing jokes to Joan Rivers.[1] For his work on The Simpsons, Mula won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program.[2]
Simpsons showrunner Mike Reiss remembered Mula as a quiet man who spoke little in the writers' room but was brilliant when he did. He solved a longstanding problem of how to resolve the episode "Lisa the Beauty Queen" by getting Lisa disqualified.[3]
He died in Glendale, California, on December 17, 2021, at the age of 71.[4]
Writing credits
The Simpsons episodes
He has written the following episodes:
- "I Love Lisa" (1993)
- "The Last Temptation of Homer" (1993)
- "Faith Off" (2000)
