Wallace Wolodarsky

Wallace Wolodarsky, also billed as Wally Wolodarsky, is an American screenwriter, television producer, film director, and actor known for being one of the writers for The Simpsons during the first four seasons with his writing partner Jay Kogen.

He is also known for his work on films like Monsters vs. Aliens, Infinitely Polar Bear, A Dog’s Purpose, and Trolls World Tour alongside his wife Maya Forbes.

Career

Wolodarsky has starred in and directed several films. He has acted in multiple Wes Anderson films (Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The French Dispatch) as well as several other films (A Dog's Purpose, Seeing Other People and The Polka King.)

Personal life

Wolodarsky has two children.Template:Cn His wife, Maya Forbes, is the sister of singer China Forbes.

Wolodarsky is Jewish.

Filmography

Title	Year	Credited as					Notes
		Director	Writer	Producer	Actor	Role
1988–1990	The Tracey Ullman Show		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1990–1993	The Simpsons		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1991	Sibs		Template:Yes
1995	Coldblooded	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1998	Rushmore				Template:Yes	Referee
1999–2000	The Oblongs			Template:Yes
2001	The Kennedys			Template:Yes
2002	Sorority Boys	Template:Yes
2003	The Ortegas		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2004	Seeing Other People	Template:Yes	Template:Yes		Template:Yes	Salesman
2007	The Darjeeling Limited				Template:Yes	Brendan
2008	The Rocker		Template:Yes
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens		Template:Yes
2009	Fantastic Mr. Fox				Template:Yes	Kylie (voice)
2012	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days		Template:Yes
2014	Infinitely Polar Bear			Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Peter
2014	The Grand Budapest Hotel				Template:Yes	M. Georges
2016	American Crime Story		Template:Yes
2017	A Dog's Purpose		Template:Yes
2017	The Polka King		Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Vince
2019	A Dog's Journey		Template:Yes
2020	Trolls World Tour		Template:Yes
2021	The French Dispatch				Template:Yes	Cheery Writer
2021	The Good House	Template:Yes	Template:Yes

The Simpsons episodes

He co-wrote the following Simpsons episodes:

• "Homer's Odyssey"
• "Krusty Gets Busted"
• "Treehouse of Horror"
• "Bart the Daredevil"
• "Old Money"
• "Like Father, Like Clown"
• "Lisa the Greek"
• "Bart's Friend Falls in Love"
• "Treehouse of Horror III"
• "Last Exit to Springfield"

The recurring Simpsons character Otto Mann was modeled on Wolodarsky's appearance.

External links

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