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George A. Meyer〔 (born 1956) is an American producer and writer. Raised in Tucson, Meyer attended Harvard University. There, after becoming president of the ''Harvard Lampoon'', he graduated in 1978 with a degree in biochemistry. Abandoning plans to attend medical school, Meyer attempted to make money through dog racing but failed after two months. After a series of short-term jobs he was hired in 1981 by David Letterman, on the advice of two of Meyer's ''Harvard Lampoon'' cowriters, to join the writing team of his show ''Late Night with David Letterman''. Meyer left after two seasons and went on to write for ''The New Show'', ''Not Necessarily the News'' and ''Saturday Night Live''. Tired of life in New York, Meyer moved to Boulder, Colorado where he wrote a screenplay for a film for Letterman to star in. The project fell through and Meyer then founded the humor zine ''Army Man'' which garnered a strong following, although Meyer ended it after three issues. The producer Sam Simon was a fan and he hired Meyer to write for the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' in 1989. There, he led the group script rewrite sessions and has been publicly credited with "thoroughly shap()...the comedic sensibility" of the show. He has held a number of positions on the show and also cowrote ''The Simpsons Movie''. Meyer is in a relationship with the writer Maria Semple and the two have a daughter. ==Early life and education== Born in Pennsylvania, United States in 1956,〔 Meyer grew up in Tucson, Arizona. He is the eldest of eight children in a Roman Catholic family of German ancestry. His parents both worked in the real estate business.〔 Meyer has made jokes about his somewhat unhappy childhood, stating that one common argument in his household was "which family member ruined a holiday",〔''The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season''. DVD commentary for Episode 7F07 "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"〕 while his sister noted Meyer was frequently blamed for the family's problems. Due to its size, family activities were limited so Meyer watched lots of television and read ''Mad'' magazine.〔 He was an Eagle Scout and an altar boy and wrote for the student newspaper.〔 He grew up hoping to one day become either a priest or ballplayer. He was disinterested in television, only finding humor in ''Get Smart'' and ''Batman'', where he appreciated its "loopy, irreverent humor." Meyer attended Harvard University where he served as president of the ''Harvard Lampoon''. The fact that people took humor "very seriously" at the ''Lampoon'' "changed () life".〔 In 1977, he and several other ''Lampoon'' staffers wrote ''The Harvard Lampoon Big Book of College Life'' (ISBN 0385134460), a volume commissioned by Doubleday.〔 Aside from the ''Lampoon'', his grades at Harvard were average and he suffered several bouts of depression. He graduated in 1978 with a degree in biochemistry and was accepted into medical school, but decided not to enroll.〔 Meyer commented on his Roman Catholic upbringing in a 2000 ''New Yorker'' profile: :"People talk about how horrible it is to be brought up Catholic, and it's all true. The main thing was that there was no sense of proportion. I would chew a piece of gum at school, and the nun would say, 'Jesus is very angry with you about that,' and on the wall behind her would be a dying, bleeding guy on a cross. That's a horrifying image to throw at a little kid. You really could almost think that your talking in line, say, was on a par with killing Jesus."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Meyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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