Jennifer Ventimilia

Jennifer Ventimilia (previously Jeffrey Ventimilia[1] and also known as J.R. Ventimilia) is an American screenwriter. Ventimilia co-wrote The Simpsons episode "Simpson Tide" (with Joshua Sternin)[2] and the teleplay of the episode "'Round Springfield", based on a story idea by Al Jean and Mike Reiss.[3] Other credits include Murphy Brown, That '70s Show, and The Critic. In 2002, Ventimilia and Sternin created a show for Fox called The Grubbs, starring Randy Quaid. Due to negative critical reaction, the show was canceled before it went on air.[4] Ventimilia co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film Surviving Christmas and the 2010 film Tooth Fairy[5][6] and she also served as an executive producer and writer for Kitchen Confidential, Robot and Monster, and the 2012 Nickelodeon reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

References

1. Nellie Andreeva (November 2013). "Sternin & Ventimilia Sell Autobiographical Comedy, Project With Dan Savage To ABC". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
2. Jean, Al (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Simpson Tide" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
3. Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
4. Scott D. Pierce (2003-07-09). "Lies are plentiful on TV press tours". The Deseret News. p. C08.
5. Julie E. Washington (2004-10-22). "You can survive Christmas, but not this stinker flick". The Plain Dealer.
6. Roger Ebert (2010-01-22). "A comedy that's a kick in the teeth - Lame effort will have you grinding yours". The Chicago Sun-Times. p. B1 / FRONT.

External links

• Jennifer Ventimilia at IMDb