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Don Payne (writer)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the American writer. For the British writer, see Donald G. Payne.

William Donald Payne (May 5, 1964 – March 26, 2013) was an American writer and producer. He wrote several episodes of The Simpsons after 2000, many of these with John Frink, whom he met while studying at the University of California, Los Angeles. The duo began their careers writing for the short-lived sitcom Hope and Gloria. Payne later moved into writing feature films, including My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), and co-wrote Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Thor (2011) and its sequel Thor: The Dark World (2013). Payne died from heart failure caused by bone cancer in March 2013.

Don Payne
Payne at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con panel for The Simpsons
Born
William Donald Payne

(1964-05-05)May 5, 1964
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 2013(2013-03-26) (aged 48)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of California, Los Angeles (MFA)
Occupation(s)Writer, producer

Early life edit

Payne was born William Donald Payne on May 5, 1964 in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1][2][3] He attended New Hanover High School, graduating in 1982; he had been class president.[4] He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[4] then transferred to and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also received a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting.[5] Payne later taught the course.[6]

Career edit

Early career edit

He began his career as a writer for several sitcoms together with his writing partner at the time, John Frink.[7][8] The two met at UCLA, where Frink was the boss of the Media Laboratory in which Payne worked. Payne has said to the website TheFutonCritic.com that "one day we were both trying to write individually so I said, 'why don't we pool our resources and write together and see what happens?'"[9] In 2006, Payne told the Los Angeles Times that "I hooked up with a writing partner, John Frink, out of college. I wanted to do films. He wanted to do television."[7] The pair reached the agreement that they would pursue a career in the medium that they first got a job offer in—whether it be film or television. They eventually ended up writing for television sitcoms such as Hope and Gloria (1995–1996), Men Behaving Badly (1997) and The Brian Benben Show (1998).[7] These sitcoms were short-lived and Payne has deemed them as failures.[8]

Further work edit

Payne and Frink joined the writing staff of the animated sitcom The Simpsons in 1998; their first script was the season twelve episode "Insane Clown Poppy", which aired in 2000.[5][8] "Treehouse of Horror XI", another 2000 episode they wrote, was broadcast earlier than "Insane Clown Poppy", but was produced after.[8] Payne said in an interview with TV Squad in 2006 that "My partner and I were actually working on one of a long string of failed sitcoms (and most sitcoms are failed sitcoms!) On the day a show is officially cancelled, it's kind of a tradition for the writing staff to go out to a restaurant, eat a nice meal, and drown their sorrows. On the way there, a writer named Jace Richdale (who had also worked on The Simpsons) told my partner and me that The Simpsons was looking for some writers. He wanted to know if we'd be interested in it, because he would recommend us. My jaw literally dropped. So he contacted the show-runner, a guy named Mike Scully, who read our spec script and met with us, then hired us on."[8]

After a few years of working on The Simpsons together, Frink and Payne's writing partnership ended.[7][8] They both continued to work on the show individually and Payne has described their split-up as amicable.[9] Payne shared (with the show's other producers) four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program for his work on The Simpsons and won the Paul Selvin Award from the Writers Guild of America for writing the 2005 episode "Fraudcast News".[10] He and Frink had been nominated for a WGA Award for Animation in 2003, for the episode "The Bart Wants What It Wants".[11] Payne wrote or co-wrote 16 episodes of the show and worked as a producer on over 100;[12] he wrote two final episodes, "White Christmas Blues" and "Labor Pains", which aired posthumously.[1][10]

Payne later moved into writing feature films, as he had earlier desired, though continued to work on The Simpsons twice a week as a consulting producer.[5][10] He wrote My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), and co-wrote Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013).[5][13][14] He was also attached to write Maximum Ride in 2013.[14] My Super Ex-Girlfriend was released in 2006 and was his first feature film.[8] He said in an interview with the website Cinematical that "I've always wanted to write features. That's why I moved to Los Angeles in the first place. I started writing with John Frink when I was in college at UCLA. He wanted to do TV, and that's where we got our first break. But my goal was always to write movies. And I've been a comic book geek from way back. So this romantic comedy with a superhero twist was a fitting first feature for me."[15]

Personal life and death edit

Payne had two sons and a daughter with his wife Julie.[5][14] He had a brother John and a sister Suzanne.[2]

Payne died from heart failure caused by his long multi-year battle with bone cancer at his home in Los Angeles on March 26, 2013, aged 48.[1][5][10][14] The Simpsons' showrunner Al Jean stated: "Don was a wonderful writer and an even more wonderful man. He was beloved in the ‘Simpsons’ community and his untimely passing is terrible news to us all."[5]

The film Thor: The Dark World, which he co-wrote, is dedicated to his memory, as is his final episode of The Simpsons, "White Christmas Blues".

Writing credits edit

Television edit

Year Title Notes
1995 Hope and Gloria Episode "A Fine ROM-ance"
1995 Pride & Joy Episode "Brenda's Secret"
1995–1996 Can't Hurry Love Episodes "Annie Get Your Armoire", "Glove Story" and "Valentine's Day Massacred"
1997 Men Behaving Badly Episodes "Wet Nurse" and "Playing Doctor"
1998 The Brian Benben Show Episode "House of Blues" (Also producer)
2000–2013 The Simpsons Also producer, supervising producer, co-executive producer and consulting producer
(List of episodes below)

Film edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c King, Susan (March 27, 2013). "Don Payne dies at 48; 'Simpsons' writer and producer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Slotnik, Daniel (March 29, 2013). "Don Payne, 'Simpsons' Scriptwriter, Dies at 48". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  3. ^ University of North Carolina Wilmington (August 15, 2005). . Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Spiers, Jonathan (March 27, 2013). . Port City Daily. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Voorheis, Mike (March 27, 2013). "Simpsons writer Don Payne, Wilmington native, dies". Star-News. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  6. ^ Norton, Abra Deering (March 29, 2013). "Don Payne Was a Role Model for Me in This Business". The Wrap. Yahoo!. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d King, Susan (July 20, 2006). "A dream finally takes flight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Weinberg, Scott (May 9, 2006). . TV Squad. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Sullivan, Brian Ford (January 23, 2007). "Interview: 'The Simpsons' Co-Executive Producer Don Payne". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  10. ^ a b c d "R.I.P. Don Payne". Deadline Hollywood. March 27, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  11. ^ . Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  12. ^ Eames, Tom (March 27, 2013). "'Thor', 'The Simpsons' writer Don Payne dies". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  13. ^ . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  14. ^ a b c d McNary, Dave (March 21, 2013). "Don Payne, Writer For 'Thor,' 'Simpsons,' Dies at 48". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  15. ^ Weinberg, Scott. . Cinematical. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

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This article is about the American writer For the British writer see Donald G Payne William Donald Payne May 5 1964 March 26 2013 was an American writer and producer He wrote several episodes of The Simpsons after 2000 many of these with John Frink whom he met while studying at the University of California Los Angeles The duo began their careers writing for the short lived sitcom Hope and Gloria Payne later moved into writing feature films including My Super Ex Girlfriend 2006 and co wrote Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007 Thor 2011 and its sequel Thor The Dark World 2013 Payne died from heart failure caused by bone cancer in March 2013 Don PaynePayne at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con panel for The SimpsonsBornWilliam Donald Payne 1964 05 05 May 5 1964Wilmington North Carolina U S DiedMarch 26 2013 2013 03 26 aged 48 Los Angeles California U S Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of California Los Angeles MFA Occupation s Writer producer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early career 2 2 Further work 3 Personal life and death 4 Writing credits 4 1 Television 4 2 Film 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editPayne was born William Donald Payne on May 5 1964 in Wilmington North Carolina 1 2 3 He attended New Hanover High School graduating in 1982 he had been class president 4 He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 then transferred to and graduated from the University of California Los Angeles where he also received a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting 5 Payne later taught the course 6 Career editEarly career edit He began his career as a writer for several sitcoms together with his writing partner at the time John Frink 7 8 The two met at UCLA where Frink was the boss of the Media Laboratory in which Payne worked Payne has said to the website TheFutonCritic com that one day we were both trying to write individually so I said why don t we pool our resources and write together and see what happens 9 In 2006 Payne told the Los Angeles Times that I hooked up with a writing partner John Frink out of college I wanted to do films He wanted to do television 7 The pair reached the agreement that they would pursue a career in the medium that they first got a job offer in whether it be film or television They eventually ended up writing for television sitcoms such as Hope and Gloria 1995 1996 Men Behaving Badly 1997 and The Brian Benben Show 1998 7 These sitcoms were short lived and Payne has deemed them as failures 8 Further work edit Payne and Frink joined the writing staff of the animated sitcom The Simpsons in 1998 their first script was the season twelve episode Insane Clown Poppy which aired in 2000 5 8 Treehouse of Horror XI another 2000 episode they wrote was broadcast earlier than Insane Clown Poppy but was produced after 8 Payne said in an interview with TV Squad in 2006 that My partner and I were actually working on one of a long string of failed sitcoms and most sitcoms are failed sitcoms On the day a show is officially cancelled it s kind of a tradition for the writing staff to go out to a restaurant eat a nice meal and drown their sorrows On the way there a writer named Jace Richdale who had also worked on The Simpsons told my partner and me that The Simpsons was looking for some writers He wanted to know if we d be interested in it because he would recommend us My jaw literally dropped So he contacted the show runner a guy named Mike Scully who read our spec script and met with us then hired us on 8 After a few years of working on The Simpsons together Frink and Payne s writing partnership ended 7 8 They both continued to work on the show individually and Payne has described their split up as amicable 9 Payne shared with the show s other producers four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program for his work on The Simpsons and won the Paul Selvin Award from the Writers Guild of America for writing the 2005 episode Fraudcast News 10 He and Frink had been nominated for a WGA Award for Animation in 2003 for the episode The Bart Wants What It Wants 11 Payne wrote or co wrote 16 episodes of the show and worked as a producer on over 100 12 he wrote two final episodes White Christmas Blues and Labor Pains which aired posthumously 1 10 Payne later moved into writing feature films as he had earlier desired though continued to work on The Simpsons twice a week as a consulting producer 5 10 He wrote My Super Ex Girlfriend 2006 and co wrote Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007 Thor 2011 and Thor The Dark World 2013 5 13 14 He was also attached to write Maximum Ride in 2013 14 My Super Ex Girlfriend was released in 2006 and was his first feature film 8 He said in an interview with the website Cinematical that I ve always wanted to write features That s why I moved to Los Angeles in the first place I started writing with John Frink when I was in college at UCLA He wanted to do TV and that s where we got our first break But my goal was always to write movies And I ve been a comic book geek from way back So this romantic comedy with a superhero twist was a fitting first feature for me 15 Personal life and death editPayne had two sons and a daughter with his wife Julie 5 14 He had a brother John and a sister Suzanne 2 Payne died from heart failure caused by his long multi year battle with bone cancer at his home in Los Angeles on March 26 2013 aged 48 1 5 10 14 The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean stated Don was a wonderful writer and an even more wonderful man He was beloved in the Simpsons community and his untimely passing is terrible news to us all 5 The film Thor The Dark World which he co wrote is dedicated to his memory as is his final episode of The Simpsons White Christmas Blues Writing credits editTelevision edit Year Title Notes 1995 Hope and Gloria Episode A Fine ROM ance 1995 Pride amp Joy Episode Brenda s Secret 1995 1996 Can t Hurry Love Episodes Annie Get Your Armoire Glove Story and Valentine s Day Massacred 1997 Men Behaving Badly Episodes Wet Nurse and Playing Doctor 1998 The Brian Benben Show Episode House of Blues Also producer 2000 2013 The Simpsons Also producer supervising producer co executive producer and consulting producer List of episodes below Treehouse of Horror XI 2000 segment Scary Tales Can Come True Insane Clown Poppy 2000 Bye Bye Nerdie 2001 Simpsons Tall Tales 2001 Treehouse of Horror XII 2001 segment House of Whacks The Bart Wants What It Wants 2002 The Great Louse Detective 2002 Old Yeller Belly 2003 The Wandering Juvie 2004 Fraudcast News 2004 Thank God It s Doomsday 2005 Simpsons Christmas Stories 2005 Little Big Girl 2007 Love Springfieldian Style 2008 Take My Life Please 2009 Thursdays with Abie 2010 Labor Pains 2013 aired posthumously White Christmas Blues 2013 aired posthumously Film edit My Super Ex Girlfriend 2006 Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007 Thor 2011 Thor The Dark World 2013 References edit a b c King Susan March 27 2013 Don Payne dies at 48 Simpsons writer and producer Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 28 2013 a b Slotnik Daniel March 29 2013 Don Payne Simpsons Scriptwriter Dies at 48 The New York Times Retrieved March 30 2013 University of North Carolina Wilmington August 15 2005 Hometown Honors Don Payne Award Winning Writer of The Simpsons Archived from the original on April 17 2017 Retrieved March 27 2013 a b Spiers Jonathan March 27 2013 Wilmington native Don Payne writer for The Simpsons and Thor passes away Port City Daily Archived from the original on October 19 2013 Retrieved March 27 2013 a b c d e f g Voorheis Mike March 27 2013 Simpsons writer Don Payne Wilmington native dies Star News Retrieved March 27 2013 Norton Abra Deering March 29 2013 Don Payne Was a Role Model for Me in This Business The Wrap Yahoo Retrieved March 30 2013 a b c d King Susan July 20 2006 A dream finally takes flight Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 30 2010 a b c d e f g Weinberg Scott May 9 2006 Don Payne The TV Squad Interview TV Squad Archived from the original on October 8 2012 Retrieved September 30 2011 a b Sullivan Brian Ford January 23 2007 Interview The Simpsons Co Executive Producer Don Payne The Futon Critic Retrieved September 30 2011 a b c d R I P Don Payne Deadline Hollywood March 27 2013 Retrieved March 27 2013 55th Annual Writers Guild Awards Nominees Announced for Television and Radio Writers Guild of America Archived from the original on July 3 2010 Retrieved September 3 2010 Eames Tom March 27 2013 Thor The Simpsons writer Don Payne dies Digital Spy Retrieved March 27 2013 Don Payne Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times 2011 Archived from the original on October 3 2011 Retrieved October 1 2011 a b c d McNary Dave March 21 2013 Don Payne Writer For Thor Simpsons Dies at 48 Variety Retrieved March 27 2013 Weinberg Scott Cinematical Interview with Super Ex Girlfriend Scribe Don Payne Cinematical Archived from the original on August 13 2011 Retrieved October 1 2011 External links 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