Jeff Loveness
Jeff Loveness is an American screenwriter, television producer, actor, and comic book writer who has worked on the television series Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Rick and Morty, as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).
Jeff Loveness | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable work | |
Career edit
Loveness graduated from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010.[1] He started his career by writing several television episodes for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Miracle Workers.[2] He later gained notability for writing four season four Rick and Morty episodes.[3] Soon after, he was hired by Marvel Studios to write the screenplay for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.[4] In December 2020, Loveness revealed that he had turned in the first draft of the script, and said Marvel had used the COVID-19 pandemic break to "do something new and weird" with the film.[5] He came back in 2021 to write the Rick and Morty season 5 opening episode "Mort Dinner Rick Andre" and the finale, "Rickmurai Jack", which is his final episode of the show.[6][7] In September 2022, Loveness was confirmed to work again with Marvel Studios by writing the screenplay for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,[8] but he is no longer involved and was later replaced by Michael Waldron.
In March 2015, Loveness wrote a comic series centered around the Marvel Comics character Groot, alongside artist Brian Kesinger.[9] In May 2017, he wrote several comic issues centered around other Marvel characters, including Nova and Spider-Man.[10][11]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | Actor | |||
| 2010 | The Office[12] | No | No | Yes | Episode: "Christening" Role: Young Adult Ministry Deserter |
| 2010–2011 | Onion News Network[12] | Yes | No | No | Episodes: "Excitement Growing Among Beatles Fans for Paul McCartney's Funeral", "Snowlocaust", "Real America", and "American Dream" |
| 2011–2016 | Jimmy Kimmel Live![4] | Yes | No | Yes | 238 episodes |
| 2012 | 64th Primetime Emmy Awards[4] | Yes | No | No | TV special |
| 2016 | 68th Primetime Emmy Awards[4] | Yes | No | No | |
| 2017 | 89th Academy Awards[4] | Yes | No | No | |
| 2019 | Miracle Workers[2] | Yes | No | No | Episode: "12 Days" Story editor in 7 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Rick and Morty[13] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Episodes: "Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty",[14] "Never Ricking Morty",[3] "Promortyus", "The Vat of Acid Episode", "Mort Dinner Rick Andre",[15] and "Rickmurai Jack" Supervising producer for 19 episodes Role: Japheth's Son, Marvin (voice; 2 episodes) |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania[16] | Yes | No | No | Feature film debut |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | No | No | No | Special thanks |
Accolades edit
| List of awards and nominations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Series | Result | Ref. |
| Primetime Emmy Award | September 22, 2013 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Nominated | [17] |
| September 19, 2020 | Outstanding Animated Program | Rick and Morty (for "The Vat of Acid Episode") | Won | [18] | |
Bibliography edit
Aftershock Comics edit
- World Reader #1-6[19]
Boom! Studios edit
DC Comics[22] edit
- Justice League (vol. 4) #51-52
- Mysteries of Love in Space #1 (Lois Lane & Superman: Glasses story)
- Shazam! (vol. 3) #12, 15
- Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Death of Superman #1
Marvel Comics[23] edit
- Amazing Spider-Man Annual #42 (The Many Costumes of Spider-Man story)
- Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #6 (Spidey Meets Jimmy story)
- Amazing Spider-Man Special / Inhuman Special / All-New Captain America Special
- Avengers: No More Bullying #1 (Weird story)
- Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan #1 (You story)
- Groot (vol. 1) #1-6
- Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Captain Marvel - Halloween Spooktacular #1 (Sanctum Spooktorum story)
- Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Spider-Man - Web of Intrigue #1 (The More The Merrier story)
- Miles Morales: Spider-Man #30 (The Best Part story, with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kemp Powers)
- Nova (vol. 7) #1-7
- Venom Annual #1 (Nobody Does It Better story)
References edit
- ^ "Pepperdine MFA Alumnus Featured in Vanity Fair". Seaver College | Pepperdine University. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ a b N'Duka, Amanda (April 3, 2020). "'Rick And Morty' Writer Jeff Loveness To Pen 'Ant-Man' Sequel For Disney/Marvel". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Reimann, Tom (May 4, 2020). "'Rick and Morty' Season 4 Episode 6 Review: Literally Going Off the Rails". Collider. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Kit, Borys (April 3, 2020). "'Ant-Man 3' Finds its Writer With 'Rick and Morty' Scribe (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Clark, Anne Victoria (December 29, 2020). "Bess Kalb Is Sorry for Setting That Lady on Fire That One Time". Vulture. from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Loveness, Jeff (September 5, 2021). "This is my final episode. Tried to leave it on the field. Hope you like it". Twitter. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ Loveness, Jeff [@jeffloveness] (September 20, 2019). "Today was my last day at Rick and Morty. I wrote 5 episodes and worked with amazing people. I hope you like it" (Tweet). Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (September 14, 2022). "'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty': Jeff Loveness Tapped To Write Next Installment In Marvel Series". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Phegley, Kiel (March 7, 2015). "Comics Newcomers Declare 'I Am Groot' With New Marvel Spinoff Series". Comic Book Resources. from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Steinbeiser, Andrew (September 6, 2017). "Public Menace: Jimmy Kimmel Writer Jeff Loveness Talks Spider-Man & Shows Exclusive Art". Comicbook. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Richards, Dave (March 16, 2017). "Perez & Loveness' Novas Confront the Mystery of Richard Rider's Return". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Yeung, Jeff (April 6, 2020). "'Rick and Morty' Writer Joins 'Ant-Man 3' Production Team". Hyperbeast. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Pearson, Ben (April 3, 2020). "Marvel Studios Hires 'Rick and Morty' Veteran to Write 'Ant-Man 3'". /Film. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Trumbore, Dave (December 9, 2019). "'Rick and Morty' Episode Breakdown Is Here to Save You from Over-Thinkin' It". Collider. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ Loveness, Jeff [@jeffloveness] (September 21, 2019). "Today was my last day at Rick and Morty. I wrote 5 episodes and worked with amazing people. I hope you like it" (Tweet). Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hersko, Tyler (April 3, 2020). "'Ant-Man 3' Finds Screenwriter in 'Rick and Morty' Scribe". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2013 Emmy Awards". Emmys. September 22, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "72nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys. July 28, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "World Reader". AfterShockComics. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "JUDAS". BOOM! Studios. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN". BOOM! Studios. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Jeff Loveness". DC. October 15, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Jeff Loveness". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
External links edit
- Jeff Loveness at IMDb