William Leonard Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer.

Biography

Odenkirk was born in Naperville, Illinois. He is the younger brother of American actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk, and worked as a writer, producer and actor on the HBO sketch comedy TV show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which featured his brother as co-star. Odenkirk went on to write for Tenacious D, Futurama, and Disenchantment. He has written and executive produced episodes of The Simpsons. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Chicago.

Writing credits

Tenacious D episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes, along with Jack Black, David Cross, Kyle Gass, Tom Gianas, and Bob Odenkirk:

Futurama episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes:

The Simpsons episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes:

Disenchantment episodes

Odenkirk is credited with writing the following episodes:

Guru Nation project

The untitled series is in development for Paramount+ and is being developed by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.