And the best job in the world goes to…
…genius TV writer/producer Sam Simon, who last worked on The Simpsons in 1993. “Sam is still an executive producer of the show; he just doesn’t have to do anything for his piece of The Simpsons, which provides him with $20 to $30 million a year to this day.”
Not for nothing, Sam is responsible for writing/exec-producing episodes in some of the show’s best years (seasons 1-5), so it’s not like he didn’t do anything to earn it. Even better than making $20 mill a year for doing nothing is that his ex-wife, Jennifer Tilly, has made an estimated nine figures over the years just for divorcing the guy (according to Sam on Howard Stern). Yeah. Like over $100 million. Not a typo.
This and much, much more in the fascinating The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History by John Ortved. And this from a guy who is most certainly not a fanboy. I’m only halfway through and I’m already amazed at all the backstabbing and horribleness that went on behind the scenes.
