David Richardson (writer)

David Wayne Richardson (December 24, 1955 – January 18, 2021) was an American television writer and producer who wrote for The Simpsons ("Homer Loves Flanders"), Malcolm in the Middle, Two and a Half Men, and F Is for Family. Richardson, a cancer survivor for nearly thirty years, died of heart failure in early 2021.

Filmography

 * Writer:
 * Zoobilee Zoo (3 episodes, 1986)
 * The Pat Sajak Show (2 episodes, 1989)
 * Star Street: The Adventures of the Star Kids (1989)
 * Grand (4 episodes, 1990)
 * Empty Nest (7 episodes, 1991–1993)
 * Phenom (2 episodes, 1993)
 * The Simpsons (1 episode, 1994)
 * "Homer Loves Flanders" (1994)
 * The John Larroquette Show (1 episode, 1995)
 * Local Heroes (2 episodes, 1996)
 * Soul Man (1 episode, 1997)
 * Manhattan, AZ (2 episodes, 2000)
 * Malcolm in the Middle (3 episodes, 2000)
 * What About Joan (2001)
 * Ed (1 episode, 2002)
 * Married to the Kellys (1 episode, 2003)
 * Two and a Half Men (9 episodes, 2009–2011)
 * F Is for Family (2 episodes, 2015)


 * Producer:
 * Phenom (1993)
 * The Simpsons (11 episodes, 1993–1994)
 * Malcolm in the Middle (12 episodes, 2000)
 * Manhattan, AZ (2000)
 * Ed (5 episodes, 2002)
 * My Big Fat Greek Life (2003)
 * Married to the Kellys (4 episodes, 2003)
 * Peep Show (2008)
 * Two and a Half Men (7 episodes, 2009–2010)

Awards and nominations

 * 1995, won Humanitas Prize, "30 minute category" for The John Larroquette Show