---
name: "Brian Scully"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-scully"
fi1m_id: "brian-scully"
imdb_id: "nm0780262"
tmdb_id: 1213119
wikidata_id: "Q2384390"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "10 August 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:31:26.837033+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brian Scully

## Identity

Brian Scully

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brian-scully
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brian-scully
- **IMDb ID:** nm0780262
- **TMDB ID:** 1213119
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2384390
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Scully, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2384390, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780262/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213119

Writer. Born 10 August 1953 in Springfield.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 10 August 1953, Springfield
- **Active:** 1989–1999
- **Frequently works with:** [Dominic Polcino](https://film.one/person/dominic-polcino.md), [Neil Affleck](https://film.one/person/neil-affleck.md), [Pete Michels](https://film.one/person/pete-michels.md), [Richard Appel](https://film.one/person/richard-appel.md), [Swinton O. Scott III](https://film.one/person/swinton-o-scott-iii.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 63 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Scully, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2384390, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780262/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213119

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*Family Guy*](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Brian Scully is an American television writer and producer. Born on 10 August 1953 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, he began his career writing for sitcoms including *Out of This World* before moving into other series.

He wrote three episodes of *The Simpsons* between 1998 and 1999: 'Lost Our Lisa', the co-written 'Sunday, Cruddy Sunday', and 'Make Room for Lisa'. He also served as co-producer and producer on the series during seasons 9 to 11. Scully has written for *Family Guy* and produced *The Drew Carey Show* and *The Pitts*.

He is the older brother of *The Simpsons* writer and former showrunner Mike Scully.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Family Guy* (1999), Fi1m 63, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Complete Savages* (2004), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *The Pitts* (2003), series, Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay
- *Bob Patterson* (2001), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher* (1996), series, Writer
- *Local Heroes* (1996), series, Writer
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/brian-scully