---
name: "Eric Kaplan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-kaplan"
fi1m_id: "eric-kaplan"
imdb_id: "nm0438235"
tmdb_id: 1217231
wikidata_id: "Q3056308"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "10 September 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-24T04:53:04.476656+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."
---

# Eric Kaplan

## Identity

Eric Kaplan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eric-kaplan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eric-kaplan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0438235
- **TMDB ID:** 1217231
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3056308
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Kaplan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3056308, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1217231

Writer. Born 10 September 1971 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 10 September 1971, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1989–2017
- **Also known as:** Erik Kaplan
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Reid](https://film.one/person/alex-reid-1224235.md), [Bill Odenkirk](https://film.one/person/bill-odenkirk.md), [Brian Kelley](https://film.one/person/brian-kelley.md), [Carlos Baeza](https://film.one/person/carlos-baeza.md), [Chris Koch](https://film.one/person/chris-koch.md), [Chuck Lorre](https://film.one/person/chuck-lorre.md), [Dan Vebber](https://film.one/person/dan-vebber.md), [David Richardson](https://film.one/person/david-richardson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 70 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Animation 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Kaplan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3056308, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1217231

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*Futurama*](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md) (81)
- **HBO Max:** [*Flight of the Conchords*](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md) (84), [*The Big Bang Theory*](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Eric Kaplan is an American television writer and producer. Born on 10 September 1971 in Brooklyn, New York City, he was educated at Harvard University, Columbia University and the University of California, Berkeley.

His credits include work on *The Simpsons* (1989), *Futurama* (1999), *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), *Flight of the Conchords* (2007) and *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), on which he served as a writer and co-executive producer throughout its run. He has also contributed to *Young Sheldon* (2017).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Flight of the Conchords* (2007), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md)
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), Fi1m 68, Teleplay, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *Futurama* (1999), Fi1m 81, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Guys Next Door* (2025), series, as Trent / God Shrimp (voice) · Creator, Writer, Executive Producer, Lyricist
- *Young Sheldon* (2017), series, Story, Teleplay
- *King Star King* (2014), series, as Creator
- *KSK!!!* (2013), Writer
- *Zombie College* (2013), series, Writer, Creator
- *The Problem Solverz* (2011), series, Writer
- *Mongo Wrestling Alliance* (2011), series, Actor
- *Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder* (2009), Consulting Producer
- *The Drinky Crow Show* (2008), series, Writer, Story, Creator
- *Futurama: Bender's Game* (2008), Screenplay, Co-Executive Producer
- *Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs* (2008), Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), series, Writer, Story, Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay, Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *Out of Jimmy's Head* (2007), series, Writer
- *Flight of the Conchords* (2007), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md)
- *Duck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones* (2004), Writer
- *Andy Richter Controls the Universe* (2002), series, Writer
- *The Day the Ponies Come Back* (2001), Post Production Supervisor
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, Writer
- *Futurama* (1999), series, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Gallery

- ![Eric Kaplan speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Big Bang Theory", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea](https://film.one/media/person/62024/gallery-3a220b097437.jpg) Eric Kaplan speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Big Bang Theory", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Plea — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Eric_Kaplan_%2835303588284%29.jpg/1280px-Eric_Kaplan_%2835303588284%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Futurama writer Eric Kaplan. (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/62024/gallery-3e36db6af6e5.jpg) Futurama writer Eric Kaplan. (2009) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Eric_Kaplan_%283756449399%29.jpg/1280px-Eric_Kaplan_%283756449399%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Kaplan speaking at the 2019 WonderCon, for "The Big Bang Theory", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmor](https://film.one/media/person/62024/gallery-4cf8c9804a16.jpg) Eric Kaplan speaking at the 2019 WonderCon, for "The Big Bang Theory", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmor — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Eric_Kaplan_%2846629704405%29.jpg/1280px-Eric_Kaplan_%2846629704405%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Kaplan](https://film.one/media/person/62024/gallery-3d6aa933deaa.jpg) Eric Kaplan — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Eric_Kaplan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Eric_Kaplan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Kaplan speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/62024/gallery-2af03134a7cb.jpg) Eric Kaplan speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Eric_Kaplan_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-Eric_Kaplan_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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