---
name: "Jon Vitti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jon-vitti"
fi1m_id: "jon-vitti"
imdb_id: "nm0900140"
tmdb_id: 239
wikidata_id: "Q3177566"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "12 August 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-15T04:03:20.076811+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."
---

# Jon Vitti

## Identity

Jon Vitti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jon-vitti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jon-vitti
- **IMDb ID:** nm0900140
- **TMDB ID:** 239
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3177566
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Vitti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3177566, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0900140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/239

Writer. Born 12 August 1960 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 12 August 1960, USA
- **Active:** 1989–2016
- **Frequently works with:** [Brent Forrester](https://film.one/person/brent-forrester.md), [David Mirkin](https://film.one/person/david-mirkin.md), [Greg Daniels](https://film.one/person/greg-daniels.md), [Alex Gregory](https://film.one/person/alex-gregory.md), [Al Jean](https://film.one/person/al-jean.md), [Chuck Sheetz](https://film.one/person/chuck-sheetz.md), [Dan Castellaneta](https://film.one/person/dan-castellaneta.md), [Dan Greaney](https://film.one/person/dan-greaney.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as writer, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 86 (2), 2000s 60 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 63 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 10, Animation 8, Family 7, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,638m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Vitti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3177566, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0900140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/239

## Coming up

- *Ice Age: Boiling Point* (2027-02-03), Thanks

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*King of the Hill*](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) (82), [*The Simpsons Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-simpsons-movie.md) (70), [*Alvin and the Chipmunks*](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks.md) (43), [*Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel*](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md) (36)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Larry Sanders Show*](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md) (91)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Jon Vitti is an American writer. He graduated from Harvard University in 1981, where he served as president of the Harvard Lampoon alongside Mike Reiss. Before joining The Simpsons, he had a brief stint writing for Saturday Night Live.

Vitti was among the earliest writers hired for the television series *The Simpsons* in 1989, contributing as a story editor and writer on numerous episodes through the fourth season and returning later as a producer. He has also written for *King of the Hill*, *The Critic*, *The Larry Sanders Show* and *The Office*. He co-wrote the screenplay for *The Simpsons Movie* (2007) and wrote the screenplays for the *Alvin and the Chipmunks* films (2007, 2009) and *The Angry Birds Movie* (2016). He has served as a story consultant on several animated features, including *Ice Age* (2002) and *Robots* (2005). He has used the pseudonym Penny Wise for some *Simpsons* episodes.

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

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), Fi1m 36, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md)
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks* (2007), Fi1m 43, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks.md)
- *The Simpsons Movie* (2007), Fi1m 70, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-simpsons-movie.md)
- *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (2006), Fi1m 61, Story Consultant — [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-the-meltdown.md)
- *Robots* (2005), Fi1m 62, Story Consultant — [page](https://film.one/film/robots-2005.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Ice Age* (2002), Fi1m 73, Story Consultant — [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.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.

- *Ice Age: Boiling Point* (2027), Thanks
- *Fixed* (2025), Story, Screenplay
- *The Angry Birds Movie* (2016), Screenplay
- *Dinner for Schmucks* (2010), Writer
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), Writer — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md)
- *Surviving Sid* (2008), Writer
- *Horton Hears a Who!* (2008), Story Consultant
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks* (2007), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks.md)
- *The Simpsons Movie* (2007), Screenplay — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-simpsons-movie.md)
- *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (2006), Story Consultant — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-the-meltdown.md)
- *The Office* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Robots* (2005), Story Consultant — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/robots-2005.md)
- *Cock-a-Doodle-Duel* (2004), Writer
- *Ice Age* (2002), Story Consultant — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *The Naked Truth* (1995), series, Writer
- *The Critic* (1994), series, Writer
- *Phenom* (1993), series, Writer
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer, Producer, Story Editor, Executive Story Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

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