---
name: "Josh Weinstein"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/josh-weinstein"
fi1m_id: "josh-weinstein"
imdb_id: "nm0430781"
tmdb_id: 1216642
wikidata_id: "Q2604225"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "5 May 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T21:57:10.864751+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."
---

# Josh Weinstein

## Identity

Josh Weinstein

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josh-weinstein
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** josh-weinstein
- **IMDb ID:** nm0430781
- **TMDB ID:** 1216642
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2604225
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Weinstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2604225, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216642

Writer. Born 5 May 1966 in Washington, D.C., USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 5 May 1966, Washington, D.C., USA
- **Active:** 1989–2012
- **Frequently works with:** [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), [Dan Vebber](https://film.one/person/dan-vebber.md), [David X. Cohen](https://film.one/person/david-x-cohen.md), [Eric Horsted](https://film.one/person/eric-horsted.md), [Eric Kaplan](https://film.one/person/eric-kaplan.md), [Gregg Vanzo](https://film.one/person/gregg-vanzo.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 81 (1), 2010s 84 (1)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 3, Comedy 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Family 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Weinstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2604225, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216642

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*Gravity Falls*](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md) (84), [*Futurama*](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md) (81)

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## Biography

Josh Weinstein is an American television writer and producer. He attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., where he met his frequent writing partner Bill Oakley, and later Stanford University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Stanford Chaparral.

Weinstein joined the writing staff of *The Simpsons* in 1992. With Oakley, he served as executive producer and showrunner for seasons seven and eight, writing episodes such as "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" and "Bart vs. Australia". They won three Primetime Emmy Awards for their work on the series.

After leaving *The Simpsons*, Weinstein and Oakley created the series *Mission Hill*. He has also written for *Futurama*, *Gravity Falls*, *Disenchantment* and other animated programmes, and received four Primetime Emmy Awards in total.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Gravity Falls* (2012), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md)
- *Futurama* (1999), Fi1m 81, Writer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

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

- *Disenchantment* (2018), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Danger Mouse* (2015), series, Writer
- *Strange Hill High* (2013), series, Writer
- *Brickleberry* (2012), series, Writer
- *Gravity Falls* (2012), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md)
- *The Mullets* (2003), series, Writer
- *Mission Hill* (1999), series, as Toby Mundorf (voice) · Writer, Creator
- *Futurama* (1999), series, Producer, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Gallery

- ![Josh Weinstein](https://film.one/media/person/61911/gallery-5080ab857e44.jpg) Josh Weinstein — University of Salford Press, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-1-cropped.jpg/1280px-Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-1-cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![One of the driving forces behind The Simpsons believes Manchester has the potential to eclipse Los Angeles as a worldwide hub for the media industries. During a (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/61911/gallery-608216c29aaa.jpg) One of the driving forces behind The Simpsons believes Manchester has the potential to eclipse Los Angeles as a worldwide hub for the media industries. During a (2013) — University of Salford Press, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-1.jpg/1280px-Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![One of the driving forces behind The Simpsons believes Manchester has the potential to eclipse Los Angeles as a worldwide hub for the media industries. During a (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/61911/gallery-81b6d8e1e080.jpg) One of the driving forces behind The Simpsons believes Manchester has the potential to eclipse Los Angeles as a worldwide hub for the media industries. During a (2013) — University of Salford Press, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-2-cropped.jpg/1280px-Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-2-cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![One of the driving forces behind The Simpsons believes Manchester has the potential to eclipse Los Angeles as a worldwide hub for the media industries. During a (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/61911/gallery-93b6a18e2e64.jpg) One of the driving forces behind The Simpsons believes Manchester has the potential to eclipse Los Angeles as a worldwide hub for the media industries. During a (2013) — University of Salford, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-2.jpg/1280px-Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![One of the driving forces behind The Simpsons believes Manchester has the potential to eclipse Los Angeles as a worldwide hub for the media industries. During a (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/61911/gallery-9d29b9ba1728.jpg) One of the driving forces behind The Simpsons believes Manchester has the potential to eclipse Los Angeles as a worldwide hub for the media industries. During a (2013) — University of Salford, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-3-cropped.jpg/1280px-Josh_Weinstein_-_Salford_Media_Festival_2013-3-cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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