---
name: "Sam Johnson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sam-johnson"
fi1m_id: "sam-johnson"
imdb_id: "nm0426169"
tmdb_id: 1223686
wikidata_id: "Q27824069"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "10 July 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-01T00:15:48.066871+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."
---

# Sam Johnson

## Identity

Sam Johnson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sam-johnson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sam-johnson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0426169
- **TMDB ID:** 1223686
- **Wikidata ID:** Q27824069
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27824069, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426169/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1223686

Writer and producer. Born 10 July 1963 in Omaha.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 10 July 1963, Omaha
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Chris Marcil](https://film.one/person/chris-marcil.md), [Pamela Fryman](https://film.one/person/pamela-fryman.md), [Rob Greenberg](https://film.one/person/rob-greenberg.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 74 (1), 2020s 73 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Animation 1, Family 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27824069, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426169/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1223686

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*How I Met Your Mother*](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md) (74), [*English Teacher*](https://film.one/tv/english-teacher.md) (73)
- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88)
- **Paramount+:** [*Daria*](https://film.one/tv/daria.md) (81)

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

## Biography

Sam Johnson (born 10 July 1963) is an American television writer and producer. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he graduated from Omaha Central High School in 1981 and from Yale University with a BA in English in 1985. He began his career writing for MTV's *Beavis and Butt-Head* and *Daria*.

Johnson frequently collaborates with writing partner Chris Marcil. Their credits include writing and producing on *NewsRadio*, *Frasier* (where he contributed as writer, story editor and later executive producer on the final seasons), *How I Met Your Mother*, *Hot in Cleveland* and *What We Do in the Shadows*. He has received multiple Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on *Frasier* and *What We Do in the Shadows*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *English Teacher* (2024), Fi1m 73, Writer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/english-teacher.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *Daria* (1997), Fi1m 81, Screenplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/daria.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Story, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *English Teacher* (2024), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/english-teacher.md)
- *Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head* (2022), series, as Stewart (voice), Second Pharmacist (voice), Smart Stewart (voice) · Writer
- *What We Do in the Shadows* (2019), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
- *Crowded* (2016), series, Writer
- *Hot in Cleveland* (2010), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *The Troop* (2009), series, Writer
- *Gary Unmarried* (2008), series, Writer
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *Stacked* (2005), series, Writer
- *Sammy* (2000), series, Writer
- *Daria in 'Sealed With a Kick'* (1997), Writer
- *Daria* (1997), series, Writer, Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/daria.md)
- *Beavis and Butt-Head Do America* (1996), as Limo Driver / TV Thief #1 / Man in Confession Booth #1 / Petrified Forest Ranger (voice)
- *NewsRadio* (1995), series, Writer
- *The Adventures of Pete & Pete* (1993), series, Writer
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Reno Officiant · Writer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Story — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Beavis and Butt-Head* (1993), series, as Mr. Hererra (voice), Ryan (voice), Drive-thru Customer (voice) · Writer

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