---
name: "Tim Long"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tim-long"
fi1m_id: "tim-long"
imdb_id: "nm0519209"
tmdb_id: 1216660
wikidata_id: "Q2588370"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "14 June 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-01T20:02:52.383145+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."
---

# Tim Long

## Identity

Tim Long

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tim-long
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tim-long
- **IMDb ID:** nm0519209
- **TMDB ID:** 1216660
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2588370
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Long, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2588370, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519209/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216660

Writer. Born 14 June 1969 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 14 June 1969, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
- **Active:** 1989–2007
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 2000s 70 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Long, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2588370, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519209/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216660

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88)

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

## Biography

Tim Long is a Canadian comedy writer and producer. Born on 14 June 1969 in Brandon, Manitoba, he grew up in Exeter, Ontario, and studied English literature at University College, Toronto, followed by graduate studies at Columbia University.

He began his career writing for Spy magazine and Politically Incorrect, and served as head writer on the Late Show with David Letterman. Long joined the writing staff of *The Simpsons* in 1998 and has contributed numerous episodes while rising to co-executive producer. He was a consulting writer on *The Simpsons Movie* (2007) and wrote the film *The Exchange* (2021).

Long has won multiple Emmy awards for his television work.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Simpsons Movie* (2007), Fi1m 70, Story Consultant — [page](https://film.one/film/the-simpsons-movie.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *Yellow Mirror* (2026), Co-Executive Producer
- *Simpsley* (2026), Co-Executive Producer
- *Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition* (2026), Co-Executive Producer
- *The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful* (2024), Co-Executive Producer
- *The Exchange* (2021), Writer
- *Crash Canyon* (2011), series, Writer
- *Mr. Young* (2011), series, Writer
- *The Simpsons Movie* (2007), Story Consultant — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-simpsons-movie.md)
- *Politically Incorrect* (1993), series, Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Bloom County*, series, Executive Producer

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