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name: "Tom Devanney"
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# Tom Devanney

Writer. Born 13 March 1952 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 13 March 1952, Manchester, Connecticut, USA

## Biography

Tom Devanney is an American television writer and producer. He was born on 13 March 1952 in Manchester, Connecticut.

Devanney began his career writing for sitcoms including *Perfect Strangers* (1986), for which he also served as producer, and *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), contributing three episodes as writer and working as producer. He later wrote for *Thea* (1993) and other series such as *Shaky Ground* and *Malcolm & Eddie*.

Since 2005, Devanney has been a writer and producer on the animated series *Family Guy* (1999), joining as a staff writer following the show's revival and advancing to executive producer. He has written or co-written numerous episodes and is credited as co-executive producer on the crossover episode with *The Simpsons*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Family Guy* (1999), Fi1m 63, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)

## Also known for

- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), Writer

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