Biography: Michael "Mike" Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer. He served as a runner, writer, and producer on the animated series The Simpsons and co-created the animated series The Critic. He created and wrote the online cartoon Queer Duck and also worked on screenplays that include: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Horton Hears a Who!, The Simpsons Movie, and My Life in Ruins!.