Richard Appel

Career Overview

Richard Appel has 16 screen credits in a career dating back to 1989. Signature works include Family Guy, The Bernie Mac Show, Family Guy Happy Hell-o-ween. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

16

Birth Date

1963-05-21

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Family Guy
• 

  The Bernie Mac Show
• 

  Family Guy Happy Hell-o-ween
• The Girlfriend

Frequent Collaborators

• Alex Borstein (2 collaborations)
• Seth Green (2 collaborations)
• Patrick Warburton (2 collaborations)
• Seth MacFarlane (1 collaborations)
• Mila Kunis (1 collaborations)
• Arif Zahir (1 collaborations)
• Bernie Mac (1 collaborations)
• Jeremy Suarez (1 collaborations)
• Camille Winbush (1 collaborations)
• Dee Dee Davis (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (7 credits)

  • Family Guy Happy Hell-o-ween

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • The Girlfriend

    producer

    production
    2026
  • The Cleveland Show

    - All You Can Eat (2012) ... executive producer production

    - Mama Drama (2012) ... executive producer production

    - Flush of Genius (2012) ... executive producer production

    - Jesus Walks (2012) ... executive producer production

    - B.M.O.C. (2012) ... executive producer production
    2009
  • American Dad!

    - The Longest Distance Relationship (2014) ... producer production

    - News Glance with Genevieve Vavance (2014) ... producer production

    - Permanent Record Wrecker (2014) ... producer production

    - Rubberneckers (2014) ... producer production

    - She Swill Survive (2014) ... producer production
    2005
  • The Bernie Mac Show

    producer

    production

    - Bernie's Angels (2006) ... producer production

    - Growing Pains (2006) ... producer production

    - Spinning Wheels (2006) ... producer production

    - It's Never as Bad as the First Time (2006) ... producer production

    - What Would Jason Do? (2006) ... producer production
    2001
  • Family Guy

    executive producer

    production

    - High School History (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Let the Goodtimes Walk (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Friend's Best Man (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Lower G.I. Joe (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Tall Stewie (2026) ... executive producer production
    1999
  • The Simpsons

    - Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo (1999) ... producer production

    - They Saved Lisa's Brain (1999) ... producer production

    - Monty Can't Buy Me Love (1999) ... producer production

    - The Old Man and the 'C' Student (1999) ... producer production

    - Mom and Pop Art (1999) ... producer production
    1989

• writing (6 credits)

  • The Girlfriend

    screenplay

    writing
    2026
  • The Cleveland Show

    - Pilot (2009) ... writer writing
    2009
  • The Simpsons Classics – Sex, Lies & The Simpsons

    writer

    writing
    2004
  • The Bernie Mac Show

    - Nerdy Mac (2005) ... writer writing

    - Stiff Upper Lip (2004) ... writer writing

    - That Old Mac Magic (2004) ... writer writing

    - Eye of the Tiger (2003) ... writer writing
    2001
  • Family Guy

    - Family Gay (2009) ... writer writing
    1999
  • The Simpsons

    - When You Dish Upon a Star (1998) ... writer writing

    - The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons (1997) ... writer writing

    - The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (1997) ... writer writing

    - Bart After Dark (1996) ... writer writing

    - 22 Short Films About Springfield (1996) ... writer writing
    1989

• creators (1 credits)

  • The Cleveland Show

    creator

    creators
    2009

• actors (2 credits)

  • The Cleveland Show

    - Harder, Better, Faster, Browner (2010) ... actor actors

    - Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance (2009) ... actor actors
    2009
  • I ♥ Huckabees

    Josh

    actor

    actors
    2004