David Mirkin

Writing

David Mirkin

Born 1955-09-18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

David Mirkin  (born September 18, 1955) is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer, known for his work on The Simpsons. He is a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University. He has won several Emmys along with the Peabody Award.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Yellow Mirror poster
8.2

A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious and bizarre.

Yellow Mirror

2026

The Simpsons Movie poster
7.0

After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.

The Simpsons Movie

2007

Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition poster
7.3

Homer and Marge's fun couples' date night goes off the rails when Marge learns Homer left the kids unsupervised with only the doorbell camera as a babysitter. Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer.

Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition

2026

Simpsley poster
8.0

When penniless con-artist Marge Bouvier is sent to Italy to convince wealthy sap Seymour Skinner to come home, she’s tempted by the trappings of his affluent lifestyle. But there’s a big fat fly in the ointment: Skinner’s clingy, dim-witted mooch of a houseguest, Homer Simpsley. Lies, lust and Italian lira are abound.

Simpsley

2026

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful poster
7.0

The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

2024

May the 12th Be with You poster
5.2

It's Mother's Day and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains, and Stewie from Family Guy.

May the 12th Be with You

2024

Heartbreakers poster
6.1

Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then it's off to palimony city and the next easy mark.

Heartbreakers

2001

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion poster
6.2

Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-It notes, Romy and Michele descend on their alma mater, but their façade crumbles quickly.

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

1997

Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" poster
6.9

Maggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling classmates. But when a lonely caterpillar befriends her, she makes it her mission to save it from a ruthless butterfly smashing toddler.

Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

2012

When Billie Met Lisa poster
5.2

Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS while searching for a quiet place to practice her saxophone. Billie invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session she’ll never forget.

When Billie Met Lisa

2022

When Billie Met Lisa poster
5.2

Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS while searching for a quiet place to practice her saxophone. Billie invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session she’ll never forget.

When Billie Met Lisa

2022

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror poster
6.0

Includes the following episodes from the Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror V, Treehouse of Horror VI, Treehouse of Horror VII, and Treehouse of Horror XII.

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

2003

Oh No, Not Them poster
NR

The untransmitted pilot of the failed American remake of The Young Ones

Oh No, Not Them

1989

Oh No, Not Them poster
NR

The untransmitted pilot of the failed American remake of The Young Ones

Oh No, Not Them

1989