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Sean Kelly(1940-2022)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Additional Crew
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National Lampoon alumni. Mr. Kelly was the founding editor of Heavy Metal. He has also written for Interview, The Village Voice, The Old Farmer's Almanac, Playboy and Spy. He has authored 18 books included three about saints, two relating to Irishness and several for children. Currently Mr. Kelly teaches at the Pratt Institute.
BornJuly 22, 1940
DiedJuly 11, 2022(81)
BornJuly 22, 1940
DiedJuly 11, 2022(81)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Jasmine Guy, Pam Arciero, Anthony Asbury, Bertice Berry, Tyler Bunch, Kim Carrell, Emilio Delgado, David Matthew Feldman, Alison Fraser, Denyce Graves, Karen Evans Kandel, James J. Kroupa, Peter Linz, Adrian Martinez, Kathryn Mullen, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Caroll Spinney, Matt Vogel, Ruth Westheimer, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Tim Lagasse, Heather Asch, BJ Guyer, Paul McGinnis, Trevor Heins, Misha Gonz-Cirkl, Richard O'Connor, Scott Dodson, Richard Zhuravenko, Charles Reese, Joe James, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Brynn Williams, Brianna Montgomery, Nicole Brown, and Makeeba Mooncycle in Between the Lions (1999)
Between the Lions
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Luke Wilson, Matthew Davis, Samantha Lemole, Meredith Scott Lynn, and Osgood Perkins in Legally Blonde (2001)
Legally Blonde
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special (1980)
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
7.0
TV Special
  • Writer
  • 1980
Lemmings (1973)
Lemmings
6.2
Video
  • Writer
  • 1973

Credits

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Writer

  • Jasmine Guy, Pam Arciero, Anthony Asbury, Bertice Berry, Tyler Bunch, Kim Carrell, Emilio Delgado, David Matthew Feldman, Alison Fraser, Denyce Graves, Karen Evans Kandel, James J. Kroupa, Peter Linz, Adrian Martinez, Kathryn Mullen, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Caroll Spinney, Matt Vogel, Ruth Westheimer, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Tim Lagasse, Heather Asch, BJ Guyer, Paul McGinnis, Trevor Heins, Misha Gonz-Cirkl, Richard O'Connor, Scott Dodson, Richard Zhuravenko, Charles Reese, Joe James, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Brynn Williams, Brianna Montgomery, Nicole Brown, and Makeeba Mooncycle in Between the Lions (1999)
    Between the Lions
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 2000–2011
  • Ace Lightning (2002)
    Ace Lightning
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2002–2004
  • Katie Boland, Jayne Eastwood, Taborah Johnson, Sean McCann, Frank Meschkuleit, Max Morrow, Matt Ficner, Kyle Kass, and Noreen Young in Noddy (1998)
    Noddy
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1998–2000
  • Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales (1996)
    Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Goosebumps (1995)
    Goosebumps
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Wimzie's House (1995)
    Wimzie's House
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day (1995)
    Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Lily Tomlin, Max Beckford, Lisa Jai, Amos Crawley, Daniel DeSanto, Maia Filar, Erica Luttrell, Tara Meyer, and Stuart Stone in The Magic School Bus (1994)
    The Magic School Bus
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Ed Begley Jr., George Carlin, and Didi Conn in Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time (1995)
    Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Montreal International Comedy Festival '93
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Shining Time Station (1989)
    Shining Time Station
    8.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 1991–1993
  • A Day in the Life of the Jukebox Band (1993)
    A Day in the Life of the Jukebox Band
    Video
    • written by
    • 1993
  • A Jukebox Lullaby (1993)
    A Jukebox Lullaby
    1.0
    Video
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Geordie Johnson in Dracula: The Series (1990)
    Dracula: The Series
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1990

Music Department

  • Delta House (1979)
    Delta House
    5.5
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 'Delta House' theme music lyrics
    • 1979
  • Disco Beaver from Outer Space (1979)
    Disco Beaver from Outer Space
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • songs by
    • 1979
  • Lemmings (1973)
    Lemmings
    6.2
    Video
    • lyricist
    • 1973

Additional Crew

  • Wimzie's House (1995)
    Wimzie's House
    7.3
    TV Series
    • consultant: CINAR
    • 1995
  • Lew Schneider in Wish You Were Here (1990)
    Wish You Were Here
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1990
  • Gandahar (1987)
    Gandahar
    6.9
    • creative consultant: American version
    • 1987
  • Delta House (1979)
    Delta House
    5.5
    TV Series
    • peom written by / from National Lampoon's High School Yearbook
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 22, 1940
    • Cushing, Quebec, Canada
  • Died
    • July 11, 2022
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(heart and renal failure)
  • Spouse
    • Patricia Todd? - July 11, 2022 (his death, 5 children)
  • Children
    • Chris Kelly

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