Mike Reiss has recently been making headlines after he began to share his experience as a passenger on the Titanic submersible tragedy. Mike opened up about his experience on a podcast with Larry, where the duo started the talk with light topics like the projects the pair have worked together on.
Born in Bristol, Connecticut, in 1959, Miachel Reiss, originally Miachel L. Reiss, is a professional American writer and television producer. Mike is the son of a doctor and a local journalist. Mike started his education at Memorial Boulevard Public School, following which he attended Bristol Eastern High School to achieve his high-school degree.
Mike attended Harvard University and gained a degree in English, but he was rejected from taking up a course in creative writing. In 1981, after he graduated from Harvard, Mike was hired by National Lampoon alongside A. I Jean.
After the fourth season of The Simpsons, Jean and Riess walked out of writing the show to create an animated show titled The Critic about Jay Sherman, the film critic. Reiss independently produced a flash animation cartoon for Icebox,xom in 2000 titled Hard Drinkin’ Lincon. Who doesn’t love the film Ice Age? Well, guess what? Mike wrote several of the jokes used in the film.
Apart from .his career as a television show writer, Mike has published around 17 children’s books, including The Boy Who Looked Like Lincon and How Murray Saved Christmas. In December 2011, Mike’s play I’M Connecticut set a record at the box office. Mike’s play was named one of the top ten productions of 2011. Mike is Jewish and lives in New York City with his beloved wife, Denise.
Mike mentioned during the podcast signing a waiver, mentioning the likelihood of death before going on the Titanic submersible. Mike receives writing credits for writing television episodes of series like The Simpsons, Moaning Lisa, Lisa’s Pony, Treehouse Of Horror III, The Way We Were, The Telltale Head, and Round Springfield. Apart from television episodes, Mike has also worked as a story consultant for several films like Robots, My Life In Ruins,
The Lorax, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Despicable Me 2, How Murray Saved Christmas, and Horton Hears A Who.
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Mike Reiss’s Net Worth
Mike Reiss is speculated to enjoy an estimated net worth of $18 M, most of which comes from his profession of writing television episodes and films. Mike earned an approximate amount of $2 M for his work in Simpsons. Mike’s income is supplemented by the sale of his children’s books.
Mike’s book The Boy Who Looked Like Lincon costs $7.72 per book, Santa’s Brother Sandy Saved Christmas sells for $13.99 per book, Springfield Confidential which retails for $23.80, Merry Un-Christmas sells for $15.99, and How Murray Saved Christmas sells for $3.99.
Two of Mike’s children’s books have been turned into movies, including How Murray Saved Christmas and A Boy Who Looked Like Lincon.
Late For School, which retails for $4.99 per book, and A Flake Like Mike, which retails for $7.99 per book. Just Too Cute And Other Stuff, which retails for $16.95 per book. The Great Show And Tell Disaster, which retails for $15.68, and City Of Hamburgers, which retails for $14 per book.
Mike’s books have been best-selling children’s books for a long time and are enjoyed by both toddlers and young adults. Mike has kept his life private. Thus, there is not much information known about the writer’s assets and cars. Mike Reiss also doesn’t have a social media account to keep his fans updated about his latest ventures.
Mike Reiss also earns a part of his income from producing television series for HBO and FOX. Currently, Mike and his beloved wife Denise enjoy a private life traveling around the world. Ironically, the children’s book author doesn’t have any children of his own he enjoys his time writing and traveling with Denise.
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