Dan Vebber is an American writer best known for his television work on animated shows such as The Simpsons, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Futurama, Daria, Napoleon Dynamite and American Dad!. He was also a writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Vebber was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program in 2011. Vebber got his start as a cartoonist, writer, and editor at The Daily Cardinal and The Onion in the early 1990s.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 7, 1970 (56)
- Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, USA
- Writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Dan Vebber's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Dan Vebber's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Dan Vebber's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Rogue Not Quite One(2023)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Bordertown(2016)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
Napoleon Dynamite(2012)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
American Dad!(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Futurama(1999)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Daria(1997)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1989 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
3 Primetime Emmys and 1 other major award from 13 major nominations, 2009–2025.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Writers Guild Award, won · Animation
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
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- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Dan Vebber work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dan Vebber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hank Azaria shares the most, 3.
Directors
- David SilvermanShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)See all 2 shared titles with David Silverman
Writers
- Al JeanShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Al Jean
- Loni Steele SosthandShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Loni Steele Sosthand
- Matt GroeningShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Groening
Actors
- Hank AzariaShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), Bordertown (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Hank Azaria
Producers
- Alexander DukeShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Alexander Duke
- Denise SirkotShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Denise Sirkot
- James L. BrooksShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)See all 2 shared titles with James L. Brooks
- Kip LewisShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Kip Lewis