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The Critic

The Critic is an American prime time animated series created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously worked as writers and showrunners on The Simpsons. The show follows the life of a 36-year-old film critic from New York named Jay Sherman, voiced by Jon Lovitz. 23 episodes were produced, first broadcast on ABC in 1994 and finishing its original run on Fox in 1995.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Tress MacNeille She was 42 , now 73 years old
Billy Crystal He was 45 , now 76 years old
Nancy Cartwright She was 36 , now 67 years old
Charles Napier He was 57 , 75 years old when he died
Russi Taylor She was 49 , 75 years old when she died
Phil Hartman He was 45 , 49 years old when he died
Jon Lovitz He was 36 , now 67 years old as Jay Sherman
Gerrit Graham He was 44 , now 75 years old
Brenda Vaccaro She was 54 , now 85 years old
Adam West He was 65 , 88 years old when he died
Christine Cavanaugh She was 30 , 51 years old when she died
Kath Soucie She was 40 , now 71 years old
Judd Apatow He was 26 , now 57 years old as Jay Leno
Steve Allen He was 72 , 78 years old when he died
Morwenna Banks She was 32 , now 63 years old
Pamela Reed She was 44 , now 75 years old
Milton Berle He was 85 , 93 years old when he died
Sam McMurray He was 41 , now 72 years old
Judith Ivey She was 42 , now 73 years old
Rhea Perlman She was 45 , now 76 years old
Park Overall She was 36 , now 67 years old
Roger Ebert He was 51 , 70 years old when he died
Rod Steiger He was 68 , 77 years old when he died
Todd Louiso He was 23 , now 54 years old
Jennifer Lien She was 19 , now 50 years old
Bob Costas He was 41 , now 72 years old
June Lockhart She was 68 , now 99 years old
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar He was 46 , now 77 years old
Gene Siskel He was 48 , 53 years old when he died
Rod McKuen He was 60 , 81 years old when he died
Maurice LaMarche He was 35 , now 66 years old
Nick Jameson He was 43 , now 74 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Jon Vitti Writing He was 38 , now 68 years old Writer
Mike Reiss Production He was 34 , now 65 years old Producer
Mike Reiss Writing He was 34 , now 65 years old Writer
Ken Tsumura Production He was 70 , 37 years old when he died Co-Producer
Jennifer Ventimilia Writing She was 27 , now 58 years old Writer
Judd Apatow Writing He was 26 , now 57 years old Writer
Al Jean Production He was 33 , now 63 years old Producer
Al Jean Writing He was 33 , now 63 years old Writer
Susie Dietter Directing She was 28 , now 58 years old Director
Joshua Sternin Writing He was 41 , now 71 years old Writer
Rich Moore Directing He was 30 , now 61 years old Director
Nikki Vanzo Production Producer
The Critic poster
The Critic (30 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1994-01-26
  • Runtime: [22] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 23