| Jeff Loveness | |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Nationality: | American |
Jeff Loveness is an American screenwriter, television producer, actor, and comic book writer who has worked on the television series Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Rick and Morty, as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe film (2023).
Loveness graduated from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010.[1] He started his career by writing several television episodes for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Miracle Workers. He later gained notability for writing four season four Rick and Morty episodes. Soon after, he was hired by Marvel Studios to write the screenplay for . In December 2020, Loveness revealed that he had turned in the first draft of the script, and said Marvel had used the COVID-19 pandemic break to "do something new and weird" with the film.[2] He came back in 2021 to write the Rick and Morty season 5 opening episode "Mort Dinner Rick Andre" and the finale, "Rickmurai Jack", which is his final episode of the show.[3] [4] In September 2022, Loveness was confirmed to work again with Marvel Studios by writing the screenplay for ,[5] but was later replaced by Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely, who ultimately left the project.
In March 2015, Loveness wrote a comic series centered around the Marvel Comics character Groot, alongside artist Brian Kesinger. In May 2017, he wrote several comic issues centered around other Marvel characters, including Nova and Spider-Man.[6] [7]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | Actor | ||||
| 2010 | The Office[8] | Episode: "Christening" Role: Young Adult Ministry Deserter | ||||
| 2010–2011 | Onion News Network | Episodes: "Excitement Growing Among Beatles Fans for Paul McCartney's Funeral", "Snowlocaust", "Real America", and "American Dream" | ||||
| 2011–2016 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 238 episodes | ||||
| 2012 | 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | TV special | ||||
| 2016 | 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | |||||
| 2017 | 89th Academy Awards | |||||
| 2019 | Miracle Workers | Episode: "12 Days" Story editor in 7 episodes | ||||
| 2019–2022 | Rick and Morty[9] | Episodes: "",[10] "Never Ricking Morty", "Promortyus", "The Vat of Acid Episode", "Mort Dinner Rick Andre",[11] and "Rickmurai Jack" Supervising producer for 19 episodes Role: Japheth's Son, Marvin (voice; 2 episodes) | ||||
| 2023 | [12] | Feature film debut | ||||
| 2023 | Special thanks | |||||
| List of awards and nominations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Series | Result | |
| Primetime Emmy Award | September 22, 2013 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | [13] | |
| September 19, 2020 | Outstanding Animated Program | Rick and Morty | [14] | ||
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