The Cleveland Show was co-written by this man, who also was married to Mona Simpson?
Pilot (The Cleveland Show) "Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of the animated comedy series "The Cleveland Show". Directed by Anthony Lioi and written by series creators Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry and Richard Appel, the episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on September 27, 2009, along with the season 8 premiere of "Family Guy". The episode follows Cleveland Brown, and his son, Cleveland, Jr., as they begin their journey across the country, with a final destination of California. The two give a final farewell to their friends in Quahog, Rhode Island, but along the way to their destination, they decide to stop in Cleveland's hometown of Stoolbend, Virginia. While there, Cleveland reconnects with an old crush he had in high school, named Donna Tubbs, and immediately finds love, and eventually a new family. Cleveland and Donna ultimately decide to get married, and the two families begin to accept each other into their new lives.
Trustin Howard Trustin Howard (December 18, 1923 – April 20, 2017) was an American vocalist, songwriter, actor, nightclub comic, television writer and author. Howard was born Howard Trustin Slavin in Chicago, and began his acting career as a pre-teen. By the age of 15 he’d introduced his persona Slick Slavin at the Chicago Theater. His nightclub act led to film roles in "Philbert" (for which he provided the voice of the animated title character), "Speed Crazy" and a small part in "King Creole". Howard branched into writing, eventually becoming the head writer of the "Joey Bishop Show", writing episodes of "This is Your Life", and numerous, including "The Night of Stars". He recorded singles for the Acclaim and Imperial labels, the comedy album "The “Groove” World of Trustin Howard""," and authored fiction ("The Channeler"), non-fiction ("Winchell and Runyon") and the autobiography "My Life With Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else".