ˈæftɚ tˈuː jˈɪɹz ʌv fˈeɪld spˈɛk skɹˈɪpts hiː wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli hˈaɪɚd tə ɹˈaɪt ɐn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ʌv sˈeɪnfɛld ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
After two years of failed spec scripts he was eventually hired to write an episode of Seinfeld in 1996.