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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...It’s hard to convince anybody but the experts what George does,” says Jonathan M. Vitti ’81, another writer and producer of the show...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Simpsons Writer Meyer, Comedy is No Laughing Matter | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

...crazily high percent of viewers’ favorite jokes can be traced to George,” says Vitti. “He has the ability to put four jokes in a script, and they’re the four that viewers tell you about the next...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Simpsons Writer Meyer, Comedy is No Laughing Matter | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

...critically acclaimed and Golden-globe nominated picture Analyze This added a whole new dimension to the gangster film genre: the anxiety-attack prone mafia boss in dire need of psychological help. Moviegoers agreed that this story of the journey of mobster Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) towards mental stability, aided by his reluctant psychiatrist Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal), was an innovative comedic undertaking which put its then-unknown production companies on the map of Hollywood fame...

Author: By Gary P.H. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "That's Not Bad" | 12/5/2002 | See Source »

This time, the now-incarcerated gangster Paul Vitti fakes insanity to get himself released from jail and into the custody of Ben Sobel. Sobel, of course, has problems of his own to contend with, including the recent death of his father. Putting the two together again can only mean trouble. And, of course, a great premise for a sequel...

Author: By Gary P.H. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "That's Not Bad" | 12/5/2002 | See Source »

...That different from This? Like many a reformed gangster, Vitti wants to go legit. With the help of Sobel, he tries his hand at various jobs, as a car salesman (“Look at the size of that trunk. You could put three bodies in there”), a jewelry store employee, and as a “technical advisor” on a new gangster movie. Needless to say, these attempts at legitimacy don’t work out as planned. Sobel’s wife Laura (Lisa Kudrow) doesn’t feel particularly hospitable towards mobsters...

Author: By Gary P.H. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "That's Not Bad" | 12/5/2002 | See Source »

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