years_active birth_place spouse birthname article_title name occupation
1987 -- present los angeles , california mary ellen healey -lrb- divorced -rrb- peter gaffney peter gaffney
 peter gaffney animation screenwriter , television producer , editor
peter gaffney

peter gaffney is an american writer and editor .
he is best known for his writing work on `` the simpsons '' and `` rugrats '' .
he spent five years as a writer and creative consultant for mtv .
he also made animated cartoons for both children and adults .
he wrote for `` recess '' , which was created by fellow `` rugrats '' writer joe ansolabehere and `` rugrats '' creator paul germain .
