Erik Sommers

Erik Sommers
Born	(1976-12-16) December 16, 1976 Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Television writer, television producer, screenwriter
Years active	1999-present

Erik Sommers is an American television writer, television producer and screenwriter.

Career

Erik Sommers began his career working as a production staff in Stark Raving Mad.

During his time as a writer on American Dad, he met Chris McKenna, who would become his writing partner. Together they co-wrote The Lego Batman Movie and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (both 2017), as well as part of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Spider-Man trilogy from 2017–2021 and co-wrote another MCU film, Ant-Man and the Wasp, in 2018.

Filmography

Film writer

• The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
• Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
• Ghosted (2023)

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Notes
2002–2003	3-South	Yes	No	Also staff writer
2003–2004	Crank Yankers	Yes	No
2004–2007	Drawn Together	Yes	Yes	Also executive story editor
2008	Atom TV	Yes	Executive
2008–2013	American Dad!	Yes	Yes	Also executive story editor, actor and supervising producer Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program ("Hot Water")
2012–2013	Happy Endings	Yes	Co-executive
2014	Community	Yes	Co-executive	Nominated–Online Film & Television Association Television Award for Best Writing
2014–2015	Marry Me	Yes	Co-executive
2015–2016	Dr. Ken	Yes	Consulting

Other credits

Year	Title	Role
1999	Stark Raving Mad	Production staff
2002	Greg the Bunny	Writers' assistant

External links

• Erik Sommers at IMDb