
10 More Fabulous TV Author Cameos
The Live Ones
Colin Dexter | Inspector Morse
Collin Dexter appeared in most of the thirty-three Inspector Morse episodes and later in several Inspector Lewis episodes.Colin Dexter, Creator of Inspector Morse
Neil Gaiman | The Simpsons
In one of the most brilliant Simpsons episodes ever, Bart enlists a handful of Springfield residents to help him write a bestselling YA novel and Gaiman offers to help out. In this AU, Cartoon Gaiman is really illiterate, and tricks Bart & Co. by replacing the flash drive containing the manuscript with one crediting himself as sole author of the book. You can watch the video here.Charlaine Harris | True Blood
Harris appeared briefly in a bar scene during the season two finale of True Blood.Stephen King | Sons of Anarchy
Stephen King has done a lot of cameos over the years, and in the third episode of season three, he rode into Charming as Bachman, a cleaner looking to do a little body disposal work for the Sons.Mr. King looking badass on a Harley Road Glide
Jay McInerney | Gossip Girl
McInerney appeared in three Gossip Girl episodes as Jeremiah Harris, an author not unlike McInerney himself. This clip is from season four, episode thirteen. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0NcyagV6GU[/youtube]James Patterson | The Simpsons
In the season eighteen episode Yokel Chords, Marge has a saucy dream about James Patterson on a horse. Nope, I’m not kidding.Accurate likeness?