{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1816918/steve-viksten",
  "name": "Steve Viksten",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1816918/steve-viksten",
  "knownForDepartment": "Writing",
  "description": "Steve Viksten (July 19, 1960 – June 23, 2014) was an American writer, producer, and actor who worked primarily on the Hey Arnold! cartoon. He also has worked on shows like Rugrats, Recess, and The Simpsons. Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie, which was released 3 years after his death, was dedicated to his memory.",
  "birthDate": "1960-07-19",
  "deathDate": "2014-06-23",
  "birthPlace": "Ventura, California, USA",
  "alternateName": [
    "Stephen Viksten"
  ],
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0897267"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 456,
      "title": "The Simpsons",
      "year": "1989",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.012,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uWpG7GqfKGQqX4YMAo3nv5OrglV.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/456/the-simpsons-1989"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 3022,
      "title": "Rugrats",
      "year": "1991",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.622,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wmsINbZuEBLNP2Z26Xffx5NHJpW.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/3022/rugrats-1991"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 537,
      "title": "Hey Arnold!",
      "year": "1996",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.019,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/c1Yv042okfvMdT1Ulwlat9Tj70B.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/537/hey-arnold-1996"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 1260,
      "title": "Duckman",
      "year": "1994",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.151,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tUSieKYAFqgb8x4UZjqOtjkh16y.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/1260/duckman-1994"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 1546,
      "title": "Recess",
      "year": "1997",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.731,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nRKCxiZROeNaC5H80hVqSqWMYZr.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/1546/recess-1997"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 552,
      "title": "Higglytown Heroes",
      "year": "2004",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.063,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/l33m47jc4oFmcHhHsNicTR6TBec.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/552/higglytown-heroes-2004"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 17710,
      "title": "Hey Arnold! The Movie",
      "year": "2002",
      "role": "Co-Executive Producer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.499,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/etxcq4qiFNi5p0q71APw8MNzPPT.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/17710/hey-arnold-the-movie-2002"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 84331,
      "title": "Recess: All Growed Down",
      "year": "2003",
      "role": "Additional Dialogue",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.509,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gdk7yXdoJoXZ9nhBo1lkea0TbfG.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/84331/recess-all-growed-down-2003"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 26447,
      "title": "3:15 the Moment of Truth",
      "year": "1986",
      "role": "Location Manager",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.645,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/c5gC8MdNp1WsjUjwhdLjinM6iZJ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/26447/3-15-the-moment-of-truth-1986"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1399540,
      "title": "Hey Arnold! Arnold's Christmas",
      "year": "1996",
      "role": "Development Producer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 9.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/q6XN9s85dP1fgtlaCSH3CmyFtUH.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1399540/hey-arnold-arnold-s-christmas-1996"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 803975,
      "title": "Arnold",
      "year": "1996",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mASUJE6OAqHj0To4DR9SOnlPyga.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/803975/arnold-1996"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1365375,
      "title": "Carnival of Lost Souls",
      "year": "1983",
      "role": "Assistant Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1365375/carnival-of-lost-souls-1983"
    }
  ]
}