Gordon Bressack

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1951|5|28}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, US

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| occupation = Screenwriter

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| notableworks = Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs

| spouse = Ellen Gerstell

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| children = James Cullen Bressack

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{{Short description|American television writer (1951–2019)}}

Gordon Joseph Bressack (May 28, 1951 – August 30, 2019) was an American television writer who won Emmy Awards for Pinky and the Brain and Animaniacs.{{cite news |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |title=Gordon Bressack, Emmy-Winning 'Pinky and the Brain' Writer, Dies at 68 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gordon-bressack-dead-emmy-winning-pinky-brain-writer-was-68-1235881 |accessdate=September 1, 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 30, 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2019-08-31 |title=Gordon Bressack Dies: Writer For 'Pinky And The Brain' And Animaniacs' Was 68. |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/gordon-bressack-dies-writer-for-pinky-and-the-brain-animaniacs-was-68-1202708647/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nissen |first=Dano |date=2019-08-31 |title='Pinky and the Brain' Writer Gordon Bressack Dies at 68 |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/gordon-bressack-dead-dies-pinky-and-the-brain-1203320010/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} He was the father of filmmaker James Cullen Bressack.{{Cite web |last=Lincoln |first=Ross A. |date=2019-08-31 |title=Gordon Bressack, Emmy-Winning Writer Known for 'Animaniacs' and 'Pinky and the Brain,' Dies at 68 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/gordon-bressack-emmy-winning-writer-known-for-animaniacs-and-pinky-and-the-brain-dies-at-68/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}