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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1977}} |
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| birth_place = [[Michigan]], U.S. |
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| occupation = [[Animation director]] |
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'''Rob Oliver''' (born 1977) is a character layout artist, director, |
'''Rob Oliver''' (born 1977) is a director for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He has also been a character layout artist, storyboard artist, assistant director, second unit director, and technical director over the course of his long career on the show.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kinomusorka.ru/en/directors-director-rob-oliver-films-film-the-simpsons.html |title= Film The Simpsons to look online |access-date=2014-05-21 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023220/http://kinomusorka.ru/en/directors-director-rob-oliver-films-film-the-simpsons.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2007-08-27/news/26775146_1_animator-film-roman-cells |title='Simpsons' animator is Michigan native-Long-running show brings a smile to Rob Oliver's face.|access-date=2014-05-21 |archive-date=2014-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129014057/http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2007-08-27/news/26775146_1_animator-film-roman-cells |url-status=dead|author=Art Bukowski}}</ref> He graduated from Owosso (MI) High School in 1995, and the next year he was hired to draw characters on "[[The Simpsons]]". He has worked on hundreds of episodes. Rob has also worked on Simpsons commercials, DVD menus, DVD boxes, and consumer products for the brand. His [[Renault Kangoo]] commercial was a mix of live-action and animation. |
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Received an Emmy nomination for directing "[[Holidays of Future Passed]]", an episode of "[[The Simpsons]]". He conceptualized many of the visuals for the episode himself, while storyboarding it. |
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Two of his artists—Charles Ragins and Dima Malanitchev—won individual Emmy awards for their work on his "[[Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]", for "[[The Simpsons]]". |
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==''The Simpsons'' episodes== |
==''The Simpsons'' episodes== |
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He has directed the following episodes: |
He has directed the following episodes: |
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*"[[The Boys of Bummer]]" (2007) |
*"[[The Boys of Bummer]]" (2007) |
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*"[[The Good, the Sad and the Drugly]]" (2009) |
*"[[The Good, the Sad and the Drugly]]" (2009) |
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*"[[Rednecks and Broomsticks]]" (with [[Bob Anderson (director)|Bob Anderson]]) (2009) |
*"[[Rednecks and Broomsticks]]" (with [[Bob Anderson (director)|Bob Anderson]]) (2009) |
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*"[[Sky Police]]" (2015) |
*"[[Sky Police]]" (2015) |
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*"[[Puffless]]" (2015) |
*"[[Puffless]]" (2015) |
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*"[[Barthood]]" (2015) |
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*"[[The Burns Cage]]" (2016) |
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*"[[The Town (The Simpsons)|The Town]]" (2016) |
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*"[[The Nightmare After Krustmas]]" (2016) |
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*"[[Kamp Krustier]]" (2017) |
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*"[[The Serfsons]]" (2017) |
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*"[[Gone Boy]]" (2017) |
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*"[[Forgive and Regret]]" (2018) |
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*"[[My Way or the Highway to Heaven]]" (2018) |
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*"[[Mad About the Toy]]" (2019) |
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*"[[E My Sports]]" (2019) |
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*"[[Marge the Lumberjill]]" (2019) |
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*"[[Thanksgiving of Horror]]" (2019) |
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*"[[Better Off Ned]]" (2020) |
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*"[[I, Carumbus]]" (2020) |
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*"[[Sorry Not Sorry (The Simpsons)|Sorry Not Sorry]]" (2020) |
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*"[[Yokel Hero]]" (2021) |
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*"[[The Star of the Backstage]]" (2021) |
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*"[[Mothers and Other Strangers (The Simpsons)|Mothers and Other Strangers]]" (2021) |
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*"[[My Octopus and a Teacher]]" (2022) |
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*"[[Treehouse of Horror XXXIII]]" (2022) |
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*"From Beer to Paternity" (2022) |
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*"Bartless" (2023) |
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He was also the Additional Sequence Director in [[The Simpsons Movie]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{IMDb name|2633347}} |
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| NAME = Oliver, Rob |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Animation director |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1977 |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:1977 births]] |
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[[Category:American television directors]] |
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[[Category:American animated film directors]] |
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[[Category:Animators from Michigan]] |
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[[Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 14 March 2024
Rob Oliver | |
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| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animation director |
| Spouse | Diana |
| Children | Brandon, Jared |
Rob Oliver (born 1977) is a director for The Simpsons. He has also been a character layout artist, storyboard artist, assistant director, second unit director, and technical director over the course of his long career on the show.[1][2] He graduated from Owosso (MI) High School in 1995, and the next year he was hired to draw characters on "The Simpsons". He has worked on hundreds of episodes. Rob has also worked on Simpsons commercials, DVD menus, DVD boxes, and consumer products for the brand. His Renault Kangoo commercial was a mix of live-action and animation. Received an Emmy nomination for directing "Holidays of Future Passed", an episode of "The Simpsons". He conceptualized many of the visuals for the episode himself, while storyboarding it. Two of his artists—Charles Ragins and Dima Malanitchev—won individual Emmy awards for their work on his "Treehouse of Horror XXIV", for "The Simpsons".
The Simpsons episodes
[edit]He has directed the following episodes:
- "The Boys of Bummer" (2007)
- "Funeral for a Fiend" (2007)
- "The Good, the Sad and the Drugly" (2009)
- "Rednecks and Broomsticks" (with Bob Anderson) (2009)
- "Holidays of Future Passed" (2011)
- "Adventures in Baby-Getting" (2012)
- "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" (2013)
- "Blazed and Confused" (2014)
- "Sky Police" (2015)
- "Puffless" (2015)
- "Barthood" (2015)
- "The Burns Cage" (2016)
- "The Town" (2016)
- "The Nightmare After Krustmas" (2016)
- "Kamp Krustier" (2017)
- "The Serfsons" (2017)
- "Gone Boy" (2017)
- "Forgive and Regret" (2018)
- "My Way or the Highway to Heaven" (2018)
- "Mad About the Toy" (2019)
- "E My Sports" (2019)
- "Marge the Lumberjill" (2019)
- "Thanksgiving of Horror" (2019)
- "Better Off Ned" (2020)
- "I, Carumbus" (2020)
- "Sorry Not Sorry" (2020)
- "Yokel Hero" (2021)
- "The Star of the Backstage" (2021)
- "Mothers and Other Strangers" (2021)
- "My Octopus and a Teacher" (2022)
- "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" (2022)
- "From Beer to Paternity" (2022)
- "Bartless" (2023)
He was also the Additional Sequence Director in The Simpsons Movie.
References
[edit]- ^ "Film The Simpsons to look online". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ Art Bukowski. "'Simpsons' animator is Michigan native-Long-running show brings a smile to Rob Oliver's face". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
External links
[edit]- Rob Oliver at IMDb
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