Anthony Bell (born 1970), sometimes known as Tony Bell, is an American

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film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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. After getting his start as a character

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and cleanup artist for ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' in the early nineties, he got the opportunity to direct a number of episodes for the

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hit, ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, ...

''. Most recently, he has directed four episodes for the

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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animated television series ''The Boondocks'', and directed the animated

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film, ''

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'', along with Ben Gluck. The film earned a cult following, despite its mixed-to-negative reaction. Anthony returned to co-direct its sequel '' Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure'', after leaving the production of ''

Norm of the North ''Norm of the North'' is a 2016 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Trevor Wall and written by Daniel R. Altiere, Steven M. Altiere, and Malcolm T. Goldman. It features the voices of Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Col ...

''.

''The Simpsons''

Bell worked as a character layout artist for thirteen episodes of ''The Simpsons'' between 1990 and 1992, including "

Bart's Friend Falls in Love "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" is the twenty-third episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' (and the ''de facto'' season finale). It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 7, ...

", "

Lisa's Pony "Lisa's Pony" is the eighth episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on November 7, 1991. In this episode, Homer goes drinking at Moe's Ta ...

", and "

Bart the Daredevil "Bart the Daredevil" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 6, 1990. In the episode, Bart decides he wants t ...

". Before this, he worked as a cleanup artist on such episodes as "

Krusty Gets Busted "Krusty Gets Busted" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of the first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on April 29, 1990.Some Enchanted Evening "Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''South Pacific''. It has been described as "the single biggest popular hit to come out of any Rodgers and Hammerstein show." Mast, Gerald''Can't Help Singin': ...

Nickelodeon

Bell received his first directing gig for the television show ''

'', contributing to an unspecified number of episodes. He directed the ''Rugrats'' TV movies ''Rugrats Vacation'' and ''

All Growed Up "All Growed Up" is a special episode of ''Rugrats'' that aired on July 21, 2001 to celebrate the series' tenth anniversary. The special serves as the first two episodes of the eighth season of ''Rugrats'', and the 145th and 146th episodes of the ...

''. Bell also directed the following episodes of ''

The Wild Thornberrys ''The Wild Thornberrys'' is an American animated series, animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman (animator), David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic for Nickelodeon. The series portrays a ...

'': *"Valley Girls" *"Only Child" Bell also directed the following episodes of '' As Told By Ginger'': *"About Face" *"Mommie Nearest" *"Sibling Revile-ry"

''Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child''

Bell directed 13 episodes for

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's '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'': *"

The Three Little Pigs "The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house t ...

" *"

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" ( ar, علي بابا والأربعون لصا) is a folk tale from the ''One Thousand and One Nights''. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard ...

" *"

The Bremen Town Musicians The "Town Musicians of Bremen" (german: link=no, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' in 1819 (KHM 27). It tells the story of four aging domestic animals, w ...

" *" The Empress' Nightingale" *" The Happy Prince" *"

Henny Penny "Henny Penny", more commonly known in the United States as "Chicken Little" and sometimes as "Chicken Licken", is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end ...

" *"

The Frog Princess The Frog Princess is a fairy tale that has multiple versions with various origins. It is classified as type 402, the animal bride, in the Aarne–Thompson index. Another tale of this type is the Norwegian ''Doll i' the Grass''.D. L. Ashliman, ...

" *"

The Princess and the Pauper ''The Princess and the Pauper'' is a 1939 Technicolor cartoon sponsored film by Chevrolet. It features Nicky Nome, who also appeared in the previous Chevrolet films ''A Coach for Cinderella'' and ''A Ride for Cinderella'', as well as '' One Bad ...

" *" Rip Van Winkle (aka Rip & Vanna Winkle)" *"

The Snow Queen "The Snow Queen" ( da, Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samli ...

" *"

The Steadfast Tin Soldier "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (Danish: ''Den standhaftige tinsoldat'') is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. The tale was first published in Copenhagen by C.A. Reitzel on 2 Octob ...

" *" Robinita Hood" *"

Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to ...

''The Boondocks''

Bell has directed four episodes of

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's ''The Boondocks''. He has not directed any of the second season's episodes and it is unclear as to whether or not he will continue to contribute to the series. His credits, so far, include: *"The Garden Party" *" The Trial of R. Kelly" *"

Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner The first season of the animated television series, ''The Boondocks (TV series), The Boondocks'' originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. Season one started on November 6 ...

" *"

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