Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American

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, and filmmaker best known for his 1987

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-nominated

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'' and his series of shorts featuring a dog character starting with 2004's ''

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''.

Early life

Plympton was born in

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, the son of Wilda Jean (Jerman) and Donald F. Plympton, and was raised on a farm in nearby

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with five siblings: Sally, Tia, Peggy, David and Peter. From 1964 to 1968, he studied

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, where he was a member of the film society and worked on the

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. In 1968, he transferred to the

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, where he majored in

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. He graduated from SVA in 1969.

Career

Plympton's illustrations and cartoons have been published in ''

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'' and the weekly newspaper ''

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'', as well as in the magazines ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''

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'', and '' National Lampoon''. His

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strip ''Plympton'', which began in 1975 in the ''

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'', eventually was syndicated and appeared in over 20 newspapers. In 1988, his

'' was nominated for the

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. He also became known for other animated short films, including ''25 Ways to Quit Smoking'' (1989) and ''Enemies'' (1991), the latter of which was part of the ''Animania'' series on

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, where many of his other shorts were shown. In 1991, Plympton won the Prix Spécial du Jury at the

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for ''Push Comes to Shove'' which was featured on MTV's animated series ''

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''. In 1992, his self-financed, first feature-length animated film, ''

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'' debuted at the

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. His work also appeared on the 1992–1993

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comedy series ''

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''. In 1993, he made his first live action film, ''J. Lyle''. Bill and Sandrine at IADT

In 1995, he contributed animation and graphics to a

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collection, ''Take Your Best Shot''. He also published a

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in 2003, ''The Sleazy Cartoons of Bill Plympton''. The actress

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, a distant relative of his, served as associate producer on Plympton's animated feature ''

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'' (2004), doing much of the casting. The movie's voice cast included her father

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and her uncle

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Later works

'' (2004) was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In 2005, Plympton animated a music video for

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's "

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" and the following year, he created the music video for

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". Plympton contributed animation to the 2006

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series '' 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America'', to illustrate the events of

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. Together with other independent New York City animators, he has released two

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s of

s, both titled ''Avoid Eye Contact''. Plympton's 2008 80-minute feature, ''Idiots and Angels'' presented by

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, had no dialogue. The film premiered at the

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on 26 April 2008, In 2011, Alexia Anastasio completed a documentary on Plympton's life, ''Adventures in Plymptoons!'', released in September 2012

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and on

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. In 2011, Plympton collaborated with child film critic Perry Chen on ''Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest'', a 2011 short animated film directed by Kevin Sean Michaels, about actress and

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survivor

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. Plympton animated the opening

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for the ''

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" in 2012, "

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" in 2013, "

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" in 2014, "

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" in 2016, "

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" in 2017, " 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage" in 2018, "

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" in 2021 and " One Angry Lisa" in 2022; as well as the menus and packaging for the Season 19 DVD. Plympton directed the segment "On Eating and Drinking" in the 2014 animated film '' The Prophet'', adapted from

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's book '' The Prophet.'' In 2018, Plympton created a series of videos for ''The New York Times'' called “Trump Bites”. One of the series, ''Trump and Putin: A Love Story'', depicts Trump and Putin kissing half-naked. Critics said the video implied that gay relationships were inherently comical and immoral. In 2020, Plympton released a

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for his new animated comedy western, ''Slide''. The funding was successful and Plympton plans on finishing the film by 2022.

Legacy

A collection of more than 180 Plympton items is held at the

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. The archive has preserved Plympton's films such as ''Your Face'', ''The Tune'', ''Guard Dog'', and ''The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger''. His films have featured in the Animation Show of Shows including ''

'', ''Guard Dog'', ''Eat'' (2001), ''The Fan and the Flower'' (2005), and ''Santa: The Fascist Years'' (2009).

Personal life

On December 23, 2011, Plympton married animator/artist/illustrator Sandrine Flament at his sister's house in Oregon. Their son, Lucas, was born in September 2012.

Influences

Plympton has stated he has many influences, the biggest being the work of the

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studio with others including

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, Carlos Nine, and

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. He said '' I Married a Strange Person!'' "was influenced by

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, some of his earlier films ... where he used gore and violence and blood as humor."

Awards

* 1988 Academy Award nomination for Short Animation: "Your Face" * 1991 Jury Prize for Short Films, "Push Comes to Shove",

* 2004

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winner * 2005

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nomination for Short Animation: "Guard Dog" * 2006

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* 2011 20th Annual Cinema St. Louis Film Festival (traditional name:

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), Lifetime Achievement Award * 2011

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, Pioneer in Theatrical Animation Award * 2011

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, Lifetime Achievement Award * 2013 ANIMAFicx Award, 51st Gijon International Film Festival: "Cheatin'"

Filmography

Animated features

* ''

'' (1992) * '' I Married a Strange Person!'' (1997) * '' Mutant Aliens'' (2001) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Idiots and Angels'' (2008) * '' Cheatin''' (2013) * '' Revengeance'' (2016) * ''Slide'' (TBA)

Documentaries

* ''

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'' (2005; provided animated sequences) * ''Adventures in Plymptoons!'' by Alexia Anastasio (2011)

Live-action features

* ''J. Lyle'' (1993) * ''Guns on the Clackamas''(1995) * ''Walt Curtis, the Peckerneck Poet'' (1997) * '' Hitler's Folly'' (a mockumentary) (2016)

Animated shorts

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'' (1987; 3:10) * ''Drawing Lesson #2'' (1988; 6:00) * ''One of Those Days'' (1988: 7:50) * ''How to Kiss'' (1989; 6:35) * ''25 Ways to Quit Smoking'' (1989; 5:00) * ''Plymptoons'' (1990; 6:45) * ''Tango Schmango'' (1991) * ''Dig My Do'' (1990; 4:00) * ''The Wiseman'' (1990: 4:30) * ''Push Comes to Shove'' (1991; 6:30) * ''Draw'' (1993; 2:00) * ''Faded Roads'' (1994; 2:30) * ''Nosehair'' (1994; 7:00) * ''How to Make Love to a Woman'' (1995; 5:00) * ''Smell the Flowers'' (1996; 2:00) * ''Boney D'' (1996; 3:00) * ''Plympmania'' (1996; 8:00) * ''Sex & Violence'' (1997; 8:00) * ''The Exciting Life of a Tree'' (1998; 7:00) * ''More Sex & Violence'' (1998; 7;00) * ''Surprise Cinema'' (1999; 7:00) * ''Life'' (1999, 6:10) (presenter, animator) * ''Can't Drag Race with Jesus'' (2000; 2:00) * ''Eat'' (2001; 9:00) * ''Parking'' (2002; 5:22) * ''

'' (2004; 5:00) * ''The Fan and The Flower'' (2005; 7:10) * ''Guide Dog'' (2006; 5:45) (sequel to ''Guard Dog'') * ''Shuteye Hotel'' (2007; 7:00) * ''Gary Guitar'' (2008) (episode of

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) * ''Hot Dog'' (2008) (third in the ''Guard Dog'' series) * ''Santa: The Fascist Years'' (2009) * ''Horn Dog'' (2009) (fourth in the ''Guard Dog'' series) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''Summer Bummer'' (2011; 1:49) * ''Waiting For Her Sailor'' (2011; 0:30) * ''Tiffany the Whale: Death on the Runway'' (2012; 8:56) * ''Drunker Than a Skunk'' (2013; 3:30) * ''

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'' (segment-H is for Head Games) * ''Footprints'' (2014; 4:01) * ''The Loneliest Stoplight'' (2015; 6:18) *''Cop Dog'' (2017)

Animated TV shorts

* '' 12 Tiny Christmas Tales'' (2001) * ''

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'' “That Thing You Drew” * ''

'' - Gary Guitar * ''

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'' couch gags ( s23e18, s24e15, s25e10, s27e15, s28e17, s29e13, s32e16 and s34e02)

Compilations (DVD)

* ''Avoid Eye Contact'' Vol. 1 * ''Avoid Eye Contact'' Vol. 2 * ''Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton'' (1992) * ''Bill Plympton's Dirty Shorts'' (2006) * ''Mondo Plympton'' (2007) * ''Bill Plympton's Dog Days'' (2009) * ''Bill Plympton's Dogs & Cows'' (2013)

Music videos

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– "245 Days" (1990) *

– "

" (2005) *

– "

" (2006) * Parson Brown, "Mexican Standoff" (2008) * "Weird Al" Yankovic – "

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" (2011) * Cousin Joe Twoshacks (

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) - "Deep End" (2014) *NO SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS

Commercials

public service announcement A public service announcement (PSA) is a message in the public interest disseminated by the media without charge to raise public awareness and change behavior. In the UK, they are generally called a public information film (PIF); in Hong Kong, ...

Acid Rain
(1989) *
Trivial Pursuit
' (3) (1990–91) *

Nutrasweet The NutraSweet Company is an American nutrient company that produces and markets NutraSweet Neotame, their trademarked brand name for the high-intensity sweetener neotame. In 2021, NutraSweet was placed 43rd by FoodTalks' list of Top 50 Global S ...

(1991) *

Soloflex Soloflex refers to both the Soloflex exercise machine and to Soloflex, Inc., the company that created and produces it. Instead of pulleys, the Soloflex used an elastomer Weightstrap made of heavy-duty rubber to create variable resistance. The com ...

"Transformation" (1992) * Oregon Lottery "Blackjack" (1992) *

Taco Bell Taco Bell is an American-based chain of fast food restaurants founded in 1962 by Glen Bell (1923–2010) in Downey, California. Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. The restaurants serve a variety of Mexican-inspired foods, includi ...

Fuddy Duddy
(1993) * Nik Naks (UK) (1993) * Microsoft Windows '95 (1995) * AirTouch Cellular (1996) * AT&T
Longshot
(1996) * AT&T Wireless
Map-O-Rama
(1997) *

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...

Peacock Bumper
(1997) * 7-11/PBS "Head" & "Explore" (1998) * The Money Store "End of the World" & "Rollercoaster" (1998) * Geico Direct (6) (1999) * Wilson Tennis (3) (2002) *

United Airlines United Airlines, Inc. (commonly referred to as United), is a major American airline headquartered at the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois.

Signature
(2005)

References

External links

Plymptoons.com
(official website). Retrieved on May 5, 2018.
Bill Plympton
at

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. Retrieved on May 5, 2018.
Criterion Channel trailerPlymptoons' official YouTube channelOfficial Vimeo channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plympton, Bill 1946 births Animators from Oregon American animated film directors Portland State University alumni School of Visual Arts alumni Artists from Portland, Oregon American voice directors Living people Inkpot Award winners Culture of Portland, Oregon