Frank L. Anderson (born January 19, 1957) is an American animator, director, author, and musician. Anderson was born on

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and raised in

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and

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, the

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. At the age of 11, he moved to the town of Deerfield, Wisconsin with his family. By the age of 17, he was a musician playing pedal

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in bars and beer halls around Wisconsin. In 1978, Anderson moved to San Francisco and worked as a West Coast musician for country western performers such as

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. As a session musician in the 1990s for producer

Butch Vig Bryan David "Butch" Vig (born August 2, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the drummer and co-producer of the alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of the diamond-selling Nirvana album ''Neve ...

Smart Studios Smart Studios was a recording studio located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands. The studio produced bands such as Killdozer, The Smashing Pumpkins, L7, Tad, and Nirvana. After in ...

, he played accordion and pedal steel guitar on recordings for

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and punk rock bands such as

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("Twelve Point Buck", 1991) and

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(

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, 1994). He has worked as a commercial Director/Animator since 1986. In 2006, he directed (with

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) the critically acclaimed feature film, '' The Life of Reilly'', based on the life of comedian

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. Anderson also scored and animated the film. ''The Life of Reilly'' was

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best-reviewed film of 2007.

Filmography

*''

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'' (1994) – Story *'' The Life of Reilly'' (2007) – Director, Music, Animation

Books

* ''Wicked Fox Cities: The Dark Side of the Valley''. Charleston, South Carolina:

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, 2010.

References

External links

*
Wisconsinology'
Frank L. Anderson Blog * on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Frank L. Living people Filmmakers from Milwaukee 1957 births People from Basilan People from Zamboanga City American male musicians People from Deerfield, Wisconsin Film directors from Wisconsin