Lance Kramer is an

animation director An animation director is either the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or television, and animated segment for a live action film or television show, or the animator in charge of co ...

on ''

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, ...

'' and ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

''. He was as an additional sequence director for ''

The Simpsons Movie ''The Simpsons Movie'' is a 2007 American Animation, animated comedy film based on the long-running animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. The film was directed by the show's supervising director David Silverman (animator), David Silverman and star ...

''. He also worked as an assistant animator on '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' and served as a storyboard artist for ''

Garfield and Friends ''Garfield and Friends'' is an American animated television series based on the comic strip ''Garfield'' by Jim Davis. The show aired on CBS as part of its Saturday morning children's lineup from September 17, 1988 to December 10, 1994. The sho ...

''.

History

Kramer graduated from

Bismarck High School Bismarck High School (BHS) is a public high school located in Bismarck, North Dakota. It currently serves 1,197 students and is a part of the Bismarck Public Schools system. The grades offered at Bismarck High school are ninth through twelfth. The ...

Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan popula ...

. He graduated from

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

with a degree in film production.

''The Simpsons'' episodes

Kramer directed the following episodes:

Season 11

Saddlesore Galactica "Saddlesore Galactica" is the thirteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 2000. In the episode, the Simpson fami ...

Season 12

Skinner's Sense of Snow "Skinner's Sense of Snow" is the eighth episode of the twelfth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 17, 2000. In the episode, a snowstorm traps the ...

Season 13

A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" is the fourth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network on December 2, 2001. In the episode, Mr. Burns falls in love with Gloria, ...

" *" The Old Man and the Key"

Season 14

Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington" is the fourteenth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 9, 2003. In this episode, the Sim ...

Season 16

Goo Goo Gai Pan "Goo Goo Gai Pan" is the twelfth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 13, 2005. The episode focuses on Selma Bouvier ado ...

Season 18

The Wife Aquatic "The Wife Aquatic" is the tenth episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 7, 2007. 13.9 million viewers watched this epis ...

" *"

Crook and Ladder "Crook and Ladder" is the nineteenth episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 6, 2007. It was written by Bill Odenkirk and di ...

Season 19

Little Orphan Millie "Little Orphan Millie" is the sixth episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 11, 2007. This episode represents a milestone in ...

" *"

Smoke on the Daughter "Smoke on the Daughter" is the fifteenth episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 30, 2008, and was written by Billy Kimba ...

Season 20

Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" is the first episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 28, 2008. In the episode, Homer meet ...

" *" How the Test Was Won"

Season 21

Homer the Whopper "Homer the Whopper" is the twenty-first season premiere of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 27, 2009. In the episode, Comic Book Guy creates a new s ...

" *"

The Squirt and the Whale "The Squirt and the Whale" is the nineteenth episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The 460th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on A ...

Season 22

The Real Housewives of Fat Tony "The Real Housewives of Fat Tony" is the nineteenth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 1, 2011. This episode ma ...

Season 23

How I Wet Your Mother "How I Wet Your Mother" is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 11, 2012. In the episode, a traumatic i ...

Season 25

Specs and the City "Specs and the City" is the eleventh episode of the twenty-fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and the 541st episode of the series. It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on January 26, 2014. The ...

Season 26

Bull-E "Bull-E" is the twenty-first episode of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 573rd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 10, 2015. ...

Season 28

*" Friends and Family" *"

The Caper Chase "The Caper Chase" is the nineteenth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 615th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Lance Kramer and written by Jeff Westb ...

Season 29

Left Behind ''Left Behind'' is a multimedia franchise that started with a series of 16 bestselling religious novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. It focuses on a seven-year conflict between the Tribulation Force, an underground network of converts, a ...

Season 30

* 'Tis the 30th Season"

Season 32

Burger Kings The thirty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' premiered on Fox on September 27, 2020, and ended on May 23, 2021. This season contained twenty-two episodes. On February 6, 2019, the season was ordered along w ...

''Futurama'' episodes

Kramer directed the following episodes:

Season 7

*" Leela and the Genestalk" *" Near-Death Wish" *" T.: The Terrestrial" Kramer directed "Denny Goes Air-Surfing", a two-minute short subject which aired as part of Spike and Mike's 1991 Festival of Animation. In it, a young

dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

named Denny decides to air-surf on a 747, to the accompaniment of

Joe Satriani Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg"Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". '' AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014. is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and guitar teacher. Early in his ...

's instrumental rock song "

Surfing with the Alien ''Surfing with the Alien'' is the second studio album by American rock guitarist Joe Satriani. It was released on October 15, 1987, by Relativity Records. The album is one of Satriani's most successful to date and helped establish his reputation ...

". His other works can also be found on the web at deviantart.com and on his blog at airsurfing.blogspot.com.

External links

Lance Kramer's Official website
* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American animators American storyboard artists People from Bismarck, North Dakota San Diego State University alumni American animated film directors American television directors {{US-animator-stub