Michael Marcantel is a former

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, ...

''. He graduated from the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both ...

, where he studied in the Experimental Animation program under

Jules Engel Jules Engel (born Gyula Engel, March 11, 1909 – September 6, 2003) was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the experimental animation ...

''Simpsons'' episodes

He has directed the following episodes:

Season Eleven

Bart to the Future "Bart to the Future" is the seventeenth 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 March 19, 2000. In the episode, after their picnic ...

Season Twelve

Day of the Jackanapes "Day of the Jackanapes" is the thirteenth 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 February 18, 2001. In the episode, Krusty ann ...

Season Thirteen

Weekend at Burnsie's "Weekend at Burnsie's" is the sixteenth episode of the The Simpsons (season 13), thirteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired in the United States on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network on Ap ...

Season Fourteen

A Star Is Born Again "A Star Is Born Again" is the thirteenth episode of the The Simpsons (season 14), fourteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on Ma ...

Season Sixteen

*" Thank God It's Doomsday"

Season Seventeen

*" Bart Has Two Mommies"

Season Eighteen

The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" is the first episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 10, 2006. In the episode, ...

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