Peter Avanzino (born May 26, 1962) is an American

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 ...

. He has directed several episodes of ''

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 ...

'', and served as supervising director on the 6th and 7th seasons of the series. Avanzino works for

Rough Draft Studios Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation production studio based in Glendale, California, with a second studio in Glendale and its sister studio Rough Draft Korea located in Seoul, South Korea. The studio was founded in Van Nuys, Lo ...

Glendale, California Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from ...

. He has also directed episodes of ''

Drawn Together ''Drawn Together'' is an American adult animation, adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein and premiered on Comedy Central on October 27, 2004. The series is a parody of ''The Surreal Life'' and follows the misadventures ...

'', ''

Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his 19 ...

'', ''

The Wild Thornberrys ''The Wild Thornberrys'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic for Nickelodeon. The series portrays an American family of wildlife documentary ...

'', '' Sit Down, Shut Up'', and ''

The Ren & Stimpy Show ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Decemb ...

''. He was also a

storyboard artist A storyboard artist (sometimes called a story artist or visualizer) creates storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions. Work A storyboard artist visualizes stories and sketches frames of the story. Quick pencil drawings and mark ...

on ''

'' and ''

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, ...

''. Also, he directed the Christmas movie "

How Murray Saved Christmas ''How Murray Saved Christmas'' is a 2014 animated musical television special, directed by Peter Avanzino and written by Mike Reiss. The voice actors include Jerry Stiller, Sean Hayes, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jason Alexander, John Ratzenberger ...

." Avanzino currently resides in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

, California with his wife and kids.

Credits

Supervising Director

* ''

'' * ''

Napoleon Dynamite ''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy ...

'' * '' Sit Down, Shut Up'' (with

Rich Moore Rich Moore is an American film and television animation director, screenwriter and voice actor. He has directed the films ''Wreck-It Ralph'' (2012) and co-directed ''Zootopia'' (2016) and ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018) for Walt Disney A ...

) * ''

'' (seasons 6-present) * ''Clash-a-Rama'' (season one) * ''

Disenchantment In social science, disenchantment (german: Entzauberung) is the cultural rationalization and devaluation of religion apparent in modern society. The term was borrowed from Friedrich Schiller by Max Weber to describe the character of a modern ...

'' (with

Dwayne Carey-Hill Dwayne Carey-Hill is an American animation director who is currently Supervising Director of the Netflix series, ''Disenchantment''. Prior to ''Disenchantment'', he was a director on '' Futurama'', Comedy Central series ''Drawn Together''Trumpy's ...

)

Director

2014

''Sit Down, Shut Up''

*" Helen and Sue's High School Reunion"

''Drawn Together''

* " Hot Tub" * " The Other Cousin" * "

Super Nanny ''Supernanny'' is a British reality television programme about parents struggling with their children's behaviour, mealtime, potty training, etc. The show features professional nanny Jo Frost, who devotes each episode to helping a family wher ...

" * " A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special" * " Lost in Parking Space, Part One"

''Duckman''

* '' A Room with a Bellevue'' * '' The Once and Future Duck'' * '' Aged Heat 2: Women in Heat'' * '' From Brad to Worse'' * '' Ajax and Ajaxer'' * '' Duckman and Cornfed in 'Haunted Society Plumbers''' * '' My Feral Lady'' * '' Das Sub'' * ''

Class Warfare Class conflict, also referred to as class struggle and class warfare, is the political tension and economic antagonism that exists in society because of socio-economic competition among the social classes or between rich and poor. The forms ...

''Futurama''

* "

The Series Has Landed "The Series Has Landed", also known as "Episode Two: The Series Has Landed", is the second episode of the first season of ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 4, 1999. The episode was written by Ken Kee ...

" * "

A Flight to Remember "A Flight to Remember" is episode ten in the first season of '' Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 26, 1999. This episode was written by Eric Horsted and directed by Peter Avanzino. Dawnn Lewis gue ...

" * "

Fear of a Bot Planet "Fear of a Bot Planet" is the fifth episode in season one of ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 20, 1999. The episode was written by Heather Lombard and Evan Gore and directed by Peter Avanzino and C ...

" (co-directed with Carlos Baeza, Ashley Lenz and

Chris Sauve Chris Sauvé is a Canadian animator. He has done some directing, but works primarily as an animator. He has worked on several television shows (''The Raccoons, The Ren & Stimpy Show'', ''Futurama'', '' Baby Blues'', and ''My Life as a Teenage Robo ...

) * "

Xmas Story "Xmas Story" is the fourth episode in the second season of ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 19, 1999. The episode was written by David X. Cohen and directed by Peter Avanzino. John Goodman gues ...

" * "

Bender Gets Made "Bender Gets Made" is the thirteenth episode in the second season of the American animated television series '' Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000. Plot The Planet Express crew attends a t ...

" * "

Parasites Lost "Parasites Lost" is the second episode in season three of ''Futurama''. Although the title is a play on John Milton's epic poem ''Paradise Lost'', the episode is a parody of the 1966 film '' Fantastic Voyage''. It originally aired on the Fox net ...

" * "

Insane in the Mainframe "Insane in the Mainframe" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the American animated sitcom '' Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 8, 2001. The episode was written by Bill Odenkirk and direc ...

" * " Crimes of the Hot" * " Spanish Fry" * '' Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs'' * '' Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder'' * " The Late Philip J. Fry" Which he won a Prime Time Emmy *" Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)#2010s for * "

Reincarnation Reincarnation, also known as rebirth or transmigration, is the philosophical or religious concept that the non-physical essence of a living being begins a new life in a different physical form or body after biological death. Resurrection is a ...

" * "

The Six Million Dollar Mon "The Six Million Dollar Mon" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom '' Futurama''. It originally aired on Comedy Central on July 25, 2012. The episode was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Peter Avanzino. Plot ...

" * "

Meanwhile Meanwhile may refer to: Music Albums * ''Meanwhile'' (Camouflage album), 1991 *'' ...Meanwhile'', a 1992 album by British pop band 10cc *'' Meanwhile...'', a 1995 album by world fusion ensemble Trance Mission * ''Meanwhile'' (Gorillaz EP), a 202 ...

''The Ren & Stimpy Show''

* "Stimpy's Fan Club"

''Disenchantment''

* " Love's Tender Rampage" * " Tiabeanie Falls"

References

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