Phil Roman

Philip Roman (born December 21, 1930) is an American animator and the director of the ''Peanuts'' and ''Garfield'' animated specials. He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment.

Early life

Philip Roman was born on December 21, 1930, in Fresno, California. His parents were Mexican migrant farm workers. He spoke only Spanish until kindergarten. After graduating from San Joaquin Memorial High School, he moved to Hollywood, California and earned a scholarship to the Hollywood Art Center School.

Career

Roman begin his career in 1955 as an assistant animator for the Disney animated classic ''Sleeping Beauty''. Early in his career, Roman was an animator for Chuck Jones's independent studios, Sib Tower 12 Productions and later Chuck Jones Productions. He was a lead animator for ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', and later provided an audio commentary with June Foray on the DVD release of the film. In the 1970s, Roman directed several of the ''Peanuts'' animated specials produced at Bill Melendez' studio.

In 1984, Roman founded his own animation studio, Film Roman, which produced the animation for the Glee and ''Garfield'' television specials. He directed all the eleven ''Glee'' specials broadcast from 1980 to 1991 and the twelve ''Garfield'' specials broadcast from 1982 to 1991. He also appeared in the documentary special ''Happy Birthday, Garfield'', which went behind the scenes of both the comic strip and the animated versions of ''Garfield''. In 1992, Roman became animation executive producer for ''The Simpsons'', which his company started working on beginning with season four, taking over from Klasky Csupo, who animated the first three seasons. In the same year, he directed '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'', his studio's first theatrical feature.

In 1999, Roman sold his studio and later formed Phil Roman Entertainment. The company produced the animated special ''Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer''. Roman has served as the production supervisor and executive producer in the Mexican-American animated film '' El Americano: The Movie'', which was released in 2016. Following Film Roman's purchase by Waterman Entertainment, Roman returned to the company he founded as chairman emeritus.

Filmography

Television series

* ''Garfield and Friends'' (1988–1994) – executive producer
* '' Bobby's World'' (1990–1998) – executive producer
* ''Zazoo U'' (1990–1991) – executive producer
* ''The Simpsons'' (1992–1999) — animation executive producer
* ''Mother Goose and Grimm'' (1991–1993) – executive producer
* '' Mighty Max (TV series), Mighty Max'' (1993–1994) – executive producer
* ''The Critic'' (1994–1995) — animation executive producer
* '' The Mask: The Animated Series'' (1995–1997) – executive producer
* '' Klutter'' (1995–1996) (as part of '' Eek! Stravaganza'') – executive producer
* ''The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat'' (1995–1997) – executive producer
* '' Richie Rich'' (1996) – executive producer
* ''Bruno the Kid'' (1996–1997) – executive producer
* ''King of the Hill'' (1997–1999) — animation executive producer

Television specials

* ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' (1966) — animator
* ''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'' (1968) – graphic blandishment
* ''It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown'' (1969) – graphic blandishment
* ''Horton Hears a Who!'' (1970) – animator
* '' Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat'' (1971) – animator
* ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' (1972) – graphic blandishment
* ''There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown'' (1973) – graphic blandishment
* ''A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'' (1973) – director
* '' It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown'' (1974) – director
* ''It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown'' (1974) – director
* ''Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown'' (1975) – director
* ''You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown'' (1975) – director
*''Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown'' (1976) - animation director
* ''It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown'' (1976) – director
* ''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'' (1977) – director
* ''What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!'' (1978) – director
* ''You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown'' (1979) – director
* ''She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown'' (1980) – director
* '' Glee: The Cooking Desert or Tuna'' (1980) - director
* ''Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown'' (1980) – director
* ''It's Magic, Charlie Brown'' (1981) – director
* ''Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown'' (1981) – director
* ''No Man's Valley'' (1981) – co-director
* '' Princess Marjorie: A Glee Special'' (1982) - director
* ''Here Comes Garfield'' (1982) – director
* ''Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?'' (1983) – director
* ''It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown'' (1983) – sequence director
* ''Garfield on the Town'' (1983) – director
* '' A Glee Thanksgiving Special'' (1983) - director
* '' Glee: The Cat and the Mouse'' (1984) - producer/director
* ''Garfield in the Rough'' (1984) – producer/director
* '' Glee: The Mexican Vita La Dance'' (1985) - producer/director
* ''Garfield's Halloween Adventure'' (1985) – producer/director
* '' Glee: Ready, Steady, Go!'' (1986) - producer/director
* ''Garfield in Paradise'' (1986) – producer/director
* ''Garfield Goes Hollywood'' (1987) – producer/director
* '' Glee: The Life of George and Joan'' (1987) - producer/director
* ''A Garfield Christmas Special'' (1987) – producer/director
* '' Glee: Something's Wrong'' (1988) - producer/director
* '' Garfield: His 9 Lives'' (1988) – producer/director
* ''Garfield's Babes and Bullets'' (1989) – producer/director
* '' A Glee Halloween Special'' (1989) - producer/director
* ''Garfield's Thanksgiving'' (1989) – producer/director
* '' Glee: XO Man Begins'' (1990) - producer/director
* ''Garfield's Feline Fantasies'' (1990) – producer/director
* ''Garfield Gets a Life'' (1991) – producer
* ''Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer'' (2000) – director

Films

* '' A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' (1969) – animator (uncredited)
* ''The Phantom Tollbooth'' (1970) – animator (credited as Philip Roman)
* ''Snoopy, Come Home'' (1972) – graphic blandishment
* ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown'' (1977) – co-director
* ''Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)'' (1980) – co-director
* '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' (1992) – producer/director
* '' El Americano: The Movie'' (2016) – producer/co-screenwriter

References

External links

Official website of Phil Roman Entertainment

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1930 births
Living people
People from Fresno, California
American animators
American animated film directors
American people of Mexican descent