Richard Raynis (born December 27, 1956) is an American animator and television producer. He is a six-time

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winner for his work as one of the main producers of '' The Simpsons''. He is also known for co-creating several Adelaide Productions series such as '' Extreme Ghostbusters'', '' Men in Black: The Series'', '' Godzilla: The Series'', '' Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles'', and '' Heavy Gear: The Animated Series''.

Career

Raynis was born in 1956 in Los Angeles, and began his career in animation at the age of 21 on Ralph Bakshi's '' The Lord of the Rings'' (1978), working as a background illustrator. In 1982, he graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in English literature. Raynis worked on several shows created by DIC Entertainment in the mid-1980s. He served as a writer and director on '' ALF: The Animated Series'' and '' ALF Tales'', and directed numerous episodes of ''

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''. In addition, he was an executive on shows such as '' The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil'' and '' Dennis the Menace''. Raynis is known as one of the main producers of '' The Simpsons'', for which he has won six Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program. He began working on the show during its third season while at

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, where he also worked as a producer on the shows '' King of the Hill'', '' The Critic'', and ''

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''. At Adelaide Productions, Raynis worked on various animated series in the 1990s and 2000s. He was an executive producer of '' Jumanji'', which ran from 1996 to 1999. Raynis co-created '' Extreme Ghostbusters'' (1997) and '' Godzilla: The Series'' (1998–2000) with

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, and '' Men in Black: The Series'' (1997–2001), '' Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles'' (1999–2000), and ''

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'' (1999–2001) with Kline and

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. He was also a producer on '' Dilbert'', '' Max Steel'', '' Jackie Chan Adventures'', and '' Dragon Tales''. In film, Raynis was a supervising producer of ''

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'' and the shorts ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also produced animation segments for the film '' The Edge of Seventeen'' along with David Silverman and various ''Simpsons'' staff.

Filmography

Television

*'' ALF: The Animated Series'' (producer, director) *'' ALF Tales'' (producer, director) *''

'' (producer, director) *''

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'' (producer) *'' The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil'' (production executive) *'' Dennis the Menace'' (production executive) *'' The Simpsons'' *'' The Critic'' *''

'' *'' King of the Hill'' *'' Jumanji'' (executive producer) *'' Extreme Ghostbusters'' (developer, executive producer) *'' Godzilla: The Series'' (developer, executive producer) *'' Men in Black: The Series'' (developer, executive producer) *'' Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles'' (developer, executive producer) *''

'' (developer, executive producer)

Film

*'' The Lord of the Rings'' (1978) *''

'' (2007) *'' The Edge of Seventeen'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raynis, Richard 1956 births Living people American animated film producers American television directors American storyboard artists University of California, Los Angeles alumni Primetime Emmy Award winners