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 ...

'', and served as supervising director on the

6th 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second ...

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, United States. At the 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from 191,719 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth-larges ...

. He has also directed episodes of ''

Drawn Together ''Drawn Together'' is an American 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 of the housemat ...

'', ''

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 Dece ...

''. He was also a

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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, ...

''. 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 an ...

." Avanzino currently resides in

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, 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 (TV series), Disenchantment''. Prior to ''Disenchantment (TV series), Disenchantment'', he was a director on ''Futura ...

)

Director

2014

''Sit Down, Shut Up''

Helen and Sue's High School Reunion ''Sit Down, Shut Up'' (sometimes also known as ''Sit Down, Shut Up!'' in some promos) is an American adult animated television series created by Mitchell Hurwitz for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series focuses on a group of high school t ...

''Drawn Together''

* " Hot Tub" * "

The Other Cousin This is a comprehensive list of episodes for the animated television comedy ''Drawn Together ''Drawn Together'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein and premiered on Comedy Central on October 27, ...

" * " Super Nanny" * "

A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special This is a comprehensive list of episodes for the animated television comedy ''Drawn Together ''Drawn Together'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein and premiered on Comedy Central on October 27, ...

" * "

Lost in Parking Space, Part One This is a comprehensive list of episodes for the animated television comedy ''Drawn Together ''Drawn Together'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein and premiered on Comedy Central on October 27, ...

''Duckman''

* ''

A Room with a Bellevue The following is a list of episodes of the adult animated sitcom ''Duckman'', which ran from March 5, 1994, to September 6, 1997, on the USA Network. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1994) Season 2 (1995) Season 3 (1996) Season 4 (19 ...

'' * ''

The Once and Future Duck "The Once and Future Duck" is a 1996 Donald Duck story by Don Rosa. The title is a pun on T.H. White's Arthurian novel ''The Once and Future King''. The story was first published in the Danish '' Anders And & Co.'' #1996-21; the first American ...

'' * '' Aged Heat 2: Women in Heat'' * ''

From Brad to Worse The following is a list of episodes of the adult animated sitcom ''Duckman'', which ran from March 5, 1994, to September 6, 1997, on the USA Network. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1994) Season 2 (1995) Season 3 (1996) Season 4 (1997 ...

'' * '' 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 for ...

''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 gu ...

" * " Fear of a Bot Planet" (co-directed with Carlos Baeza, Ashley Lenz and Chris Sauve) * " Xmas Story" * " Bender Gets Made" * "

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 dir ...

" * "

Crimes of the Hot "Crimes of the Hot" is the eighth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 10, 2002. The episode was written by Aaron Ehasz and d ...

" * "

Spanish Fry "Spanish Fry" is the seventeenth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on July 13, 2003. Set in a retro-futuristic 31st century, the ser ...

" * '' Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs'' * '' Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder'' * "

The Late Philip J. Fry "The Late Philip J. Fry" is the seventh episode in the sixth season of the American animated television series '' Futurama'', and the 95th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central on July 29, 2010. In the episode, F ...

" 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. Resurrectio ...

" * "

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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