Gregg Vanzo
| Gregg Vanzo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 8, 1961 Webster, New York |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Spouse(s) | Nikki Vanzo |
Gregg Vanzo (born April 8, 1961 in Webster, New York) is an American animator. He has worked on several shows, including The Simpsons and Futurama. He is also the founder of Rough Draft Studios.
Career in television
Gregg Vanzo began his career as an animator on Bill Kroyer's Technological Threat, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories and key animator for the short Box Office Bunny before beginning work on The Simpsons in storyboards, directing, and layout artistry. From there, Vanzo became the overseas supervisor on The Critic. Vanzo went on to serve as animation executive producer for Futurama.
Rough Draft Studios
In 1991, with his wife Nikki,[1] Gregg Vanzo founded Rough Draft Studios in Seoul, South Korea. The studio has produced animation for such shows as The Simpsons, Futurama, King of the Hill, Beavis and Butthead, and The Maxx.
Later, Rough Draft Studios opened a sister studio in Glendale, California.
Directing credits
The Simpsons episodes
- "There's No Disgrace Like Home" (co-directed with Kent Butterworth)
Futurama episodes
- "Space Pilot 3000" (co-directed with Rich Moore)
- "A Fishful of Dollars" (co-directed with Ron Hughart)
- "The Problem with Popplers" (co-directed with Chris Sauve)
- supervising director on 13 others
References
- ↑ Rough Draft Studios information at gotfuturama.com Accessed February 1st, 2007
External links
- Gregg Vanzo on IMDb