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{{Crew
 
{{Crew
 
|name= Matthew Faughnan
 
|name= Matthew Faughnan
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|image= [[File:Matthew Faughnan.jpg|200px]]
 
|gender= {{Male cast}}
 
|gender= {{Male cast}}
 
|job= Character layout artist<br>Assistant director<br>Director<br>Storyboard artist
 
|job= Character layout artist<br>Assistant director<br>Director<br>Storyboard artist
 
|birthdate= {{birthdate|1975|2|26}}
 
|birthdate= {{birthdate|1975|2|26}}
|episodes= 85
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|episodes= 99
 
|seasons= [[Season 9]] - Present
 
|seasons= [[Season 9]] - Present
 
|status= Active
 
|status= Active
 
|first episode= "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]"
 
|first episode= "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]"
|latest episode= "[[The Dad-Feelings Limited]]"
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|latest episode= "[[Treehouse of Horror XXXV]]"
 
|movie=yes
 
|movie=yes
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Matthew "Matt" C. Faughnan''' (born February 26, 1975) is an American animator and director for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He currently serves as a director, assistant director and storyboard artist and previously served as a character layout artist.
 
'''Matthew "Matt" C. Faughnan''' (born February 26, 1975) is an American animator and director for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He currently serves as a director, assistant director and storyboard artist and previously served as a character layout artist.
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== Awards ==
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{{Table|width=50%|align=left|
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{{THT|Award|width=60%}}
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{{TH|Year}}
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{{TH|Episode}}
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{{TH|Result}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[2014]]<ref name="Annie2014">[https://web.archive.org/web/20171110141558/https://annieawards.org/legacy/42nd-annie-awards The Annie Awards - "42nd Annie Awards"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|N/A}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|7}}
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{{TB|[[2003]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2003"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Three Gays of the Condo]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[2007]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2007"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Haw-Hawed Couple]]"}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|6}}
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{{TBT|[[2009]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2009"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Gone Maggie Gone]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2015]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2015"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2021]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2021"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Dad-Feelings Limited]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2022]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2022"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Pixelated and Afraid]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2024]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2024/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2024"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Night of the Living Wage]]"}}
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}}
  
 
== Credits ==
 
== Credits ==
 
=== Directed by ===
 
=== Directed by ===
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XVII|(as Malicious Matthew C. Faughnan)}}
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|Stop or My Dog Will Shoot!}}
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{{Season18A
*{{ep|Dangerous Curves}}
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|E4=yes
*{{ep|The Great Wife Hope}}
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|E4n=as Malicious Matthew C. Faughnan
*{{ep|Loan-a Lisa}}
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|E20=yes
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXII|(as Merciless Matthew Faughnan)}}
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}}
*{{ep|The Day the Earth Stood Cool}}
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{{Season20A
*{{ep|Labor Pains}}
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|E5=yes
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXV|(as The Infernal Matthew Faughnan)}}
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}}
*{{ep|Friend with Benefit}}
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{{Season21A
*{{ep|Orange Is the New Yellow}}
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|E3=yes
*{{ep|There Will Be Buds}}
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}}
*{{ep|Springfield Splendor}}
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{{Season22A
*{{ep|Whistler's Father}}
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|E2=yes
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIX|(as The Ancient Unnameable Matthew Faughnan)}}
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}}
*{{ep|Krusty the Clown (episode)|pipe=yes|3=Krusty the Clown}}
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{{Season23A
*{{ep|Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion}}
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|E3=yes
*{{ep|Go Big or Go Homer}}
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|E3n=as Merciless Matthew Faughnan
*{{ep|The Way of the Dog}}
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}}
*{{ep|Podcast News}}
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{{Season24A
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|E7=yes
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}}
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{{Season25A
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|E5=yes
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}}
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{{Season26A
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|E4=yes
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|E4n=as The Infernal Matthew Faughnan
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}}
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{{Season27A
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|E6=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season28A
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|E6=yes
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}}
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{{Season29A
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|E2=yes
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|E3=yes
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}}
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{{Season30A
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|E4=yes
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|E4n=as The Ancient Unnameable Matthew Faughnan
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|E8=yes
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|E23=yes
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}}
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{{Season31A
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|E2=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season32A
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|E6=yes
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}}
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{{Season33A
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|E3=yes
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|E3n=as The Mysterious Matthew Faughnan
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|E7=yes
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}}
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{{Season34A
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|E1=yes
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|E8=yes
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}}
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{{Season35A
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|E2=yes
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|E6=yes
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}}
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{{Season36A
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|E2=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
=== Character layout ===
 
=== Character layout ===
 
{{Scroll|
 
{{Scroll|
*{{ep|The Last Temptation of Krust}}
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|Lost Our Lisa}}
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{{Season9A
*{{ep|Natural Born Kissers}}
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|E15=yes
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror IX}}
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|E24=yes
*{{ep|When You Dish Upon a Star}}
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|E25=yes
*{{ep|Viva Ned Flanders}}
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}}
*{{ep|Maximum Homerdrive}}
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{{Season10A
*{{ep|The Old Man and the "C" Student}}
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|E4=yes
*{{ep|Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo}}
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|E5=yes
*{{ep|Brother's Little Helper}}
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|E10=yes
*{{ep|Little Big Mom}}
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|E17=yes
*{{ep|Faith Off}}
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|E20=yes
*{{ep|HOMЯ}}
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|E23=yes
*{{ep|The Wettest Stories Ever Told}}
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}}
*{{ep|The Burns and the Bees}}
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{{Season11A
*{{ep|Homer Scissorhands}}
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|E2=yes
*{{ep|The Ned-liest Catch}}
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|E10=yes
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|E11=yes
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}}
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{{Season11A
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|E9=yes
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}}
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{{Season17A
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season20A
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|E8=yes
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}}
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{{Season22A
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|E20=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season36A
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|E5=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
=== Assistant director ===
 
=== Assistant director ===
 
{{Scroll|
 
{{Scroll|
*{{ep|Pygmoelian}}
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|Behind the Laughter}}
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{{Season11A
*{{ep|The Computer Wore Menace Shoes}}
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|E16=yes
*{{ep|Simpson Safari}}
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|E22=yes
*{{ep|The Parent Rap}}
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}}
*{{ep|Sweets and Sour Marge}}
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{{Season12A
*{{ep|Gump Roast}}
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|E6=yes
*{{ep|Helter Shelter}}
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|E17=yes
*{{ep|The Dad Who Knew Too Little}}
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}}
*{{ep|Three Gays of the Condo}}
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{{Season13A
*{{ep|The Regina Monologues}}
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|E2=yes
*{{ep|Diatribe of a Mad Housewife}}
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|E8=yes
*{{ep|My Big Fat Geek Wedding}}
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|E17=yes
*{{ep|All's Fair in Oven War}}
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}}
*{{ep|Mommie Beerest}}
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{{Season14A
*{{ep|Don't Fear the Roofer}}
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|E5=yes
*{{ep|The Bonfire of the Manatees}}
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|E8=yes
*{{ep|The Italian Bob}}
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|E17=yes
*{{ep|The Haw-Hawed Couple}}
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}}
*{{ep|Papa Don't Leech}}
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{{Season15A
*{{ep|Gone Maggie Gone}}
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|E4=yes
*{{ep|Million Dollar Maybe}}
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|E10=yes
*{{ep|Chief of Hearts}}
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|E17=yes
*{{ep|Moms I'd Like to Forget}}
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}}
*{{ep|The Great Simpsina}}
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{{Season16A
*{{ep|The D'oh-cial Network}}
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|E2=yes
*{{ep|A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again}}
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|E7=yes
*{{ep|A Test Before Trying}}
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|E16=yes
*{{ep|Pulpit Friction}}
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}}
*{{ep|Married to the Blob}}
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{{Season17A
*{{ep|Luca$}}
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|E1=yes
*{{ep|Walking Big & Tall}}
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|E8=yes
*{{ep|Let's Go Fly a Coot}}
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}}
*{{ep|The Girl Code}}
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{{Season18A
*{{ep|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}
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|E8=yes
*{{ep|The Great Phatsby: Part One}}
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}}
*{{ep|The Great Phatsby: Part Two}}
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{{Season19A
*{{ep|22 for 30}}
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|E16=yes
*{{ep|Frink Gets Testy}}
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}}
*{{ep|King Leer}}
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{{Season20A
*{{ep|The Girl on the Bus}}
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|E13=yes
*{{ep|Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy}}
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}}
*{{ep|Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?}}
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{{Season21A
*{{ep|Highway to Well}}
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|E11=yes
*{{ep|The Dad-Feelings Limited}}
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season22A
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|E10=yes
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season23A
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|E11=yes
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|E19=yes
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}}
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{{Season24A
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|E10=yes
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season25A
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|E10=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season26A
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|E13=yes
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|E20=yes
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}}
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{{Season27A
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|E10=yes
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|E16=yes
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}}
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{{Season28A
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|E12=yes
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|E13=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season29A
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|E11=yes
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|E16=yes
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}}
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{{Season30A
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|E12=yes
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season31A
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|E9=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season32A
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|E11=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season33A
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|E12=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season34A
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|E11=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season35A
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|E9=yes
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|E14=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
 
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=== Storyboard ===
 
=== Storyboard ===
*{{ep|The Great Simpsina}}
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{{Scroll|
*{{ep|A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again}}
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|Pulpit Friction}}
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{{Season22A
*{{ep|Labor Pains}}
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|E18=yes
*{{ep|Married to the Blob}}
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}}
*{{ep|Luca$}}
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{{Season23A
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}
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|E19=yes
*{{ep|Walking Big & Tall}}
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}}
*{{ep|Friend with Benefit}}
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{{Season24A
*{{ep|The Girl Code}}
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season25A
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|E5=yes
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|E10=yes
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|E17=yes
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}}
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{{Season26A
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|E4=yes
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|E13=yes
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}}
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{{Season27A
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|E6=yes
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|E10=yes
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}}
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{{Season35A
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|E14=yes
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}}
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{{Season36A
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|E2=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
  
 
=== Storyboard revisions ===
 
=== Storyboard revisions ===
*{{ep|The D'oh-cial Network}}
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|Pay Pal}}
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{{Season23A
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|E11=yes
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}}
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{{Season25A
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|E21=yes
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}}
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{{Season36A
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|E5=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
  
=== Character designer ===
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=== Character design ===
*{{ep|Married to the Blob}}
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{{TO}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}
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{{Season25A
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|E10=yes
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}}
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{{Season26A
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|E4=yes
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}}
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{{Season33A
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|E7=yes
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}}
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{{Season35A
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|E2=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
  
 
=== Animation director ===
 
=== Animation director ===
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=== Additional storyboards ===
 
=== Additional storyboards ===
 
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIX}}
 
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIX}}
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=== Prop design ===
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{{TO}}
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{{Season35A
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|E6=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*{{IMDB|name/nm1676319}}
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*{{IMDb|name/nm1676319}}
 
*{{Wikipedialink}}
 
*{{Wikipedialink}}
  
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{{Assistant directors|current=yes}}
 
{{Character designers|former=yes}}
 
{{Character designers|former=yes}}
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{{Storyboard artists|former=yes|formerrev=yes}}
 
{{Storyboard artists|former=yes|formerrev=yes}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Faughnan, Matthew}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Faughnan, Matthew}}
  
[[Category:Character layout artists]]
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[[Category:Annie Award nominees]]
[[Category:Outstanding Animated Program Emmy winning crew]]
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[[Category:Primetime Emmy Award winning crew]]

Latest revision as of 17:01, November 5, 2024

Matthew Faughnan
Matthew Faughnan.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Character layout artist
Assistant director
Director
Storyboard artist
Birth date: February 26, 1975 (1975-02-26) (age 49)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 99
Seasons active: Season 9 - Present
First episode: "The Last Temptation of Krust"
Most recent episode: "Treehouse of Horror XXXV"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie


Matthew "Matt" C. Faughnan (born February 26, 1975) is an American animator and director for The Simpsons. He currently serves as a director, assistant director and storyboard artist and previously served as a character layout artist.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production 2014[1] N/A Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2003[2] "Three Gays of the Condo" Won
2007[3] "The Haw-Hawed Couple" Nominated
2009[4] "Gone Maggie Gone"
2015[5] "Treehouse of Horror XXV"
2021[6] "The Dad-Feelings Limited"
2022[7] "Pixelated and Afraid"
2024[8] "Night of the Living Wage"

Credits[edit]

Directed by[edit]

Character layout[edit]

Assistant director[edit]

Additional sequence director[edit]

Lead character layout[edit]

Storyboard[edit]

Storyboard revisions[edit]

Character design[edit]

Animation director[edit]

Additional storyboards[edit]

Prop design[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]