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'''Rob Oliver''' is the director of the episodes [[The Boys of Bummer]] and [[The Good, the Sad and the Drugly]].
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|name= Rob Oliver
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[[Category:Directors]]
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[[Category:Cast and Crew]]
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|gender= {{Male cast}}
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|job= Character layout artist<br>Director<br>Storyboard artist<br>Technical director
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|birthdate= {{birthdate|1977|3|25}}
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|deathdate=
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|status= Active
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|episodes= 191
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|seasons= [[Season 8]] - Present
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|first episode= "[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]"
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|latest episode= "[[The Tipping Point]]"
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|first short= ''[[The Force Awakens from Its Nap]]''
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|latest short= ''[[Welcome to the Club]]''
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|first book= ''[[Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror: Heebie-Jeebie Hullabaloo]]''
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|latest book= ''[[The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 2: Deadtime Stories for Boos & Ghouls]]''
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'''Robert Douglas "Rob" Oliver''' (born March 25, 1977) is an American animator and director. He currently serves as a director and previously served as a character layout artist, storyboard artist, second unit director and technical director for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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== Awards ==
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|6}}
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{{TB|[[2012]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2012"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Holidays of Future Passed]]"}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|3}}
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{{TBT|[[2017]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2017"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Town]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2018]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2018"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Gone Boy]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2019]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2019/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2019"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Mad About the Toy]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[2020]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2020"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Thanksgiving of Horror]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[2023]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2023/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2023"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXXIII]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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}}
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== Credits ==
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=== Directed by ===
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|E8n=as Corn on the Cob Oliver
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=== Additional sequence director ===
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*{{mov}}
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=== Animation director ===
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*{{spec|The Simpsons Take the Bowl}}
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*{{ep|The Winter of His Content}}
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=== Character art by ===
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*{{bk|The Simpsons Handbook}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb|name/nm2633347/}}
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*{{Wikipedialink}}
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*{{Twitterpage|Rob_Oliver_}}
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[[Category:Primetime Emmy Award winning crew]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, May 13, 2024

Rob Oliver
Rob Oliver.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Character layout artist
Director
Storyboard artist
Technical director
Birth date: March 25, 1977 (1977-03-25) (age 47)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 191
Seasons active: Season 8 - Present
First short: The Force Awakens from Its Nap
Most recent short: Welcome to the Club
First episode: "The Old Man and the Lisa"
Most recent episode: "The Tipping Point"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
First book: Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror: Heebie-Jeebie Hullabaloo
Most recent book: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 2: Deadtime Stories for Boos & Ghouls


Robert Douglas "Rob" Oliver (born March 25, 1977) is an American animator and director. He currently serves as a director and previously served as a character layout artist, storyboard artist, second unit director and technical director for The Simpsons.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2012[1] "Holidays of Future Passed" Nominated
2017[2] "The Town"
2018[3] "Gone Boy"
2019[4] "Mad About the Toy" Won
2020[5] "Thanksgiving of Horror" Nominated
2023[6] "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" Won

Credits[edit]

Directed by[edit]

Character layout[edit]

Assistant director[edit]

Storyboard revisions[edit]

Storyboard[edit]

Additional sequence director[edit]

Technical director[edit]

Animatic layout[edit]

Second unit director[edit]

Animation director[edit]

Opening sequence assistant director[edit]

Character design[edit]

Additional storyboards[edit]

Lead character layout[edit]

Contributing artist[edit]

Character art by[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2012"
  2. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2017"
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2018"
  4. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2019"
  5. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2020"
  6. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2023"


External links[edit]


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