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'''Chris Clements''' is a current director on ''The Simpsons''. Prior to that, he worked as a character layout artist.
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{{Crew
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|name= Chris Clements
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|image=
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|gender= {{Male cast}}
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|job= Character layout artist<br>Director<br>Assistant director
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|birthdate=
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|status= Active
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|episodes= 133
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|seasons= [[Season 5]] - Present
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|first episode= "[[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]]"
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|latest episode= "[[The Past and the Furious]]"
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|comics= 6
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|first comic= ''[[Don't Cry for Me, Jebediah!]]''
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|latest comic= ''[[Clip Clip Hooray!]]''
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|first book= ''[[Bart Simpson's Joke Book]]''
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|latest book= ''[[Simpsons Comics Royale]]''
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|movie=yes
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}}
  
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==Episodes directed==
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'''Chris Clements''' is an animator and director for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He currently serves as a director, character layout artist, storyboard artist and assistant director. He also served as a penciller for [[Bongo Comics]].
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* "[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"
 
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* "[[The Haw-Hawed Couple]]"
 
  
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==External links==
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== Awards ==
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*{{Imdb name|1701619}}
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{{Table|width=50%|align=left|
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{{THT|Award}}
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{{TH|Year}}
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{{TH|Episode}}
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{{TH|Result}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|6}}
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{{TB|[[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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}}
  
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== Credits ==
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=== Directed by ===
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|E11=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E11=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E14=yes
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{{TC}}
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=== Character layout artist ===
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{{Scroll|
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{{Season5A
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|E14=yes
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|E19=yes
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{{Season6A
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|E2=yes
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{{Season7A
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|E2=yes
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|E10=yes
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|E11=yes
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|E14=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E22=yes
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|E23=yes
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{{Season8A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E11=yes
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|E16=yes
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|E18=yes
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|E19=yes
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|E24=yes
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}}
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{{Season9A
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|E1=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E13=yes
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|E18=yes
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}}
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{{Season10A
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|E1=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E1=yes
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|E22=yes
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|E13=yes
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|E22=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E22=yes
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}}
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{{Season36A
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|E14=yes
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{{TC}}
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}}
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=== Assistant director ===
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|E18=yes
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|E1=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E15=yes
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|E21=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E14=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E15=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E13=yes
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|E21=yes
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|E8=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E5=yes
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}}
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|E4=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E22=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E1=yes
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|E8=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E6=yes
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{{Season36A
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|E2=yes
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|E10/11=yes
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{{TC}}
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=== Storyboard revisions ===
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{{TO}}
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{{Season14A
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|E6=yes
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}}
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{{Season18A
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|E8=yes
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}}
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{{Season20A
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|E13=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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=== Storyboard ===
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{{TO}}
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{{Season16A
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|E7=yes
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|E8=yes
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}}
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{{Season27A
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|E10=yes
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{{TC}}
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=== Additional sequence director ===
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*{{mov}}
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=== Lead character layout artist ===
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{{TO}}
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{{Season22A
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|E1=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}}
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=== Animation director ===
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*{{spec|The Simpsons Take the Bowl}}
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=== Second unit director ===
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*{{ep|'Cue Detective}}
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=== Animatic layout ===
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*{{ep|White Christmas Blues}}
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=== Pencils ===
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{{TO}}
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'''Simpsons Comics:'''
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{{SimpsonsComicsA
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|I19S1=yes
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|I28S1=yes
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}}
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'''Bartman:'''
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{{BartmanA
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|I4S1=yes
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|I6S1=yes
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}}
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'''Lisa Comics:'''
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*{{bon|Lisa's Adventures in Wordland}}
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'''Books:'''
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{{BooksA
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|Joke=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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=== Contributing artist ===
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{{TO}}
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'''Simpsons Comics:'''
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{{SimpsonsComicsA
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|I100S1=yes
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}}
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'''Books:'''
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{{BooksA
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|SCWing=yes
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|TSGtS=yes
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|SCBiBo=yes
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|SCRoy=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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== Trivia ==
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*Clements was credited as "White Shadow" on the [[season 16]] episode "[[The Heartbroke Kid]]". This was a nickname given to him by his co-workers when they played basketball at lunch.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Mr_Schofield/status/1540472383970062337 Matthew Schofield on Twitter - "White Shadow"]</ref>
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb|name/nm1701619/}}
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*{{Wikipedialink2|Chris Clements|animation director}}
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*{{GCD|2216}}
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{{Directors|current=yes}}
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{{Assistant directors|current=yes}}
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{{Animatic layout artists|former=yes}}
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{{Storyboard artists|former=yes|formerrev=yes}}
 
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[[Category:Primetime Emmy Award nominated crew]]

Latest revision as of 11:04, February 13, 2025

Chris Clements
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Character layout artist
Director
Assistant director
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 133
Number of comic stories: 6
Seasons active: Season 5 - Present
First episode: "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
Most recent episode: "The Past and the Furious"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
First comic: Don't Cry for Me, Jebediah!
Most recent comic: Clip Clip Hooray!
First book: Bart Simpson's Joke Book
Most recent book: Simpsons Comics Royale


Chris Clements is an animator and director for The Simpsons. He currently serves as a director, character layout artist, storyboard artist and assistant director. He also served as a penciller for Bongo Comics.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2007[1] "The Haw-Hawed Couple" Nominated
2009[2] "Gone Maggie Gone"
2015[3] "Treehouse of Horror XXV"
2021[4] "The Dad-Feelings Limited"
2022[5] "Pixelated and Afraid"
2024[6] "Night of the Living Wage"

Credits[edit]

Directed by[edit]

Character layout artist[edit]

Assistant director[edit]

Storyboard revisions[edit]

Storyboard[edit]

Additional sequence director[edit]

Lead character layout artist[edit]

Animation director[edit]

Second unit director[edit]

Animatic layout[edit]

Pencils[edit]

Simpsons Comics:Bartman:Lisa Comics:Books:

Contributing artist[edit]

Simpsons Comics:Books:

Trivia[edit]

  • Clements was credited as "White Shadow" on the season 16 episode "The Heartbroke Kid". This was a nickname given to him by his co-workers when they played basketball at lunch.[7]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2007"
  2. Jump up ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2009"
  3. Jump up ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2015"
  4. Jump up ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2021"
  5. Jump up ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2022"
  6. Jump up ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2024"
  7. Jump up ↑ Matthew Schofield on Twitter - "White Shadow"


External links[edit]


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