Jess Espanola

Jess Espanola

Crew Information Gender: Male ♂ Job: Layout artist Assistant director Birth date: December 23 Status: Active Number of episodes: 46 Seasons active: Season 15 - Present First episode: "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot" Most recent episode: "Lisa the Veterinarian"

Jesus "Jess" Española (born December 23) is a Filipino animator. He works as a character layout artist, animatic layout artist and assistant director on The Simpsons and has worked as a character layout artist on Futurama and King of the Hill.

Española was the first Filipino to win an Emmy, which he won for working on "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind". At the time, he wasn't an American citizen. Americans of Filipino descent had won Emmys in the past, but never a full Filipino.

Credits

Character layout artist

Episode – "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot" Episode – "The Wandering Juvie" Episode – "Sleeping with the Enemy" Episode – "There's Something About Marrying" Episode – "Mobile Homer" Episode – "Little Big Girl" Special – The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXI" Episode – "The Ned-Liest Catch" Episode – "The Food Wife" Episode – "Beware My Cheating Bart" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" Special – The Simpsons SU2C PSA Episode – "Adventures in Baby-Getting" Episode – "What Animated Women Want" Episode – "Dangers on a Train" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" Episode – "The Kid is All Right" Episode – "Days of Future Future" Special – The Longest Daycare THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXV" Episode – "Covercraft" Episode – "Walking Big & Tall" Episode – "Sky Police" Episode – "Waiting for Duffman" Episode – "Bull-E" Episode – "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" Episode – "Much Apu About Something"

Animatic layout artist

• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXII"
• Episode – "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution"
• Episode – "Holidays of Future Passed"
• Episode – "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson"
• Episode – "The D'oh-cial Network"
• Episode – "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches"
• Episode – "The Daughter Also Rises"
• Episode – "Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart"
• Episode – "How I Wet Your Mother"
• Episode – "Ned 'N' Edna's Blend"

Lead character layout artist

• Episode – "At Long Last Leave"
• Episode – "Moonshine River"
• Episode – "Paths of Glory"
• Episode – "Lisa the Veterinarian"

Assistant director

Episode – "Springfield Up" Episode – "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" Episode – "Holidays of Future Passed" Episode – "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" Episode – "The D'oh-cial Network" Episode – "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches" Episode – "The Daughter Also Rises" Episode – "At Long Last Leave" Episode – "Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart" Episode – "How I Wet Your Mother" Episode – "Ned 'N' Edna's Blend" Special – The Simpsons SU2C PSA Episode – "Gorgeous Grampa" Episode – "The Saga of Carl" Episode – "The Winter of His Content" Episode – "The Wreck of the Relationship"

FX layout

• Episode – "The Girl Code"

External links

• Jess Espanola at the Internet Movie Database