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'''Michael "Mike" B. Anderson''' (born 1973) is a {{w|television director}} who works on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and has directed numerous episodes of the show, and was animated in "[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]" as cadet Anderson. He was also a Consulting Producer on the animated show, "{{w|The Oblongs}}" and Story Consultant on "{{w|Tripping the Rift}}". He also directed the feature films ''Alone in the T-Shirt Zone'' (1986) and ''{{w|Kamillions}}'' (1989). For "[[Homer's Phobia]]" he won the ''Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annieawards.com/25thannieawardwinners.htm|title=25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners|accessdate=2007-04-10|publisher=AnnieAwards.com}}</ref> and the ''WAC Winner Best Director for Primetime Series'' at the 1998 World Animation Celebration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/World_Animation_Celebration/1998|title=World Animation Celebration: 1998|accessdate=2007-04-10|publisher=Internet Movie Database}}</ref> He has won two Emmy Awards for directing Simpsons episodes, "Homer's Phobia" in 1997 and "[[HOMЯ]]" in 2000. He is also a sequence director on ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]''.
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'''Michael "Mike" B. Anderson''' (born 1973) is an American television director. He currently serves as a supervising director for ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and previously served as a director, character layout artist, storyboard artist, assistant director, and storyboard consultant.
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For "[[Homer's Phobia]]" he won the ''Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annieawards.com/25thannieawardwinners.htm|title=25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners|accessdate=2007-04-10|publisher=AnnieAwards.com}}</ref> and the ''WAC Winner Best Director for Primetime Series'' at the 1998 World Animation Celebration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/World_Animation_Celebration/1998|title=World Animation Celebration: 1998|accessdate=2007-04-10|publisher=Internet Movie Database}}</ref> He has won two Emmy Awards for directing Simpsons episodes, "Homer's Phobia" in 1997 and "[[HOMЯ]]" in 2000. He is also a sequence director on ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]''.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:25, June 18, 2022

Mike B. Anderson
Mike B. Anderson.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Supervising director
Character layout artist
Director
Birth date: 1973 (age 50–51)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 502
Seasons active: Season 1 - Present
First short: The Longest Daycare
Most recent short: The Force Awakens from Its Nap
First episode: "Simpson and Delilah"
Most recent episode: "Clan of the Cave Mom"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
Comic: Lo, There Shall Come... A Bartman!!
Music video: Do the Bartman


Michael "Mike" B. Anderson (born 1973) is an American television director. He currently serves as a supervising director for The Simpsons and previously served as a director, character layout artist, storyboard artist, assistant director, and storyboard consultant.

For "Homer's Phobia" he won the Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production,[1] and the WAC Winner Best Director for Primetime Series at the 1998 World Animation Celebration.[2] He has won two Emmy Awards for directing Simpsons episodes, "Homer's Phobia" in 1997 and "HOMЯ" in 2000. He is also a sequence director on The Simpsons Movie. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Access All Areas.

Credits

Directed by

Character layout

Animation timer

Storyboard

Artist supervisor

Assistant director

Storyboard consultant

Additional timer

Storyboard revisions

Supervising director

Animation director

Sequence Director

Special thanks

Inks

Interviewee

References

  1. 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners. AnnieAwards.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
  2. World Animation Celebration: 1998. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.


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