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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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|image= [[File:Rob Oliver.jpg|200px]]
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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= 190
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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= "[[Night of the Living Wage]]"
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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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=== Assistant director ===
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=== Additional sequence director ===
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*{{mov}}
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|E21=yes
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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]]

Revision as of 13:55, April 8, 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: 190
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: "Night of the Living Wage"
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

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

Directed by

Character layout

Assistant director

Storyboard revisions

Storyboard

Additional sequence director

Technical director

Animatic layout

Second unit director

Animation director

Opening sequence assistant director

Character design

Additional storyboards

Lead character layout

Contributing artist

Character art by

References

  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


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