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Chuck Sheetz

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Chuck Sheetz
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Occupation(s)Director, animation director, writer, producer
Years active1980–present
Known forThe Simpsons
The Critic
King of the Hill
Recess
What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Chuck Sheetz is an American director, animator, animation director, educator, and producer. He is best known for his work on The Simpsons, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, and Recess.[1]

Early life

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Sheetz grew up outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He moved to Los Angeles at age 19 to attend the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.[2] Sheetz's career in animation started in 1980 with the creation of his short film, "Wild Times in the Wildwood".[3] He later received a Master's of Fine Art from the UCLA Animation Workshop.[4]

Career

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Sheetz began working as an animation timer, and later an assistant director, on The Simpsons. He began working as a director on The Critic, a series created by Simpsons-veterans Mike Reiss and Al Jean.[3]

Other shows he has worked on include Bobby's World, Rocko's Modern Life, King of the Hill, Fresh Beat Band of Spies, What's New, Scooby Doo?, and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. In addition, Sheetz directed the Drawn Together episode "Captain Hero's Marriage Pact" as well as the Welcome to Eltingville pilot episode.[1]

Sheetz has been a director of episodes on the Disney Television series Recess, and in 2001 he directed the film Recess: School's Out.[4][3]

Sheetz returned to The Simpsons to direct multiple episodes and in 2007 he was an animation director on The Simpsons Movie.[3] He also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for directing the episode "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" in 2008.[3][2]

He has recently been a director on the series Duncanville and The Harper House.[1]

In addition to his work in animation, Sheetz has been a professor at the UCLA Animation Workshop.[2] He has also been a member of the Animation Peer Group at the Television Academy.[4]

The Simpsons episodes

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He has directed the following episodes:

Duncanville episodes

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He has directed the following episodes:

  • "Undercuva Mutha" (2020)
  • "Sister, Wife" (2020)
  • "Classless President" (2020)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2015-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Chuck Sheetz". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Chuck Sheetz". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. ^ a b c "What do UCLA and The Simpsons Have in Common? Chuck Sheetz". Artzray. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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