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Jim Reardon | |
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| Education | California Institute of the Arts (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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Jim Reardon is an American animation director and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the animated TV seriesThe Simpsons. He has directed over 30 episodes of the series and was credited as a supervising director for seasons 9 through 15. He has been described byRalph Bakshi as "one of the best cartoon writers in the business".[1]
Reardon grew up inSeaside, Oregon, graduating fromSeaside High School in 1983.[2][3] His father died when Reardon was young, so Reardon picked up odd jobs to help support his mother and two sisters.[2] Reardon graduated fromCalifornia Institute of the Arts with aBFA degree in 1987.[4] One of his student projects, the satirical cartoonBring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (1986), has become a cult classic.
Reardon was hired byJohn Kricfalusi as a writer onMighty Mouse: The New Adventures and later worked onTiny Toon Adventures.
Reardon worked forWalt Disney Animation Studios for nearly a decade. Prior to that, he briefly supervised the storyboard department atPixar and co-wrote the studio's ninth feature filmWALL-E withAndrew Stanton, which was released on June 27, 2008.[5] He was nominated for anAcademy Award forBest Original Screenplay forWALL-E at the81st Academy Awards.[6] Reardon would later co-write and supervise the story of the 2012Walt Disney Animation Studios film,Wreck-It Ralph.[7]
Jim Reardon. Graduation: 1983.
...Jim Reardon (Film/Video BFA 87)...
