Rich Moore | |
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 Moore in 2012 | |
| Born | 1962 or 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Employer(s) | Klasky Csupo (1989–1992) Film Roman (1992–1995) Rough Draft Studios (1995–2008) Walt Disney Animation Studios (2008–2019) Sony Pictures Animation (2019–2022) Skydance Animation (2022–present) |
| Notable work | The Simpsons The Critic Futurama Wreck-It Ralph Zootopia Ralph Breaks the Internet |
Rich Moore (born 1962 or 1963)[1] is an American film and televisionanimation director,screenwriter,producer andvoice actor. He is best known for serving as a director on primetime animated television series such asThe Simpsons,The Critic andFuturama as well as directing the filmsWreck-It Ralph (2012),Zootopia (2016) andRalph Breaks the Internet (2018) forWalt Disney Animation Studios. He is a two-timeEmmy Award winner, a three-timeAnnie Award winner and anAcademy Award winner.
Moore grew up inOxnard, California.[2] He studied film and video at theCalifornia Institute of the Arts, graduating with aBachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1987.[3] While there, he narratedJim Reardon's 1986 student filmBring Me the Head of Charlie Brown.[3] Included in his CalArts class were famous filmmakers such asAndrew Stanton,Brenda Chapman, andJim Reardon.
After graduating from CalArts, Moore worked forRalph Bakshi onCBS'sMighty Mouse: The New Adventures, co-writing all 13 season 1 episodes in 1987.[4][5] Moore was one of the original three directors ofThe Simpsons, directing 17 episodes in the first 5 seasons from 1990 to 1993,[6] including the episodes: "Flaming Moe's", "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", and "Marge vs. the Monorail".[7][8] He won a 1991Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program forThe Simpsons: Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment,[9] and later return as one of the sequence directors onThe Simpsons Movie in 2007.[10]
In 1994, Moore became a producer and supervising director for the animated seriesThe Critic.[6] He then oversaw the creative development and production ofFuturama as the show's supervising director for its first four seasons. He also directed several episodes of the animated series from 1999 to 2001, including the classic "Roswell That Ends Well",[6][7] for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.[11]
Moore's other television animation directing credits includeComedy Central'sDrawn Together and "Spy vs. Spy" forMad TV.[6] He served as supervising director on the 2009 animatedFox television seriesSit Down, Shut Up.[12]
In 2004, Moore directed theWarner Bros. Animation animated short filmDuck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones.[6] In 2008, he was invited byJohn Lasseter to joinWalt Disney Animation Studios as a director, with the suggestion that he develop a story set in the world of video games.[13] This would become the 2012 animated featureWreck-It Ralph, Moore's feature directing debut, and a box office and critical success.[6][7] Moore also supplied the voices for the film's characters Sour Bill andZangief.[14]Wreck-It Ralph won fiveAnnie Awards, including Best Animated Feature and a Best Director award for Moore,[15] and was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature.[16]
Moore's next animated feature film was Disney'sZootopia, which he directed alongsideByron Howard and co-directorJared Bush. The film, released on March 4, 2016, becamethe second highest-grossing animated feature film of 2016 with a worldwide box office gross of over $1.023 billion.[17] The film also won theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature.[18]
AfterZootopia, Moore returned to directRalph Breaks the Internet, the sequel toWreck-It Ralph, with fellow filmmakerPhil Johnston.[19] The film was a financial success, outgrossing the original film with over $529.3 million worldwide.[20] It was also nominated for multiple awards in the Best Animated Feature category, including theAcademy Awards,[21]Annie Awards,[22] andGolden Globe Awards.[23]
On April 8, 2019, Moore revealed that he had left Disney to joinSony Pictures Animation, where he would direct and produce original animated films for the studio, and ultimately produced the filmVivo.[24]
On March 16, 2022, Moore revealed that he has entered into an exclusive, multi-year overall deal withSkydance Animation.[25] On October 18, 2023, it was revealed that Moore is directing an untitledJack and the Beanstalk project at Skydance.[26]
| Year | Title | Director | Story | Producer | Other | Voice Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | No | No | No | Yes | Sequence Director | |
| Futurama: Bender's Big Score | No | No | Animation Executive | No | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2008 | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story Artist | |
| Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | No | No | Animation Executive | No | Direct-to-video | ||
| Futurama: Bender's Game | No | No | Animation Executive | No | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2009 | Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | No | No | Animation Executive | No | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Sour Bill andZangief | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Doug and Larry | Creative Leadership |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Sour Bill, Zangief, andStormtrooper | Song Producer: "A Place Called Slaughter Race", Creative Leadership |
| 2021 | Vivo | No | No | Yes | Yes | Iguana | |
| 2024 | Spellbound | No | No | No | Yes | The Royal Postmaster | Additional Literary Materials |
| TBA | UntitledJack and the Beanstalk project | Yes | No | No | No | [26] |
| Year | Title | Director | Story | Other | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Somewhere in the Arctic[27] | No | No | Yes | Dohk | |
| Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown | No | No | Yes | Charlie Brown / Narration | Aided and Abetted by | |
| Snookles | No | No | Yes | Dragon | Special Thanks | |
| 1988 | Christmas in Tattertown | No | No | Yes | Character Color Designer | |
| Technological Threat | No | Yes | Yes | Character Animator, Designer | ||
| 1989 | Hound Town | No | No | Yes | Animation Director, Story Artist | |
| 1993 | Inland Empire | No | No | Yes | Harper Brackman | |
| 2004 | Duck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2009 | The Affliction | No | No | Yes | Production Assistant | |
| 2013 | Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives | Yes | No | Yes | Rich Moore | |
| 2024 | Dust Monster | No | No | Yes | Special Thanks | |
| 2025 | Flink's Pigeon Problems: A Magical Rescue[28] | No | No | Yes | The Royal Postmaster (uncredited) |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | A Story[27] | Thanks |
| 2003 | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | Special Thanks |
| 2008 | Bolt | Disney Story Trust – uncredited[29] |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | |
| 2010 | Tangled | |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | |
| Gnomeo & Juliet | Deepest Gratitude | |
| 2013 | Get a Horse! | Additional Thanks |
| Frozen | Disney Story Trust – uncredited[30] | |
| 2014 | Feast | Special Thanks |
| Big Hero 6 | Creative Leadership | |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Special Thanks |
| Inner Workings | Special Advisor | |
| Moana | Creative Leadership | |
| 2019 | Frozen II |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Won Best Animated Feature at Annie Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, National Board of Review Awards Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Won Best Animated Feature at Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Best Animated Feature at Annie Awards, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Nominated for Best Animated Feature at Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Best Animated Feature at Annie Awards, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature |
...Rich Moore, 28...was up for directing honors for the 'Homer Versus Lisa and the Eighth Commandment' episode of 'The Simpsons'...
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