Chuck Sheetz

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Chuck Sheetz
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation(s)Director, animation director, writer, producer
Years active1980–present
Known for The 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]

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Early life

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

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

He has directed the following episodes:

Duncanville episodes

He has directed the following episodes:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fresh Beat Band of Spies S1, Ep113 Fake Fresh Beats Full Episode". Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chuck Sheetz". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chuck Sheetz". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. 1 2 3 "What do UCLA and The Simpsons Have in Common? Chuck Sheetz". Artzray. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2022-06-16.


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