Neil Affleck

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Neil Affleck
Occupation(s)Animator, director, actor
Parent Raymond Affleck

Neil Affleck is a Canadian animator, director, actor and teacher. He has worked as an animation-timer and director on The Simpsons and Family Guy . As an actor, he appeared in the 1981 film Scanners and had a leading role in the 1981 film My Bloody Valentine . He also directed animated works such as Family Guy , Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Mike the Knight, and the 2009 Doki special. He contributed to six episodes of Rocko's Modern Life , five episodes of The Critic and one full season of Pearlie , Affleck won the Norman McLaren award for his animated film "Hands" while still a student [1]

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Early life

Affleck was born and grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [2] He is the son of Canadian architect Raymond Affleck, who was one of the founders of the Montreal-based architectural firm, Arcop. [2]

Career

Affleck studied theatre in Montreal in the late 70's. He appeared in films and TV shows, such as Wild Thing , Cross Country , Murder By Phone, Visiting Hours , Dirty Tricks , My Bloody Valentine , Scanners , Oh Heavenly Dog , and Will There Really Be a Morning?. My Bloody Valentine was his most prominent role in 1981. It later gained a cult following. [2]

In 1985 Affleck moved to Los Angeles to study film and television at U.C.L.A.. [2] Upon graduation he free-lanced in the L.A. animation industry. As Affleck's visa was about to expire, a friend informed him that animators were being hired to work on The Simpsons . [2] Affleck worked on The Simpsons from 1991 to 2000, contributing to 52 episodes and directing 7 of them.

Affleck returned to Canada in 2001. He worked as a supervising director at Nelvana in Toronto from 2001 to 2012. Subsequently he has free-lanced as an director, storyboard artist and actor. He worked as a part-time teacher / mentor at the Seneca College Animation program from 2014 to 2019.

Affleck is also a musician and songwriter. He was a member in good standing of the Toronto-based folk band "BanjoGoBoom"

Personal life

Affleck is married. He enjoys swimming, canoeing and cross-country skiing. He speaks English, French and Spanish. [ clarification needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1980 Oh Heavenly Dog Postie #2
1981 Scanners Medical Student In Mall
1981 My Bloody Valentine Axel Palmer
1981 Dirty Tricks Student #1
1982 Visiting Hours Police Officer
1982Murder By PhonePhone Tracer
1983Will There Really Be a Morning?Actor #2
1983Cross CountryDetective Kibbee
1987 Wild Thing Detective Walt
2016 Petrol The Employer
2017 Sandman: 24 Hour Diner Marsh
2022 Tehranto Old Man

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References

  1. ↑ Zahoruk, Dennis; et al. (December 1972 – January 1973). "Student Film Festival". Cinema Canada: 22–23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Brownstein, Bill (2 May 1998). "Montrealer supplies the smarts for bart". The Gazette. ProQuest   433278484.


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