Richard Raynis

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Richard Raynis
Born (1956-12-27) December 27, 1956 (age 68)
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupation(s)Television producer, developer, director, animator

Richard Raynis (born December 27, 1956) is an American animator and television producer. He is a six-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for his work as one of the main producers of The Simpsons . He is also known for co-creating several Adelaide Productions series such as Extreme Ghostbusters , Men in Black: The Series , Godzilla: The Series , Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles , and Heavy Gear: The Animated Series .

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Career

Raynis was born in 1956 in Los Angeles, and began his career in animation at the age of 21 on Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings (1978), working as a background illustrator. In 1982, he graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in English literature. [1] [2] [3] Raynis worked on several shows created by DIC Entertainment in the mid-1980s. He served as a writer and director on ALF: The Animated Series and ALF Tales , and directed numerous episodes of The Real Ghostbusters . In addition, he was an executive on shows such as The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil and Dennis the Menace . [4] [5] Raynis is known as one of the main producers of The Simpsons , for which he has won six Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program. [6] He began working on the show during its third season while at Film Roman, where he also worked as a producer on the shows King of the Hill , The Critic , and Futurama . [7]

At Adelaide Productions, Raynis worked on various animated series in the 1990s and 2000s. He was an executive producer of Jumanji , which ran from 1996 to 1999. [7] Raynis co-created Extreme Ghostbusters (1997) and Godzilla: The Series (1998–2000) with Jeff Kline, [8] [9] and Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001), Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999–2000), and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999–2001) with Kline and Duane Capizzi. [10] He was also a producer on Dilbert , Max Steel , Jackie Chan Adventures , and Dragon Tales . [11] [12]

In film, Raynis was a supervising producer of The Simpsons Movie and the shorts The Longest Daycare and Playdate with Destiny . He also produced animation segments for the film The Edge of Seventeen along with David Silverman and various Simpsons staff. [13] [14]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleNotes
1985 Kidd Video Director; season 2
1986–87 The Real Ghostbusters Producer, director
1987–88 ALF: The Animated Series Writer and director; season 1, producer
1987 Starcom: The U.S. Space Force Producer
1988–89 ALF Tales Producer, director
1988 COPS Producer [15]
1988 The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil Production executive
1988 Dennis the Menace Production executive
1989 Ring Raiders Producer
1989–present The Simpsons Producer
1994–2001 The Critic Producer
1995 The Nanny Producer; Oy to the World
1996–99 Jumanji Executive producer
1996 Project G.e.e.K.e.R. Supervising producer
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Developer, executive producer
1997–2001 Men in Black: The Series Developer, executive producer
1997–2002 King of the Hill Producer; seasons 1-3, consulting producer; season 4
1997–98 Channel Umptee-3 Executive producer for Columbia TriStar Television
1998–2000 Godzilla: The Series Developer, executive producer
1999–2000 Dilbert Supervising producer
1999–2002 Futurama Consulting producer; seasons 1-4
1999–2000 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles Developer, executive producer
1999–2001 Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Developer, executive producer
1999–2005 Dragon Tales Producer
2000–2002 Max Steel Executive producer
2000 Sammy Executive producer
2000–2001 Jackie Chan Adventures executive producer; season 1
2001–2002 Heavy Gear: The Animated Series Developer, executive producer

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 The Lord of the Rings background illustrator (uncredited)
1989Little Golden Book Landproducer
1998Storybook Friends - A Little Christmas MagicShort film
supervising director and producer
2007 The Simpsons Movie Supervising producer
2012 The Longest Daycare Short film
Writer and producer
2016 The Edge of Seventeen animation producer
2020 Playdate with Destiny Short film
Writer and producer
2021 The Force Awakens from Its Nap Short film
Producer
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
The Simpsons| Balenciaga
Plusaversary
2022 When Billie Met Lisa
Welcome to the Club
The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"
2023 Rogue Not Quite One
2024 May the 12th Be with You
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

References

  1. "The Lord of the Rings - Village Pan Production Background Setup".
  2. "Richard Raynis - The Catalyst Agency". Catalyst Literature. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. John Kricfalusi (2017). The Art of Spumco and John Kricfalusi. p. 103. ISBN   978-0-8109-9583-3.
  4. Thad Komorowski. Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story. BearManor Media. pp. 40–. GGKEY:68A4TEBJDLA.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. December 1993.
  6. Emmy. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2001.
  7. 1 2 David Perlmutter (4 May 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 165–. ISBN   978-1-5381-0374-6.
  8. Claudia Schwabe (3 June 2019). Craving Supernatural Creatures: German Fairy-Tale Figures in American Pop Culture. Wayne State University Press. pp. 262–. ISBN   978-0-8143-4197-1.
  9. "Everything You Didn't Know About Godzilla: The Series". Syfy .
  10. TV Guide. Triangle Publications. 1997.
  11. The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 2001.
  12. David Perlmutter (4 May 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 383–. ISBN   978-1-5381-0374-6.
  13. "Richard Raynis". BFI. Retrieved 7 January 2021.[ dead link ]
  14. "The Edge of Seventeen". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. David Perlmutter (4 May 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 136. ISBN   978-1-5381-0374-6.