Zac Moncrief

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Zac Moncrief
Born
Zachary Thomas Moncrief

(1971-01-08) January 8, 1971 (age 53)
Spring Valley, New York, U.S.
Other namesZachary Moncrief
Occupation(s)Animation executive producer, writer, director, storyboard artist, song writer
Years active1994–present
Known for

Zachary Thomas Moncrief (born January 8, 1971) is an American artist, producer, director, and writer in the animation industry. He's currently a co-executive producer on Netflix's pre-school series Ghee Happy . [1] His titles have included supervising producer, writer, supervising director, storyboard artist, designer, and songwriter. In 2009, an episode from Phineas and Ferb , which he directed entitled "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein", [2] received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the category for Outstanding Special Class Short-format Animated Programs. [3]

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Personal life

Moncrief left Montvale, New Jersey in 1989 after graduating from Pascack Hills High School where his father was the vice principal. [4] Upon completion of high school, he decided to attend California Institute of the Arts, a Disney-funded college specializing in animation.

Career

Zac Moncrief's career began as an intern on the animated feature, The Pagemaster , and then moved on as an assistant animator on the film Cats Don't Dance . While there, he sold a pilot to Fred Seibert (then president of MTV Networks and Hanna-Barbera), for the What a Cartoon! series titled Godfrey and Zeek. This transitioned into doing story work for Hanna-Barbera's other series, Johnny Bravo .

Moncrief went on to open his own company, creating animation on several CD-ROMs, as well as a commercial work featuring Warner Bros.' Road Runner, the Carl's Jr. spot featuring Dennis Rodman, as well as animation for a GM-sponsored ride at Walt Disney World. Soon after, Moncrief joined Seibert again on a shorts program at Nickelodeon called Oh Yeah! Cartoons . There, Moncrief created Kitty the Hapless Cat, Baxter and Bananas, and worked on other shorts like The Fairly OddParents and the Emmy winning short Max and His Special Problem. He spent his remaining time at Nickelodeon storyboarding in season one of Dora the Explorer .

Shortly thereafter, he was asked to teach at his alma mater (CalArts) and by Walt Disney Television Animation to storyboard on Teacher's Pet , the series (and its theatrical release), as well as direct-to-videos for Lilo & Stitch , Kim Possible , and the network's newest show, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers .

Moncrief then went on as a Director on the Fox animated series Family Guy working on some of Seth MacFarlane's favorite episodes, such as "The Griffin Family History" and "Barely Legal".

He then followed fellow Family Guy director Dan Povenmire back to Disney again to help direct over 50+ episodes of the hit Disney television series Phineas and Ferb .

After his long run at Disney, he spent three years working at Bento Box as the Supervising Director on Comedy Central's hit show Brickleberry , while also helping to develop shows at Nickelodeon.

In December 2013, he joined Warner Bros. Animation to produce and revamp the twelfth series in the Scooby-Doo franchise, titled Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! , which debuted in the fall of 2015.

After producing close to 52 episodes and almost 2 seasons for Warner Bros., he then went back to Nickelodeon as a Supervising Producer in the fall of 2017 to help oversee and launch a cartoon series based on the hit Dan Schneider television show Henry Danger . This new animated series, titled The Adventures of Kid Danger , debuted on January 15, 2018, as a sneak peek, before its official premiere on January 19. The shows' ratings stayed consistently in the top 25, and on its final premiere episodes during the week of June 11–17, 2018, it was the #1 program for K6–11 (it received at 2.91 for boys aged 2–5 and a 3.15 for boys aged 6–11). The show is currently not slated for more episodes.

Moncrief then went on to be the Artistic Lead/Showrunner on the television adaption of the popular Lego augmented reality game app Hidden Side, with the title of Supervising Director. While working with Pure Imagination Studios, Moncrief created 19 different shorts for Lego, and launched off a 44-minute movie as a way to introduce its newest IP. The series premiered on YouTube to record numbers earning it a slot airing on Cartoon Network.

Moncrief is currently working with Sanjay Patel as co-executive producer on Ghee Happy.

Highlights

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Phineas and Ferb

In 2007, Moncrief returned to Disney to work as a director and writer for Phineas and Ferb . As of December 2012, he had directed over 50 episodes in the series and been credited on over 90+ different credits.

Family Guy

In 2005, Moncrief left Disney to become a director on the Fox television series Family Guy for Fox Animation Studios. He directed six episodes over a two-year span. Those six episodes were:

During this period, he also returned to CalArts as a teacher.

Credits

Note: Also credited as Zachary Moncrief.

Below is a detailed list of his credits:

Turner Feature Animation:

Hanna-Barbera:

Nickelodeon's Oh Yeah! Cartoons:

Nickelodeon:

Disney Television Animation:

Other Credits:

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References

  1. ↑ "Sanjay Patel's Ghee Happy Season 1 Reimagining Hindu Deities as Kids to Drop on Netflix Soon! - OtakuKart". 4 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "TV.com: The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein", October 17, 2008. Accessed July 16, 2009. "The boys learn about one of Ferb's Victorian ancestors, who helped a vaguely familiar scientist create a monster. Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz recalls the story of his great-great-grandfather Dr. Jekyll Doofenshmirtz to Perry, as they both wait out their lockdown."
  3. ↑ "The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards and 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees are...", July 16, 2009. Accessed July 16, 2009. "Disney's Phineas And Ferb • The Monster Of Phineas-N-Ferbenstein • Disney Channel • Disney Channel"
  4. ↑ Ivry, Bob. "'TOON BOOM ANIMATES THEIR LIVES", The Record (Bergen County) , October 14, 1996. Accessed August 2, 2007. "In his sparse spare time, Moncrief, a 1989 graduate of Pascack Hills High School, created the story of Godfrey & Zeek, two buddies a giraffe and a pig who accidentally flush away their most prized possession, the TV remote control, and retrieve it at the sewage treatment plant."
  5. ↑ Website: www.Zacmoncrief.com
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