Jim Reardon is an American animation director and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the animated TV series ''

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''. He has directed over 30 episodes of the series and was credited as a supervising director for seasons 9 through 15. He has been described by

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as "one of the best cartoon writers in the business".

Early life and education

Reardon grew up in Seaside, Oregon, graduating from Seaside High School in 1983. His father died when Reardon was young, so Reardon picked up odd jobs to help support his mother and two sisters. Reardon graduated from

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with a BFA degree in 1987. One of his student projects, the satirical cartoon '' Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown'' (1986), has become a cult classic.

Career

Early career

Reardon was hired by John Kricfalusi as a writer on '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' and later worked on ''

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''. Reardon worked for

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for nearly a decade. Prior to that, he briefly supervised the storyboard department at

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and co-wrote the studio's ninth feature film ''

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'' with

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, which was released on June 27, 2008. He was nominated for an

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for Best Original Screenplay for ''WALL-E'' at the 81st Academy Awards.

Filmography

*'' Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown'' (1986) – director *'' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' (1987–88) – writer, storyboard artist, director *'' Christmas in Tattertown'' (1988) – writer, layout artist *'' The Butter Battle Book'' (1989) - storyboard artist *''

'' (1990) – writer *''

'' (1990–2004) – director (seasons 2–15), supervising director (seasons 9–15), storyboard consultant (seasons 16–20) **List of ''The Simpsons'' episodes ***" Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" ***" Bart's Dog Gets an "F" ***" Brush with Greatness" ***" When Flanders Failed" ***" Treehouse of Horror II" ***" Saturdays of Thunder" ***" Homer at the Bat" ***" Dog of Death" ***" Bart's Friend Falls in Love" ***" Homer the Heretic" ***" Mr. Plow" ***" Duffless" ***" Marge in Chains" ***" Homer Goes to College" ***" Homer the Vigilante" ***" Bart Gets an Elephant" ***" Bart of Darkness" ***" Treehouse of Horror V" ***" Homer the Great" ***" Lisa's Wedding" ***" Lemon of Troy" ***" King-Size Homer" ***" Bart the Fink" ***" 22 Short Films About Springfield" ***" Burns, Baby Burns" ***" El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" ***" My Sister, My Sitter" ***" Homer's Enemy" ***" The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" ***" Trash of the Titans" ***" Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" ***" Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" ***" Treehouse of Horror XII" ***" Large Marge" ***" Simple Simpson" *''

'' (2008) – screenwriter, story supervisor *''

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'' (2012) – story writer, head of story'''' *'' Zootopia'' (2016) – story writer, head of story *'' Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018) – characters, story writer, director of story

References

External links

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Video of ''Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown''
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