Neil Affleck is a Canadian animator, director, actor, and teacher. He has worked as an animation-timer and director on ''

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''. As an actor, he appeared in the 1981 film ''

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'' and had a leading role in the 1981 film '' My Bloody Valentine''. He also directed animated works such as '' Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends,'' '' Mike the Knight,'' and the 2009 '' Doki'' special. He contributed to six episodes of ''

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'', five episodes of ''

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'', and one full season of ''

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.'' Affleck won the Norman McLaren award for his animated film "Hands" while still a student.

Early life

Affleck was born and grew up in

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. He is the son of Canadian architect Raymond Affleck, who was one of the founders of the Montreal-based architectural firm,

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Career

Affleck studied theatre in Montreal in the late ‘70s. He appeared in films and TV shows, such as '' Wild Thing'', '' Cross Country'', ''Murder By Phone'', '' Visiting Hours'', '' Dirty Tricks'', '' My Bloody Valentine'', ''

'', '' Oh Heavenly Dog'', and ''Will There Really Be a Morning?''. ''My Bloody Valentine'' was his most prominent role in 1981. It later gained a

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. In 1985 Affleck moved to Los Angeles to study film and television at U.C.L.A. 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 ''

''. 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 a 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.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Affleck, Neil Anglophone Quebec people Artists from Montreal Canadian animated film directors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Film directors from Montreal Living people Male actors from Montreal Year of birth missing (living people)