Raymond Saharath Persi (born February 17, 1975) is an American

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, producer,

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and

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. He has directed many episodes of ''

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'', including "

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", "

The Girl Who Slept Too Little "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" is the second episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 18, 2005. The episode was writ ...

", " The Monkey Suit", "

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", " 24 Minutes", " Love, Springfieldian Style" and the Emmy Award-winning "

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". Persi went on to work as a sequence director for ''

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'' (2007). Outside of his ''Simpsons'' work, Persi co-directed Squirrel Nut Zippers' "Ghost of

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" music video, from the album ''

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'' (Mammoth Records). The video won the "Best Animated Music Video" award at the 1999 Vancouver Animation Festival and was nominated for the

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. Raymond also created the character and performance "RayRay". In 2010, Persi moved from

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where he worked extensively on

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nominee ''

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'' (2012). In addition to serving as storyboard artist, he had a prominent acting role in the film as Gene, leader of the Nicelanders whom Wreck-It Ralph is programmed to antagonize. Persi also voices the Zombie from

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in a scene where Ralph joins other

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villains at a support group meeting. Persi has become a mainstay with

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, providing additional voices and storyboard work for '' Frozen'' (2013), as well as the voice of Flash Slothmore and Officer Higgins in ''

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'' (2016). Persi is half-Thai on his mother's side. Saharath, Persi's middle name, is used in the credits for " Love, Springfieldian Style".

Filmography

*''

'' (2012) – Voice of Gene and Zombie *'' Get a Horse!'' (2013) – Voice of Pete's Car Horn *'' Frozen'' (2013) – Additional Voices *''

'' (2016) – Voice of Flash and Officer Higgins *'' Inner Workings'' (2016) – Voice of Stomach and Monk *''

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'' (2018) – Voice of Gene *''Santa's Little Helpers'' (2019) – Voice of Head Elf *'' Minions: The Rise of Gru'' (2022) - Voice of Birthday Boy *'' Zootopia+'' (2022) – Voice of Flash (Episode: "Dinner Rush") *''

Once Upon a Studio ''Once Upon a Studio'' is a 2023 American live-action/animated crossover fantasy comedy short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios in celebration of the Walt Disney Company's centennial. Written and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent C ...

'' (2023) – Voice of Flash

Simpsons episodes directed by Persi

Season 16

Season 17

* The Monkey Suit

Season 18

* 24 Minutes

Season 19

* Love, Springfieldian Style

Season 20

* Lost Verizon *

Four Great Women and a Manicure "Four Great Women and a Manicure" is the twentieth and penultimate episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. First broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on May 10, 2009, it is the ...

Season 21

The Color Yellow "The Color Yellow" is the thirteenth episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 21, 2010. In this episode, Lisa discove ...

Accolades

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Persi, Raymond S. Living people 1975 births American television directors Television producers from California American animated film directors American animated film producers American film directors of Thai descent American film producers American male voice actors American puppeteers American storyboard artists Film directors from Los Angeles Primetime Emmy Award winners Walt Disney Animation Studios people