Rich Moore is an American film and television animation director,

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and voice actor. He has directed the films '' Wreck-It Ralph'' (2012) and co-directed '' Zootopia'' (2016) and '' Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018) for

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. In addition, he has also worked on the animated television series ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

'', '' The Critic'' and '' Futurama''. He is a two-time

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winner, a three-time

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winner and an

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winner.

Early life

Moore is a native of

Oxnard, California Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately west ...

. He studied film and video at the

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, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1987. While there, he narrated Jim Reardon's 1986 student film '' Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown''. Included in his CalArts class were famous filmmakers such as Andrew Stanton, Brenda Chapman, and Jim Reardon.

Career

Television

After graduating from CalArts, Moore worked for Ralph Bakshi on CBS's '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'', co-writing all 13 season 1 episodes in 1987. Moore was one of the original three directors of ''

'', directing 17 episodes in the first 5 seasons from 1990 to 1993, including the episodes: " Flaming Moe's", " Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", and "

Marge vs. the Monorail "Marge vs. the Monorail" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 14, 1993. The plot revolves around Springfie ...

". He won a 1991 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for ''The Simpsons: Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment'', and later return as one of the sequence directors on '' The Simpsons Movie'' in 2007. In 1994, Moore became a producer and supervising director for the animated series '' The Critic''. He then oversaw the creative development and production of '' Futurama'' as the show's supervising director. He also directed several episodes of the animated series from 1999 to 2001, including the classic " Roswell That Ends Well", for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Moore's other television animation directing credits include

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's '' Drawn Together'' and " Spy vs. Spy" for '' MADtv''. He served as supervising director on the 2009 animated

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television series '' Sit Down, Shut Up''.

Film

In 2004, Moore directed the Warner Bros. animated short film ''Duck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones''. In 2008, he was invited by John Lasseter to join

as a director, with the suggestion that he develop a story set in the world of video games. This would become the 2012 animated feature '' Wreck-It Ralph'', Moore's feature directing debut, and a box office and critical success. Moore also supplied the voices for the film's characters Sour Bill and Zangief. ''Wreck-It Ralph'' won five Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature and a Best Director award for Moore,Carolyn Giardina
"'Wreck-It Ralph' Wins Five Annie Awards Including Best Animated Feature,"
''The Hollywood Reporter'', February 2, 2013. and was nominated for the

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.Brian Truitt
"Disney inspiration is huge for 'Ralph' director,"
''

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'', February 22, 2013. Moore's next animated feature film was Disney's '' Zootopia'', which he directed alongside

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and co-director Jared Bush. The film, released on March 4, 2016, became the second highest-grossing animated feature film of 2016 with a worldwide box office gross of over $1.023 billion. The film also won the

. After ''Zootopia'', Moore returned to direct '' Ralph Breaks the Internet'', the sequel to ''Wreck-It Ralph'', with fellow filmmaker Phil Johnston. The film was a financial success, outgrossing the original film with over $529.3 million worldwide. It was also nominated for multiple awards in the Best Animated Feature category, including the

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, Annie Awards, and

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. On April 8, 2019, Moore revealed that he had left Disney to join Sony Pictures Animation, where he would direct and produce original animated films for the studio, with the first being '' Vivo''. On March 16, 2022, Moore revealed that he has entered into an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Skydance Animation.

Filmography

Films

Shorts

Other credits

Awards

;

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s ;

s * 1991 – Outstanding Animated Program (Programming Less Than One Hour) for ''

'' (" Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment") * 2002 – Outstanding Animated Program (Programming Less Than One Hour) for '' Futurama'' (" Roswell That Ends Well") ;

s * 2002 – Directing in an Animated Television Production for ''Futurama'' ("Roswell That Ends Well") * 2012 – Directing in an Animated Feature Production for '' Wreck-It Ralph'' * 2016 – Directing in an Animated Feature Production for '' Zootopia'' (Shared with

) ;

s * 2012 – Nominated:

for ''Wreck-It Ralph'' * 2016 –

for '' Zootopia'' * 2018 – Nominated:

for '' Ralph Breaks the Internet''

Television directing credits

''The Simpsons''

*" The Telltale Head" (season 1, episode 8, original air date: February 25, 1990) *"

Homer's Night Out "Homer's Night Out" is the tenth episode of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 25, 1990. It was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Rich Moore.Simpson and Delilah" (season 2, episode 2, October 18, 1990) *" Treehouse of Horror" (season 2, episode 3, October 25, 1990) *"

Dead Putting Society "Dead Putting Society" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 15, 1990. In the episode, Homer and Ned quarrel ...

" (season 2, episode 6, November 15, 1990) *" Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" (season 2, episode 13, February 7, 1991) *" Lisa's Substitute" (season 2, episode 19, April 25, 1991) *" Stark Raving Dad" (season 3, episode 1, September 19, 1991) *" Bart the Murderer" (season 3, episode 4, October 10, 1991) *" Flaming Moe's" (season 3, episode 10, November 21, 1991) *" Lisa the Greek" (season 3, episode 14, January 23, 1992) *" Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" (season 3, episode 24, August 27, 1992) *" A Streetcar Named Marge" (season 4, episode 2, October 1, 1992) *" Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" (season 4, episode 6, November 3, 1992) *"

" (season 4, episode 12, January 14, 1993) *" The Front" (season 4, episode 19, April 15, 1993) *"

Cape Feare "Cape Feare" is the second episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series '' The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 7, 1993. The episode features guest star Kelsey Gramme ...

" (season 5, episode 2, October 7, 1993)

''The Critic''

*" Pilot" (season 1, episode 1, January 26, 1994) *"Lady Hawke" (season 2, episode 3, March 19, 1995) *"I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show" (season 2, episode 10, May 21, 1995)

''Futurama''

*" Space Pilot 3000" (co-directed with Gregg Vanzo) (season 1, episode 1, March 28, 1999) *" Hell Is Other Robots" (season 1, episode 9, May 18, 1999) *"

A Clone of My Own "A Clone of My Own" is the tenth episode in the Futurama (season 2), second season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on April 9, 2000. It ...

" (season 2, episode 15, April 9, 2000) *"

Anthology of Interest I "Anthology of Interest I" is episode sixteen in season two of ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 21, 2000. This episode, as well as the later "Anthology of Interest II", serves to showcase three "imag ...

" (co-directed with

Chris Louden Chris Louden is an American animator. He is credited with directing several episodes of ''Futurama''. Directing credits ''Futurama'' episodes *" Put Your Head on My Shoulders" *"Anthology of Interest I" (co-directed with Rich Moore) *"The Luck ...

) (season 2, episode 20, May 21, 2000) *" Roswell That Ends Well" (season 4, episode 1, December 9, 2001)

''Baby Blues''

* "Bizzy Moves In" (season 1, episode 2, July 28, 2000)

''Drawn Together''

*" Clum Babies" (season 2, episode 5, November 16, 2005) *"

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" (season 2, episode 14, March 8, 2006)

References

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