Phil Roman
| Philip Roman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 21, 1930 Fresno, California, United States |
| Occupation | Animator, director |
| Years active | 1958–present |
Philip Roman (born December 21, 1930 in Fresno, California) is an American animator. He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment. Roman is of Mexican American descent.
Early in his career, Roman was an animator for Chuck Jones's independent studios, Sib Tower 12 Productions and later Chuck Jones Productions. He was a lead animator for 1966's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and also provided an audio commentary along with June Foray on the DVD release of the film.
The animation studio he founded, Film Roman, is best known for producing the animation for The Simpsons and King of the Hill for 20th Century Fox and MTV, as well as the Garfield animated television specials.
Roman directed eleven of the twelve prime-time Garfield animated television specials broadcast between 1982 and 1991 (and produced the final one, Garfield Gets a Life). He also appeared in person in the 1988 documentary TV special Happy Birthday, Garfield!, which went behind the scenes of both the comic strip and the animated version of Garfield. In 1992, Roman directed Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Film Roman's first theatrical feature. Prior to running his own company, Roman also directed several of the Peanuts specials produced at Bill Melendez' studio.
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