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Jim Reardon

American animation director and screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jim Reardon is an American animation director and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the animated TV series The Simpsons. 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 Ralph Bakshi as "one of the best cartoon writers in the business".[1]

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Early life and education

Reardon grew up in Seaside, Oregon, graduating from Seaside High School in 1983.[2][3] His father died when Reardon was young, so Reardon picked up odd jobs to help support his mother and two sisters.[2] Reardon graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a BFA degree in 1987.[4] One of his student projects, the satirical cartoon Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (1986), has become a cult classic.

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Early career

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

Reardon worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios for nearly a decade. Prior to that, he briefly supervised the storyboard department at Pixar and co-wrote the studio's ninth feature film WALL-E with Andrew Stanton, which was released on June 27, 2008.[5] He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for WALL-E at the 81st Academy Awards.[6]

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