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Pete Michels

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Pete Michels
Born(1964-12-15)December 15, 1964[1]
OccupationAnimation director
Years active1990-present

Peter John Michels (born December 15, 1964) is an American animation director who is the supervising director on "Krapopolis" on Fox. Prior, he was a supervising director on seasons 1 and 2 of Rick and Morty, an animation and supervising director on Family Guy, and supervising director of the short-lived TV show Kid Notorious. He started working on The Simpsons in 1990 as a background layout and character layout artist, and eventually became a director with a dozen "Simpsons" episodes to his name. He has also been a director on Rugrats, Skylander Academy, and Disney's FutureWorm.

Michels grew up in Little Ferry, New Jersey.[2] He attended Ridgefield Park High School and graduated as part of the class of 1983.[3] He graduated from Jersey City State College, where a course in animation sparked further interest which brought him to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his MFA in Animation.[2]

The Simpsons episodes

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He has directed the following The Simpsons episodes:

Family Guy episodes

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He has directed the following Family Guy episodes:

Bless the Harts episodes

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References

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  1. ^ "Pete Michels". IMDb.
  2. ^ a b Pete Michels Interview, Animation Insider, March 18, 2015. Accessed December 31, 2020. "Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business? I’m from Little Ferry, New Jersey… a suburb of New York City that’s located just south of Hackensack. After graduating from Jersey City State College, I took an animation class."
  3. ^ Peter Michels Class of 1983, Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School Alumni Foundation. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Peter Michels graduated from Ridgefield Park High School in 1983."
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