American animation director and producer (born 1960)
Chuck Sheetz is an American director, animator, animation director , educator, and producer. He is best known for his work on The Simpsons , What's New, Scooby-Doo? , and Recess .[1]
Early life
Sheetz grew up outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . He moved to Los Angeles at age 19 to attend the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television .[2] Sheetz's career in animation started in 1980 with the creation of his short film, "Wild Times in the Wildwood".[3] He later received a Master's of Fine Art from the UCLA Animation Workshop.[4]
Career
Sheetz began working as an animation timer, and later an assistant director, on The Simpsons . He began working as a director on The Critic , a series created by Simpsons- veterans Mike Reiss and Al Jean .[3]
Other shows he has worked on include Bobby's World , Rocko's Modern Life , King of the Hill , Fresh Beat Band of Spies , What's New, Scooby Doo? , and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle . In addition, Sheetz directed the Drawn Together episode "Captain Hero's Marriage Pact" as well as the Welcome to Eltingville pilot episode.[1]
Sheetz has been a director of episodes on the Disney Television series Recess , and in 2001 he directed the film Recess: School's Out .[4] [3]
Sheetz returned to The Simpsons to direct multiple episodes and in 2007 he was an animation director on The Simpsons Movie .[3] He also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for directing the episode "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind " in 2008.[3] [2]
He has recently been a director on the series Duncanville and The Harper House .[1]
In addition to his work in animation, Sheetz has been a professor at the UCLA Animation Workshop.[2] He has also been a member of the Animation Peer Group at the Television Academy .[4]
The Simpsons episodes
He has directed the following episodes:
Duncanville episodes
He has directed the following episodes:
"Undercuva Mutha" (2020)
"Sister, Wife" (2020)
"Classless President" (2020)
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