Rich Moore

Rich Moore (born ) is an American film and television animation director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor. He is best known for serving as a director on primetime animated television series such as The Simpsons, The Critic and Futurama as well as directing the films Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Zootopia (2016) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) for Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is a two-time Emmy Award winner, a three-time Annie Award winner and an Academy Award winner.

Early life Moore grew up in Oxnard, California. He studied film and video at the California Institute of the Arts, 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.

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 The Simpsons, 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". 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 for its first four seasons. 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 Comedy Central's Drawn Together and "Spy vs. Spy" for Mad TV. He served as supervising director on the 2009 animated Fox television series Sit Down, Shut Up.Brian Lowry, "Review: 'Sit Down, Shut Up'," Variety, April 15, 2009.

Film In 2004, Moore directed the Warner Bros. Animation animated short film Duck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones. In 2008, he was invited by John Lasseter to join Walt Disney Animation Studios as a director, with the suggestion that he develop a story set in the world of video games.Rich Moore, "Game Theory: The Passion Behind 'Wreck-It Ralph'," New York Times, December 28, 2012. 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.Andy Wilson, "Rich Moore: From The Simpsons to Wreck-It Ralph," Huffington Post, May 5, 2013. 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 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.Brian Truitt, "Disney inspiration is huge for 'Ralph' director," USA Today, February 22, 2013.

Moore's next animated feature film was Disney's Zootopia, which he directed alongside Byron Howard 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 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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 Academy Awards, Annie Awards, and Golden Globe Awards.

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, and ultimately produced the film Vivo.

On March 16, 2022, Moore revealed that he has entered into an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Skydance Animation. On October 18, 2023, it was revealed that Moore is directing an untitled Jack and the Beanstalk project at Skydance.

Filmography Films Year TitleDirectorStoryProducerOtherVoice Role Notes 2007 The Simpsons Movie Sequence Director Futurama: Bender's Big Score Direct-to-video 2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Additional Story Artist Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs Direct-to-video Futurama: Bender's Game Direct-to-video 2009 Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder Direct-to-video 2012 Wreck-It Ralph Sour Bill and Zangief 2016 Zootopia Doug Ramses and Larry Creative Leadership 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Sour Bill, Zangief and a Stormtrooper Song Producer: "A Place Called Slaughter Race", Creative Leadership 2021 Vivo Iguana 2024 Spellbound The Royal Postmaster Additional Literary Materials Untitled Skydance Animation Jack and the Beanstalk project

Shorts {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title !Director !Story !Other !Role !Notes |- | rowspan=3 | 1986 | Somewhere in the Arctic

| Dohk

| Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown

| Charlie Brown / Narration | Aided and Abetted by |- | Snookles

| Character Color Designer |- | Technological Threat

| Character Animator, Designer |- | 1989 | Hound Town

| Harper Brackman

| 2004 | Duck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones|

| 2009 | The Affliction|

| Production Assistant |- | 2013 | Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives|

| The Royal Postmaster (uncredited)

Music video Year Title StoryboardArtist 1991 "Deep, Deep Trouble"

Other credits Year Title Role 1987 A Story Thanks 2003 The Simpsons: Hit & Run Special Thanks 2008 Bolt Disney Story Trust – uncredited 2009 The Princess and the Frog 2010 Tangled 2011 Winnie the Pooh Gnomeo & Juliet Deepest Gratitude 2013 Get a Horse! Additional Thanks Frozen Disney Story Trust – uncredited 2014 Feast Special Thanks Big Hero 6 Creative Leadership 2016 Finding Dory Special Thanks Inner Workings Special Advisor Moana Creative Leadership 2019 Frozen 2

Awards Feature Films Year Title Notes 2012 Wreck-It Ralph Won Best Animated Feature at Annie Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, National Board of Review AwardsNominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film 2016 Zootopia Won Best Animated Feature at Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Best Animated Feature at Annie Awards, Academy Award for Best Animated FeatureNominated for BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Nominated for Best Animated Feature at Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Best Animated Feature at Annie Awards, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

Emmy Awards 1991 – Outstanding Animated Program (Programming Less Than One Hour) for The Simpsons ("Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment") 2002 – Outstanding Animated Program (Programming Less Than One Hour) for Futurama ("Roswell That Ends Well")

Annie Awards 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 Byron Howard) Academy Awards 2012 – Nominated: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Wreck-It Ralph 2016 – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Zootopia 2018 – Nominated: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature 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" (season 1, episode 10, March 25, 1990) "Simpson and Delilah" (season 2, episode 2, October 18, 1990) "Treehouse of Horror" (season 2, episode 3, October 25, 1990) "Dead Putting Society" (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) "Marge vs. the Monorail" (season 4, episode 12, January 14, 1993) "The Front" (season 4, episode 19, April 15, 1993) "Cape Feare" (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" (season 2, episode 15, April 9, 2000) "Anthology of Interest I" (co-directed with Chris Loudon) (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) "Alzheimer's That Ends Well" (season 2, episode 14, March 8, 2006)

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