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'''Robert Douglas "Rob" Oliver''' (born March 25, 1977) is an American animator and director. He currently serves as a director and previously served as a character layout artist, storyboard artist, second unit director and technical director for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
 
'''Robert Douglas "Rob" Oliver''' (born March 25, 1977) is an American animator and director. He currently serves as a director and previously served as a character layout artist, storyboard artist, second unit director and technical director for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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== Awards ==
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Rob Oliver
Rob Oliver.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Character layout artist
Director
Storyboard artist
Technical director
Birth date: March 25, 1977 (1977-03-25) (age 47)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 193
Seasons active: Season 8 - Present
First short: The Force Awakens from Its Nap
Most recent short: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
First episode: "The Old Man and the Lisa"
Most recent episode: "Shoddy Heat"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
First book: Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror: Heebie-Jeebie Hullabaloo
Most recent book: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 3: Fiendish Fables of Devilish Delicacies


Robert Douglas "Rob" Oliver (born March 25, 1977) is an American animator and director. He currently serves as a director and previously served as a character layout artist, storyboard artist, second unit director and technical director for The Simpsons.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2012[1] "Holidays of Future Passed" Nominated
2017[2] "The Town"
2018[3] "Gone Boy"
2019[4] "Mad About the Toy" Won
2020[5] "Thanksgiving of Horror" Nominated
2023[6] "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" Won

Credits[edit]

Directed by[edit]

Character layout[edit]

Assistant director[edit]

Storyboard revisions[edit]

Storyboard[edit]

Additional sequence director[edit]

Technical director[edit]

Animatic layout[edit]

Second unit director[edit]

Animation director[edit]

Opening sequence assistant director[edit]

Character design[edit]

Additional storyboards[edit]

Lead character layout[edit]

Contributing artist[edit]

Character art by[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2012"
  2. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2017"
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2018"
  4. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2019"
  5. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2020"
  6. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2023"


External links[edit]


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