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Bonita Pietila

Crew Information

Gender:	Female ♀
Job:	Casting director Producer Talent coordinator
Birth date:	January 14, 1953 (1953-01-14) (age 73)
Status:	Active
Number of episodes:	805
First episode:	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Most recent episode:	"Homer? A Cracker Bro?"
First game:	The Simpsons Cartoon Studio
Most recent game:	The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield
First book:	The Simpsons Forever!
Most recent book:	Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20
First album:	Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album:	The Simpsons: Testify

Bonita "Bonnie" Pietila (born January 14, 1953) is a Finnish-American producer and casting director for The Simpsons. She is responsible for casting the main cast of the show.

Awards

Award	Year	Episode	Result
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program	1998^[1]	"Trash of the Titans"	Won
1999^[2]	"Viva Ned Flanders"	Nominated
2000^[3]	"Behind the Laughter"	Won
2001^[4]	"HOMЯ"
2002^[5]	"She of Little Faith"	Nominated

Credits

Casting by

Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Episode – "Bart the Genius"
Episode – "Homer's Odyssey"
Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home"
Episode – "Bart the General"
Episode – "Moaning Lisa"
Episode – "The Call of the Simpsons"
Episode – "The Telltale Head"
Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane"
Episode – "Homer's Night Out"
Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath"
Episode – "Krusty Gets Busted"
Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening"

Episode – "Bart Gets an "F""
Episode – "Simpson and Delilah"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror"
Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
Episode – "Dancin' Homer"
Episode – "Dead Putting Society"
Episode – "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
Episode – "Bart the Daredevil"
Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"
Episode – "Bart Gets Hit by a Car"
Episode – "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
Episode – "The Way We Was"
Episode – "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
Episode – "Principal Charming"
Episode – "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Episode – "Bart's Dog Gets an "F""
Episode – "Old Money"
Episode – "Brush with Greatness"
Episode – "Lisa's Substitute"
Episode – "The War of the Simpsons"
Episode – "Three Men and a Comic Book"
Episode – "Blood Feud"

Episode – "Stark Raving Dad"
Episode – "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"
Episode – "When Flanders Failed"
Episode – "Bart the Murderer"
Episode – "Homer Defined"
Episode – "Like Father, Like Clown"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror II" (as Bludgeoning Bonita Pietila)
Episode – "Lisa's Pony"
Episode – "Saturdays of Thunder"
Episode – "Flaming Moe's"
Episode – "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk"
Episode – "I Married Marge"
Episode – "Radio Bart"
Episode – "Lisa the Greek"
Episode – "Homer Alone"
Episode – "Bart the Lover"
Episode – "Homer at the Bat"
Episode – "Separate Vocations"
Episode – "Dog of Death"
Episode – "Colonel Homer"
Episode – "Black Widower"
Episode – "The Otto Show"
Episode – "Bart's Friend Falls in Love"
Episode – "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"

Episode – "Kamp Krusty"
Episode – "A Streetcar Named Marge"
Episode – "Homer the Heretic"
Episode – "Lisa the Beauty Queen"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror III" (as Bludgeoning Bonita Pietila)
Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"
Episode – "Marge Gets a Job"
Episode – "New Kid on the Block"
Episode – "Mr. Plow"
Episode – "Lisa's First Word"
Episode – "Homer's Triple Bypass"
Episode – "Marge vs. the Monorail"
Episode – "Selma's Choice"
Episode – "Brother from the Same Planet"
Episode – "I Love Lisa"
Episode – "Duffless"
Episode – "Last Exit to Springfield"
Episode – "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show"
Episode – "The Front"
Episode – "Whacking Day"
Episode – "Marge in Chains"
Episode – "Krusty Gets Kancelled"

Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
Episode – "Cape Feare"
Episode – "Homer Goes to College"
Episode – "Rosebud"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" (as Bludgeoning Bonita Pietila)
Episode – "Marge on the Lam"
Episode – "Bart's Inner Child"
Episode – "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood"
Episode – "The Last Temptation of Homer"
Episode – "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
Episode – "Homer the Vigilante"
Episode – "Bart Gets Famous"
Episode – "Homer and Apu"
Episode – "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
Episode – "Deep Space Homer"
Episode – "Homer Loves Flanders"
Episode – "Bart Gets an Elephant"
Episode – "Burns' Heir"
Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
Episode – "The Boy Who Knew Too Much"
Episode – "Lady Bouvier's Lover"
Episode – "Secrets of a Successful Marriage"

Episode – "Bart of Darkness"
Episode – "Lisa's Rival"
Episode – "Another Simpsons Clip Show"
Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy Land"
Episode – "Sideshow Bob Roberts"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror V" (as Bewitched, Bludgeoned & Bewildered Bonita Pietila)
Episode – "Bart's Girlfriend"
Episode – "Lisa on Ice"
Episode – "Homer Badman"
Episode – "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy"
Episode – "Fear of Flying"
Episode – "Homer the Great"
Episode – "And Maggie Makes Three"
Episode – "Bart's Comet"
Episode – "Homie the Clown"
Episode – "Bart vs. Australia"
Episode – "Homer vs. Patty and Selma"
Episode – "A Star Is Burns"
Episode – "Lisa's Wedding"
Episode – "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds"
Episode – "The PTA Disbands"
Episode – "'Round Springfield"
Episode – "The Springfield Connection"
Episode – "Lemon of Troy"
Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"

Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"
Episode – "Radioactive Man"
Episode – "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily"
Episode – "Bart Sells His Soul"
Episode – "Lisa the Vegetarian"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VI" (as Bloodthirsty Bonita Pietila)
Episode – "King-Size Homer"
Episode – "Mother Simpson"
Episode – "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"
Episode – "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"
Episode – "Marge Be Not Proud"
Episode – "Team Homer"
Episode – "Two Bad Neighbors"
Episode – "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield"
Episode – "Bart the Fink"
Episode – "Lisa the Iconoclast"
Episode – "Homer the Smithers"
Episode – "The Day the Violence Died"
Episode – "A Fish Called Selma"
Episode – "Bart on the Road"
Episode – "22 Short Films About Springfield"
Episode – "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish""
Episode – "Much Apu About Nothing"
Episode – "Homerpalooza"
Episode – "Summer of 4 Ft. 2"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VII" (as Bone-Eater Pietila)
Episode – "You Only Move Twice"
Episode – "The Homer They Fall"
Episode – "Burns, Baby Burns"
Episode – "Bart After Dark"
Episode – "A Milhouse Divided"
Episode – "Lisa's Date with Density"
Episode – "Hurricane Neddy"
Episode – "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer"
Episode – "The Springfield Files"
Episode – "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"
Episode – "Mountain of Madness"
Episode – "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"
Episode – "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"
Episode – "Homer's Phobia"
Episode – "Brother from Another Series"
Episode – "My Sister, My Sitter"
Episode – "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
Episode – "Grade School Confidential"
Episode – "The Canine Mutiny"
Episode – "The Old Man and the Lisa"
Episode – "In Marge We Trust"
Episode – "Homer's Enemy"
Episode – "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"
Episode – "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"

Episode – "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
Episode – "The Principal and the Pauper"
Episode – "Lisa's Sax"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VIII" (as Bone to Pick Pietila)
Episode – "The Cartridge Family"
Episode – "Bart Star"
Episode – "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons"
Episode – "Lisa the Skeptic"
Episode – "Realty Bites"
Episode – "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"
Episode – "All Singing, All Dancing"
Episode – "Bart Carny"
Episode – "The Joy of Sect"
Episode – "Das Bus"
Episode – "The Last Temptation of Krust"
Episode – "Dumbbell Indemnity"
Episode – "Lisa the Simpson"
Episode – "This Little Wiggy"
Episode – "Simpson Tide"
Episode – "The Trouble with Trillions"
Episode – "Girly Edition"
Episode – "Trash of the Titans"
Episode – "King of the Hill"
Episode – "Lost Our Lisa"
Episode – "Natural Born Kissers"

Episode – "Lard of the Dance"
Episode – "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"
Episode – "Bart the Mother"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IX" (as Bonita the Vegetarian Butcher)
Episode – "When You Dish Upon a Star"
Episode – "D'oh-in' in the Wind"
Episode – "Lisa Gets an "A""
Episode – "Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble""
Episode – "Mayored to the Mob"
Episode – "Viva Ned Flanders"
Episode – "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"
Episode – "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"
Episode – "Homer to the Max"
Episode – "I'm with Cupid"
Episode – "Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers""
Episode – "Make Room for Lisa"
Episode – "Maximum Homerdrive"
Episode – "Simpsons Bible Stories"
Episode – "Mom and Pop Art"
Episode – "The Old Man and the "C" Student"
Episode – "Monty Can't Buy Me Love"
Episode – "They Saved Lisa's Brain"
Episode – "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo"

Episode – "Beyond Blunderdome"
Episode – "Brother's Little Helper"
Episode – "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror X" (as Bloodbath & Beyond)
Episode – "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)"
Episode – "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"
Episode – "Eight Misbehavin'"
Episode – "Take My Wife, Sleaze"
Episode – "Grift of the Magi"
Episode – "Little Big Mom"
Episode – "Faith Off"
Episode – "The Mansion Family"
Episode – "Saddlesore Galactica"
Episode – "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"
Episode – "Missionary: Impossible"
Episode – "Pygmoelian"
Episode – "Bart to the Future"
Episode – "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses"
Episode – "Kill the Alligator and Run"
Episode – "Last Tap Dance in Springfield"
Episode – "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"
Episode – "Behind the Laughter"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI" (as Bonita Pietila: Re-Released In DVD, This Time With Even More Scary Parts)
Episode – "A Tale of Two Springfields"

Episode – "Insane Clown Poppy"
Episode – "Lisa the Tree Hugger"

Episode – "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes"
Episode – "The Great Money Caper"
Episode – "Skinner's Sense of Snow"
Episode – "HOMЯ"

Episode – "Pokey Mom"

Episode – "Worst Episode Ever"
Episode – "Tennis the Menace"

References

External links

Bonita Pietila at the Internet Movie Database
Bonita Pietila at Wikipedia

Casting department

view • talk • edit • past Episode casting department
Nick Conti • Scott Muller • Bonita Pietila

view • talk • edit • past Other casting department
Marci Galea • Barbara Harris • Linda Lamontagne • Anthony Lucente • Risa Tanania

Producers and Co-producers

view • talk • edit • past Current producers
Richard K. Chung • Alexander Duke • Richard Raynis • Richard Sakai • Denise Sirkot

view • talk • edit • past Former producers
Larina Jean Adamson • Richard Appel • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • Bob Bendetson • Joseph A. Boucher • Donick Cary • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Joel H. Cohen • Jonathan Collier • Jessica Conrad • Greg Daniels • Larry Doyle • John Frink • Tom Gammill • Valentina L. Garza • Dana Gould • Dan Greaney • Broti Gupta • Ron Hauge • Ken Keeler • Jay Kogen • Colin A.B.V. Lewis • Tim Long • Jeff Martin • Tom Martin • Cesar Mazariegos • J. Michael Mendel • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Frank Mula • Conan O'Brien • Carolyn Omine • Don Payne • Bonita Pietila • Max Pross • Mike Reiss • Gerry Richardson • David Sacks • Brian Scully • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • David Silverman • Loni Steele Sosthand • David M. Stern • John Swartzwelder • Julie Thacker Scully • Jon Vitti • Matt Warburton • Jeff Westbrook • Marc Wilmore • Wallace Wolodarsky

view • talk • edit • past Other producers
Holly Adams • Rory Armes • Bob Bain • Chuck Beaver • Trevor Bent • Tara Beyhm • Kevin Biggins • Travis Bowe • James L. Brooks • Hans ten Cate • Vlad Ceraldi • Chiodo Brothers Productions, Inc. • Edward Chiodo • Dorina Diakoumopoulou • Ron Diamond • András Erkel • Kim Fertman • Mark Flitman • Darren Futa • Marci Galea • Ollie Green • Matt Groening • Brian Grohl • Joey Haines • Dean Hannan • Pete Herzog • Al Jean • Bryan Johnson • Conall Jones • Rachel Braga Jones • Claudia Katz • Dan Kitchen • Jonathan Knight • Edward Kuspiel • Cate Latchford • Scott Lauritzen • Rob Leingang • Steve Marmel • Matt McKnight • John Melchior • Alfred Milgrom • Jon O'Sheal • Jon Osborn • Jack Parmeter • Maria Beatriz Silva Piovezanni • Paul Provenzano • Harish Rao • Alan Rast • Johanna Rees • Mark Rhodes • Ryan Ridley • Laura Saravia • Mike Schneider • Kirk Scott • Gary Sheinwald • Shannon Smith • Beth Sowersby • Desirée Stavracos • Szavo Sztilkovics • Nick Trotta • Scott Turow • Brian Ullrich • Martijn van der Meulen • Csaba Varga • Dan Vebber • Michael R. Viner • Ru Warner • Cam Weber • David Wisehart • Tim Yoon • Esther Young • Wendy Cong Zhao

view • talk • edit • past Current co-producers
Dominique Braud

view • talk • edit • past Former co-producers
Larina Jean Adamson • Joseph A. Boucher • Tom Brady • Daniel Chun • Richard K. Chung • David X. Cohen • Joel H. Cohen • Jessica Conrad • Greg Daniels • Larry Doyle • Alexander Duke • Brent Forrester • Valentina L. Garza • Paul Germain • Al Jean • Ken Keeler • Colin A.B.V. Lewis • Tim Long • Tom Martin • J. Michael Mendel • George Meyer • Carolyn Omine • Mike Reiss • Brian Scully • Matt Selman • Loni Steele Sosthand • John Swartzwelder • Julie Thacker Scully • Jon Vitti • Patric Verrone • Matt Warburton • Jeff Westbrook • Marc Wilmore

view • talk • edit • past Other co-producers
Sady Cohen • Doug Goldstein • Tova Goodman • Jay Kleckner • Ethan Marak • Amanda Moshay

[1] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1998"

[2] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1999"

[3] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"

[4] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"

[5] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"

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Contents

Awards

Credits

Casting by

Produced by

Original casting by

Voice director

Talent coordinator

Special thanks

For The Simpsons

References

External links