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Matthew Faughnan

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Crew Information

Gender:	Male ♂
Job:	Character layout artist Assistant director Director Storyboard artist
Birth date:	February 26, 1975 (1975-02-26) (age 50)
Status:	Active
Number of episodes:	102
Seasons active:	Season 9 - Present
First episode:	"The Last Temptation of Krust"
Most recent episode:	"The Past and the Furious"
Movie:	The Simpsons Movie

Matthew "Matt" C. Faughnan (born February 26, 1975) is an American animator and director for The Simpsons. He currently serves as a director, assistant director and storyboard artist and previously served as a character layout artist.

Contents

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1 Awards
2 Credits
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

Awards

Award	Year	Episode	Result
Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	2014^[1]	N/A	Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program	2003^[2]	"Three Gays of the Condo"	Won
2007^[3]	"The Haw-Hawed Couple"	Nominated
2009^[4]	"Gone Maggie Gone"
2015^[5]	"Treehouse of Horror XXV"
2021^[6]	"The Dad-Feelings Limited"
2022^[7]	"Pixelated and Afraid"
2024^[8]	"Night of the Living Wage"

Credits

Directed by

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XVII" (as Malicious Matthew C. Faughnan)

Episode – "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!"

Episode – "Dangerous Curves"

Episode – "The Great Wife Hope"

Episode – "Loan-a Lisa"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXII" (as Merciless Matthew Faughnan)

Episode – "The Day the Earth Stood Cool"

Episode – "Labor Pains"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXV" (as The Infernal Matthew Faughnan)

Episode – "Friend with Benefit"

Episode – "Orange Is the New Yellow"

Episode – "There Will Be Buds"

Episode – "Springfield Splendor"
Episode – "Whistler's Father"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" (as The Ancient Unnameable Matthew Faughnan)

Episode – "Krusty the Clown"

Episode – "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion"

Episode – "Go Big or Go Homer"

Episode – "The Way of the Dog"

Episode – "Podcast News"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" (as The Mysterious Matthew Faughnan)

Episode – "A Serious Flanders (Part 2)"

Episode – "Habeas Tortoise"

Episode – "Step Brother from the Same Planet"

Episode – "A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream"

Episode – "Iron Marge"

Episode – "The Yellow Lotus"

Episode – "O C'mon All Ye Faithful" (second half)

Character layout

Episode – "The Last Temptation of Krust"

Episode – "Lost Our Lisa"
Episode – "Natural Born Kissers"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IX"
Episode – "When You Dish Upon a Star"

Episode – "Viva Ned Flanders"

Episode – "Maximum Homerdrive"

Episode – "The Old Man and the "C" Student"

Episode – "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo"

Episode – "Brother's Little Helper"

Episode – "Little Big Mom"
Episode – "Faith Off"

Episode – "Grift of the Magi"

Episode – "The Wettest Stories Ever Told"

Episode – "The Burns and the Bees"

Episode – "Homer Scissorhands"

Episode – "The Ned-liest Catch"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXXV"

Episode – "The Past and the Furious"

Assistant director

Episode – "Pygmoelian"

Episode – "Behind the Laughter"

Episode – "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes"

Episode – "Simpson Safari"

Episode – "The Parent Rap"

Episode – "Sweets and Sour Marge"

Episode – "Gump Roast"

Episode – "Helter Shelter"

Episode – "The Dad Who Knew Too Little"

Episode – "Three Gays of the Condo"

Episode – "The Regina Monologues"

Episode – "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife"

Episode – "My Big Fat Geek Wedding"

Episode – "All's Fair in Oven War"

Episode – "Mommie Beerest"

Episode – "Don't Fear the Roofer"

Episode – "The Bonfire of the Manatees"

Episode – "The Italian Bob"

Episode – "The Haw-Hawed Couple"

Episode – "Papa Don't Leech"

Episode – "Gone Maggie Gone"

Episode – "Million Dollar Maybe"

Episode – "Chief of Hearts"

Episode – "Moms I'd Like to Forget"

Episode – "The Great Simpsina"

Episode – "The D'oh-cial Network"

Episode – "A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again"

Episode – "A Test Before Trying"

Episode – "Pulpit Friction"

Episode – "Married to the Blob"

Episode – "Luca$"

Episode – "Walking Big & Tall"

Episode – "Let's Go Fly a Coot"

Episode – "The Girl Code"

Episode – "The Marge-ian Chronicles"

Episode – "The Great Phatsby: Part One"
Episode – "The Great Phatsby: Part Two"

Episode – "22 for 30"

Episode – "Frink Gets Testy"

Episode – "King Leer"

Episode – "The Girl on the Bus"

Episode – "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy"

Episode – "Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?"

Episode – "Highway to Well"

Episode – "The Dad-Feelings Limited"

Episode – "Uncut Femmes"

Episode – "Pixelated and Afraid"

Episode – "The Sound of Bleeding Gums"

Episode – "Top Goon"

Episode – "Pin Gal"

Episode – "Murder, She Boat"

Episode – "Night of the Living Wage"

Additional sequence director

– The Simpsons Movie

Lead character layout

Episode – "Elementary School Musical"

Storyboard

Episode – "The Great Simpsina"

Episode – "A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again"

Episode – "Pulpit Friction"

Episode – "Labor Pains"

Episode – "Married to the Blob"

Episode – "Luca$"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXV"

Episode – "Walking Big & Tall"

Episode – "Friend with Benefit"

Episode – "The Girl Code"

Episode – "Night of the Living Wage"

Episode – "The Yellow Lotus"

Storyboard revisions

Episode – "The D'oh-cial Network"

Episode – "Pay Pal"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXXV"

Character design

Episode – "Married to the Blob"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXV"

Episode – "A Serious Flanders (Part 2)"

Episode – "A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream"

Episode – "O C'mon All Ye Faithful"

Animation director

Special – The Simpsons Take the Bowl

Additional storyboards

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXIX"

Prop design

Episode – "Iron Marge"

References

See also

Episodes directed by Matthew Faughnan

External links

Matthew Faughnan at the Internet Movie Database
Matthew Faughnan at Wikipedia

Directors

Assistant directors

Character designers

Character layout artists

Prop designers

Storyboard artists and Storyboard revisionists

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