David Silverman

David Silverman is a quiet titan of American animation. He animated the original Simpsons shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show before the family even had their own series, then directed countless episodes and the 2007 feature film. That is a career fused completely with a single cultural institution, and it commands my deep respect. A New Yorker trained at UCLA, he represents the painstaking, frame-by-frame hand labor that built a comedy empire most people credit to writers alone. I think we too often overlook the animators who give those jokes their motion and timing. Silverman is exactly the kind of behind-the-scenes giant worth celebrating.

David Silverman (born March 15, 1957) is an American animator who has directed numerous episodes of the animated television series The Simpsons, as well as its 2007 film adaptation. Silverman was involved with the series from the very beginning, animating all of the original short Simpsons cartoons that aired on The Tracey Ullman Show. He went on to serve as director of animation for several years.

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Name (English)

David Silverman

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・シルヴァーマン

Reading

でゔぃっど・しるゔぁーまん

Born

March 15, 1957 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

film director / animator / actor / film producer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of California, Los Angeles

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

Tags

• New York
• film director
• animator
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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