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Alan Smart

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Alan Smart

Born
(age 63)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
42 titles

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Alan Smart (born October 10, 1963) is a retired animator and animation director best known for his work as the supervising director on SpongeBob SquarePants, which he has been involved with since the pilot, and as assistant director and layout artist on the Simpsons (he has also received credit as a director in the season three episode, "Flaming Moe's").

He has done animation for the Nicktoons CatDog, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, and Sanjay and Craig and on five animated films: The Little Mermaid, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Oliver & Company and The Chipmunk Adventure.

Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of Family Dog, as an animation director on Clone High and the first season of Rugrats.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 2

YearTitleRole
2009 Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Film Self
2003 My Life with Morrissey Film Stan

Crew credits 40

YearTitleJob
2025 SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up Film Animation Director, Supervising Art Director
2021 The Patrick Star Show TV Animation Director (1 ep)
2019 SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout Film Animation Director
2017 SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story Film Animation Director
2016 SpongeBob LongPants Film Animation Director
2016 Krabby Days Film Animation Director
2016 SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever Film Animation Director
2014 SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired! Film Director
2011 SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip Film Animation Director
2010 SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom Film Animation Director
2010 The Great Patty Caper Film Director
2010 SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand Film Animation Director
2009 SpongeBob's Truth or Square Film Animation Director
2009 Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show Film Animation Director
2009 SpongeBob vs. the Big One Film Animation Director
2009 SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus Film Animation Director
2009 SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty Film Animation Director
2008 SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants Film Director
2008 SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West Film Director
2007 SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis Film Director
2007 Spongebob Squarepants: Friend or Foe? Film Director
2005 SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? Film Animation Director
2005 Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty Film Animation Director
2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Film Animation Director
2002 Clone High TV Animation Director (13 ep)
2002 SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies Film Animation Director
1999 SpongeBob SquarePants TV Animation Director (198 ep)
1998 CatDog TV Director (15 ep)
1997 Nightmare Ned TV Director (6 ep)
1996 Hey Arnold! TV Director (2 ep)
1994 The Critic TV Director (3 ep)
1993 Recycle Rex Film Other
1991 Box-Office Bunny Film Animation
1990 Bobby's World TV Other (1 ep)
1989 The Simpsons TV Director (1 ep)
1989 The Little Mermaid Film Animation
1988 Oliver & Company Film Other
1988 Technological Threat Film Character Designer
1987 The Chipmunk Adventure Film Animation
1985 Amazing Stories TV Animation (1 ep)
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