Biography

Raymond S. Persi, a Thai-Italian California native, is an award-winning director whose career spans major film and television studios including 20th Century Studios, Illumination Entertainment, and Disney Feature Animation. Notably, Raymond received an Emmy Award® for directing on "The Simpsons."

Most recently, Raymond directed several critically acclaimed Peanuts specials produced for Apple TV+ including the Annie Award winning/ Emmy nominated "Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie" and the Leo Award winning/Emmy nominated "Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School".

At Disney, Raymond was integral to the story department for the Oscar®-winning films "Frozen" and the short "Feast," as well as "Wreck-It Ralph."

He also produced and directed the award-winning independent short "Ghost of Stephen Foster" and co-directed the animated feature film "Extinct."

Raymond's talents extend to voice acting, where he has voiced characters in several animated projects. He is best known for his role as Flash, the fastest moving sloth at the DMV, in "Zootopia".
- IMDb mini biography by: Raymond S. Persi