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Bill Plympton

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Bill Plympton
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Bill Plympton was born on 30 April 1946 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is a director and writer, known for I Married a Strange Person! (1997), Cheatin' (2013) and Idiots and Angels (2008). He is married to Sandrine Plympton. They have one child.
BornApril 30, 1946
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BornApril 30, 1946
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 51 wins & 57 nominations total

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    Known for

    I Married a Strange Person! (1997)
    I Married a Strange Person!
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1997
    Cheatin' (2013)
    Cheatin'
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2013
    Idiots and Angels (2008)
    Idiots and Angels
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2008
    Guard Dog (2004)
    Guard Dog
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Director

    • Duckville (2024)
      Duckville
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Polkamania! (2024)
      'Weird Al' Yankovic: Polkamania!
      8.0
      Music Video
      • Director (segment "Shape of You")
      • 2024
    • Slide (2023)
      Slide
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Lipstick of the Brave (2022)
      Lipstick of the Brave
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Demi's Panic (2021)
      Demi's Panic
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The One-Minute Memoir (2020)
      The One-Minute Memoir
      6.2
      Short
      • Director (segment "A True Story")
      • 2020
    • Trump Bites (2018)
      Trump Bites
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2019
    • Sex & Violence 3 (2019)
      Sex & Violence 3
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • No snow for Christmas (2018)
      No snow for Christmas
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Modern Lives (2018)
      The Modern Lives
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Bill Plympton, James Hancock, Adam Rackoff, and Wendy Cong Zhao in Cop Dog (2017)
      Cop Dog
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Revengeance (2016)
      Revengeance
      6.1
      • directed by
      • 2016
    • Hitler's Folly (2016)
      Hitler's Folly
      4.5
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Gastronomic Shark
      5.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Loneliest Stoplight (2015)
      The Loneliest Stoplight
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015

    Animation Department

    • Whale 52 - Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale (2026)
      Whale 52 - Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale
      8.1
      Short
      • animator
      • 2026
    • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Polkamania! (2024)
      'Weird Al' Yankovic: Polkamania!
      8.0
      Music Video
      • animator: "Shape of You"
      • 2024
    • Downwind (2023)
      Downwind
      6.9
      • title animation
      • 2023
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • animator: The Rug
      • animator: couch gag
      • animator: Roomance ...
      • 2012–2022
    • Lipstick of the Brave (2022)
      Lipstick of the Brave
      Short
      • animator
      • 2022
    • Trump Bites (2018)
      Trump Bites
      6.7
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 2018–2019
    • Sex & Violence 3 (2019)
      Sex & Violence 3
      6.3
      Short
      • animator
      • 2019
    • Bill Plympton, James Hancock, Adam Rackoff, and Wendy Cong Zhao in Cop Dog (2017)
      Cop Dog
      6.8
      Short
      • animator
      • 2017
    • Revengeance (2016)
      Revengeance
      6.1
      • animator
      • 2016
    • Storytime with Ozzie Guillen
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 2016
    • Patton Oswalt, Paul Rudd, Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, and Hannibal Buress in Nerdland (2016)
      Nerdland
      5.3
      • sequence animator: Video XV
      • 2016
    • The Return of Twillerama (2015)
      The Return of Twillerama
      • animator (Footprints segment)
      • 2015
    • The Loneliest Stoplight (2015)
      The Loneliest Stoplight
      6.1
      Short
      • animator
      • 2015
    • Poster illustration by Bill Plympton
      The Brainwashing of My Dad
      7.0
      • animator
      • 2015
    • Fugly! (2014)
      Fugly!
      4.3
      • animator
      • 2014

    Writer

    • Duckville (2024)
      Duckville
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Slide (2023)
      Slide
      6.7
      • writer
      • 2023
    • The One-Minute Memoir (2020)
      The One-Minute Memoir
      6.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Sex & Violence 3 (2019)
      Sex & Violence 3
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • No snow for Christmas (2018)
      No snow for Christmas
      6.7
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Hitler's Folly (2016)
      Hitler's Folly
      4.5
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • The Loneliest Stoplight (2015)
      The Loneliest Stoplight
      6.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Bill Plympton's Revengeance Kickstarter Project (2015)
      Bill Plympton's Revengeance Kickstarter Project
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Footprints (2014)
      Footprints
      6.1
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Cheatin' (2013)
      Cheatin'
      7.0
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Bill Plympton's Cheatin' Kickstarter Project (2012)
      Bill Plympton's Cheatin' Kickstarter Project
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Tiffany: Death on the Runway (2012)
      Tiffany: Death on the Runway
      5.9
      TV Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Summer Bummer (2012)
      Summer Bummer
      6.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project (2011)
      The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Guard Dog Global Jam (2011)
      Guard Dog Global Jam
      7.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011

    Videos6

    Bill Plympton's Dog Days: A Collection Of Short Films 2004-2008
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    Bill Plympton's Dog Days: A Collection Of Short Films 2004-2008
    Bill Plympton's Dog Days: A Collection Of Short Films 2004-2008
    Clip 1:22
    Bill Plympton's Dog Days: A Collection Of Short Films 2004-2008
    Bill Plympton's Dog Days: A Collection Of Short Films 2004-2008
    Clip 1:22
    Bill Plympton's Dog Days: A Collection Of Short Films 2004-2008
    Idiots and Angels
    Trailer 2:03
    Idiots and Angels
    Claydream
    Trailer 2:15
    Claydream
    Hitler's Folly
    Trailer 1:24
    Hitler's Folly
    Claydream - Official Trailer HD
    Trailer 2:15
    Claydream - Official Trailer HD

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Bill Plympton Studio
      • Plymptoons
    • Alternative names
      • W.P. Murton
    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • April 30, 1946
      • Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Spouse
      • Sandrine Plympton? - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Author, "Mutant Aliens" graphic novel, 2002.
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 4 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Turned down a 7-figure offer from The Walt Disney Company to animate Aladdin (1992) because any ideas he developed while under contract with them would become their intellectual property.
    • Quotes
      Chaplin did "The Great Dictator" and Mel Brooks did "The Producers" so it's nothing new to make fun of Hitler, but we'll see what happens. I got my fingers crossed that I don't get assassinated.
    • Trademarks
        Many of the male characters in his cartoons are self-portraits

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