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Mike Frank Polcino

  • Animation Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Mike Frank Polcino was born on 27 April 1962 in the USA. He is an assistant director and director, known for The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices (1993), The Simpsons (1989) and The Force Awakens from Its Nap (2021).
BornApril 27, 1962
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices (1993)
    The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices
    6.1
    Video
    • Director(as Michael Polcino)
    • 1993
    Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    The Force Awakens from Its Nap (2021)
    The Force Awakens from Its Nap
    6.1
    Short
    • Animation Department
    • 2021
    Liquid Television (1991)
    Liquid Television
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer(segment "The Twelve Dangers of Skydiving", as Michael Polcino)

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • animation timer
      • additional timer
      • lead animation timer (as Michael Polcino, as Michael Polcino, as Michael Polcino) ...
      • 1991–2026
    • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2024)
      The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
      5.4
      Short
      • animation timer
      • 2024
    • Rogue Not Quite One (2023)
      Rogue Not Quite One
      5.6
      TV Special
      • animation timer
      • 2023
    • Julie Kavner, Andrea Bocelli, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith, Matteo Bocelli, and Virginia Bocelli in Feliz Navidad (2022)
      Feliz Navidad
      5.4
      Short
      • animation timer
      • 2022
    • Yeardley Smith and Billie Eilish in When Billie Met Lisa (2022)
      When Billie Met Lisa
      5.1
      Short
      • animation timer
      • 2022
    • The Good, the Bart, and the Loki (2021)
      The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
      6.1
      Short
      • animation timer
      • 2021
    • The Force Awakens from Its Nap (2021)
      The Force Awakens from Its Nap
      6.1
      Short
      • animation timer
      • 2021
    • Dawn of the Croods (2015)
      Dawn of the Croods
      5.9
      TV Series
      • timing director (as Michael Polcino)
      • 2015
    • The Simpsons Take the Bowl (2014)
      The Simpsons Take the Bowl
      7.4
      Video
      • animation director (as Michael Polcino)
      • 2014
    • The Longest Daycare (2012)
      The Longest Daycare
      7.2
      Short
      • animation timer (as Mike Polcino)
      • 2012
    • The Simpsons Game (2007)
      The Simpsons Game
      7.4
      Video Game
      • storyboard director (as Mike Polcino)
      • 2007
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • animation timer
      • animation director (as Mike Polcino, as Michael Polcino)
      • 2001–2005
    • Free for All (2003)
      Free for All
      6.5
      TV Series
      • animation director (as Michael Polcino)
      • 2003
    • Orlando Brown, Tara Strong, Horatio Sanz, Kyle Sullivan, Danny Tamberelli, and Lauren Tom in Fillmore! (2002)
      Fillmore!
      7.6
      TV Series
      • timing director: main title
      • main title timing director (as Mike Polcino)
      • 2002
    • A Friend Comes to Visit
      4.8
      Short
      • character designer (as Michael Polcino)
      • 1999

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • retake director
      • assistant retake director
      • assistant director (as Michael Polcino, as Michael Polcino, as Michael Polcino)
      • 1997–2009
    • Tim Curry, Edward Asner, and Miko Hughes in The Story of Santa Claus (1996)
      The Story of Santa Claus
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • additional direction
      • sequence director (as Michael Polcino, as Michael Polcino)
      • 1996
    • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995)
      The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
      7.5
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1995

    Director

    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2000–2025
    • Cranberry Christmas (2008)
      Cranberry Christmas
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Michael Polcino)
      • 2008
    • The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices (1993)
      The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices
      6.1
      Video
      • Director (as Michael Polcino)
      • 1993

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michael Polcino
    • Born
      • April 27, 1962
      • USA
    • Relatives
      • Dominic Polcino(Sibling)

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