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Derek Lee Thompson

  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Derek Lee Thompson is known for Phineas and Ferb (2007), The Iron Giant (1999) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009). He has been married to Crystal Chesney since 5 November 2005.
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Vincent Martella in Phineas and Ferb (2007)
    Phineas and Ferb
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, Bob Bergen, and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    The Iron Giant
    8.1
    • Animation Department(as Derek Thompson)
    • 1999
    Steve Martin in The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
    The Pink Panther 2
    5.6
    • Animation Department
    • 2009
    Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)
    The Simpsons Movie
    7.3
    • Animation Department(as Derek Thompson)
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Vincent Martella in Phineas and Ferb (2007)
      Phineas and Ferb
      8.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • additional storyboard artist
      • additional storyboard (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2011–2025
    • Hamster & Gretel (2022)
      Hamster & Gretel
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023–2025
    • Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (2022)
      Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Eric André and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
      Disenchantment
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • Jorge Diaz, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Katie Crown, and Lilimar in Cleopatra in Space (2019)
      Cleopatra in Space
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard artist: storyboard by
      • 2020–2021
    • The Rocketeer (2019)
      The Rocketeer
      5.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019–2020
    • Miles from Tomorrowland (2015)
      Miles from Tomorrowland
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard revisionist
      • storyboard revisions
      • 2015–2018
    • Mandy Moore in Sheriff Callie's Wild West (2013)
      Sheriff Callie's Wild West
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (segment "The Good, the Bad & the Yo-Yo")
      • 2015
    • David Herman, Tom Kenny, Jerry Minor, Kaitlin Olson, Daniel Tosh, and Roger Black in Brickleberry (2012)
      Brickleberry
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014–2015
    • Drawn Together (2004)
      Drawn Together
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2006–2007
    • Tom and Jerry Tales (2006)
      Tom and Jerry Tales
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard revisions
      • storyboard revisionist (as Derek Thompson, as Derek Thompson)
      • 2006–2007
    • Joe Alaskey and Bob Bergen in Duck Dodgers (2003)
      Duck Dodgers
      7.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2005
    • X-Men: Evolution (2000)
      X-Men: Evolution
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001

    Animation Department

    • Katey Sagal, Maurice LaMarche, John DiMaggio, Phil LaMarr, Tress MacNeille, Lauren Tom, and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
      Futurama
      8.5
      TV Series
      • animation timer
      • character layout artist (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2001–2026
    • King Star King (2013)
      King Star King
      5.7
      TV Series
      • timing supervisor
      • 2023
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • animation timer (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2020–2022
    • Eric André and Abbi Jacobson in Disenchantment (2018)
      Disenchantment
      7.2
      TV Series
      • animation timer
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard retakes
      • 2021
    • Kenneth Lucas and Keith Lucas in Lucas Brothers: On Drugs (2017)
      Lucas Brothers: On Drugs
      5.7
      TV Special
      • colorist
      • 2017
    • Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Vincent Martella in Phineas and Ferb (2007)
      Phineas and Ferb
      8.1
      TV Series
      • timing director
      • retake director
      • 2008–2013
    • Sit Down, Shut Up (2009)
      Sit Down, Shut Up
      5.9
      TV Series
      • animation timer (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2009
    • Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)
      Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
      7.2
      Video
      • animation timer (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2009
    • Steve Martin in The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
      The Pink Panther 2
      5.6
      • character animator
      • 2009
    • Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)
      Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
      7.1
      Video
      • animation timer (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2008
    • Tom and Jerry Tales (2006)
      Tom and Jerry Tales
      7.4
      TV Series
      • animator (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2006–2008
    • Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom, and Billy West in Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
      Futurama: Bender's Big Score
      7.6
      Video
      • character layout artist (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2007
    • Drawn Together (2004)
      Drawn Together
      7.1
      TV Series
      • animation timer (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2006–2007
    • Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)
      The Simpsons Movie
      7.3
      • character layout artist (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2007
    • Frank Welker in Curious George (2006)
      Curious George
      6.5
      • animator: July Films (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2006

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Vincent Martella in Phineas and Ferb (2007)
      Phineas and Ferb
      8.1
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2013–2014
    • Sit Down, Shut Up (2009)
      Sit Down, Shut Up
      5.9
      TV Series
      • assistant director (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2009
    • Katey Sagal, Maurice LaMarche, John DiMaggio, Phil LaMarr, Tress MacNeille, Lauren Tom, and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
      Futurama
      8.5
      TV Series
      • assistant director (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2009
    • Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)
      Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
      7.2
      Video
      • assistant director (as Derek Thompson)
      • 2009
    • Futurama: Bender's Game (2008)
      Futurama: Bender's Game
      7.2
      Video
      • assistant director
      • 2008

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • DerekMonster
    • Alternative names
      • Derek L. Thompson
    • Spouse
      • Crystal ChesneyNovember 5, 2005 - present

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Went to West High School in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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