Alan Smart: Difference between revisions

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If you were looking for the article about the character, then see Alan Quaterkrab.

If you were looking for the article about the voice actor, then see Alan Carr.

Template:Person Alan Edward Smart (born October 10, 1963, age Template:Age) is a former SpongeBob SquarePants crew member. He is known for being an animation director, as well as the show's supervising director. He often collaborated with Tom Yasumi, Andrew Overtoom, and Michelle Bryan.

It was confirmed by Vincent Waller on May 10, 2022 that he retired and no longer works for the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.^[1] He left after having directed a couple episodes of season 13 and one episode of The Patrick Star Show.

He also worked on the short "SpongeBob: Order Up!", which was produced in 2011 and released in 2025.

Biography

Smart was born on October 10, 1963, in Los Angeles, California. He was educated at Brandis Art Institute (1979–1981) and California Institute of the Arts (1982–1986).

He is best is known for his work on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 to 2021 and as an assistant director and layout artist with The Simpsons (he also received credit as a director in the season 3 episode "Flaming Moe's"). He has done animation for the Nicktoons, Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Hey Arnold!, CatDog, The Wild Thornberrys, Catscratch, Sanjay and Craig, and The Patrick Star Show. He has also worked on eight animated films: The Chipmunk Adventure, Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, Box-Office Bunny, Gumby: The Movie, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of the TV series, Family Dog and was an animation director on Clone High and 101 Dalmatians: The Series (according to the credits).

As of July 2013, he is the Supervising Animation Director at Paramount Pictures.

File:Enchanted Tiki Dreams credits.png

He has been the animation/supervising director for many episodes in the series. He also appears in the episode "Life of Crime" as the muscle guy. Alan Smart voiced the eel in "Enchanted Tiki Dreams."

Gallery

File:DSCF1678-1.jpg

External links

Alan Smart at LinkedIn

References

↑ Vincent Waller on Twitter

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[1] Vincent Waller on Twitter

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-'''Alan Smart''' is a ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' crew member.
+'''Alan Edward Smart''' (born {{Time|October 10}}, {{Time|1963}}, age {{Age|1963|10|10}}) is a former {{SBSP}} crew member. He is known for being an animation director, as well as the show's supervising director. He often collaborated with [[Tom Yasumi]], [[Andrew Overtoom]], and [[Michelle Bryan]].
+It was confirmed by [[Vincent Waller]] on {{Time|May 10}}, {{Time|2022}} that he retired and no longer works for the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' franchise.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220510130008/https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1524008250198265857 Vincent Waller on Twitter]</ref> He left after having directed a couple episodes of [[season 13]] and [[Stair Wars|one episode]] of {{TPSS}}.
+He also worked on the short "[[SpongeBob: Order Up!]]", which was produced in 2011 and released in 2025.
 ==Biography==
-{{wpbio|Alan Smart}}
+Smart was born on October 10, 1963, in {{W|Los Angeles}}, California. He was educated at Brandis Art Institute ({{Time|1979}}–{{Time|1981}}) and California Institute of the Arts ({{Time|1982}}–{{Time|1986}}).
+He is best is known for his work on ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' from {{Time|1999}} to {{Time|2021}} and as an assistant director and layout artist with ''[[w:c:simpsons:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]'' (he also received credit as a director in the [[w:c:simpsons:Season 3|season 3]] episode "[[w:c:simpsons:Flaming Moe's|Flaming Moe's]]"). He has done animation for the [[Nickelodeon|Nicktoons]], ''[[w:c:rugrats:Rugrats (1991 series)|Rugrats]]'', ''[[w:c:renandstimpy:The Ren & Stimpy Show|Ren & Stimpy]]'', ''[[w:c:rockosmodernlife:Rocko's Modern Life|Rocko's Modern Life]]'', ''{{W|Aaahh!!! Real Monsters}}'', ''[[w:c:heyarnold:Hey Arnold!|Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[w:c:catdog:CatDog|CatDog]]'', ''{{W|The Wild Thornberrys}}'', ''{{W|Catscratch}}'', ''{{W|Sanjay and Craig}}'', and ''The Patrick Star Show''. He has also worked on eight animated films: ''{{W|The Chipmunk Adventure}}'', ''[[w:c:disney:Oliver & Company|Oliver & Company]]'', ''[[w:c:disney:The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''{{W|Box-Office Bunny}}'', ''{{W|Gumby: The Movie}}'', ''[[w:c:looneytunes:Looney Tunes: Back in Action|Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'', ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', and ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''. Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of the TV series, ''{{W|Family Dog (TV series)|Family Dog}}'' and was an animation director on ''[[w:c:clonehigh:Clone High|Clone High]]'' and ''[[w:c:disney:101 Dalmatians: The Series|101 Dalmatians: The Series]]'' (according to the credits).
+As of July {{Time|2013}}, he is the Supervising Animation Director at [[Paramount Pictures]].
+[[File:Enchanted Tiki Dreams credits.png|thumb|260px]]
+He has been the animation/supervising director for many episodes in the series. He also appears in the episode "[[Life of Crime]]" as the [[muscle guy]]. Alan Smart voiced the [[eel]] in "[[Enchanted Tiki Dreams]]."
+{{Clear}}
+==Gallery==
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+DSCF1678-1.jpg
+</gallery>
-==Credits==
+==External links==
-*"[[Help Wanted]]" - Animation Director
+*[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-smart/6/7a1/105 Alan Smart] at LinkedIn
-*"[[Reef Blower]]" - Animation Director
-*"[[Jellyfishing]]" - Animation Director
-*"[[Fear of a Krabby Patty]] - Animation Director
-*"[[The Lost Mattress]] - Animation Director
-*"[[Skill Crane]] - Animation Director
-*"[[Selling Out]] - Animation Director
-*"[[Dunces and Dragons]] - Animation Director (with Tom Yasumi)
-*"[[Ghost Host]] - Animation Director
-*"[[Friend or Foe]] - Animation Director (with Tom Yasumi)
-*"[[Penny Foolish]] - Animation Director
-*"[[The Gift of Gum]] - Animation Director
-*"[[Roller Cowards]] - Animation Director
-*"[[Krabby Road]] - Animation Director
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+==References==
-[[Category:Crew members|Smart, Alan]]
+{{Reflist}}
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+{{Wikipedia}}
-[[Category:Stubs]]
+{{Crew}}
-[[Category:Articles in need of cleanup]]
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+[[Category:Voice actors]]
+[[Category:Supervising directors]]
+[[Category:Animation directors]]
+[[Category:Animation supervisors]]