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|credits = Animation director<br/>Supervising director
|birth = Alan Edward Smart<br>{{Time|October 10}}, {{Time|1963}} (age {{Age|1963|10|10}})<br>[[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
|birth = [[Timeline:October 10|October 10]], [[Timeline:1963|1963]] (age 52)<br />[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[U.S.]]
|years = [[Timeline:1999|1999]] - present
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|gender = Male
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|portrays = [[The Alone Group]]<br>[[Muscle guy]] ("[[Life of Crime]]")<br>[[Eel]] ("[[Enchanted Tiki Dreams]]")
|years = {{Time|1996}} – {{Time|2021}}
|cast = yes
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'''Alan E. Smart''' (born [[October 10]], [[Timeline:1963|1963]]) is a ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (series)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' crew member. He is known for being an animation director, as well as the show's supervising director.
'''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==
==Biography==
Smart was born on October 10, 1963 in Los Angeles. He was educated at Brandis Art Institute (1979–1981) and California Institute of the Arts (1982–1986).
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 best known for his work on ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' and as an assistant director and layout artist with ''[[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]'' (he also received credit as a director in the season three episode, "Flaming Moe's"). He also did animation for the Nickelodeon cartoons ''[[Wikipedia:CatDog|Catdog]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Hey Arnold!|Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Rocko's Modern Life|Rocko's Modern Life]]'' and ''[http://Wikipedia:The Ren and Stimpy Show Ren and Stimpy]''. He has also done animation on four animated films: ''[[Wikipedia:The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Oliver & Company|Oliver &amp; Company]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Chipmunk Adventure|The Chipmunk Adventure]]''. Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of ''[[Wikipedia:Family Dog (TV series)|Family Dog]]'' and the first season of ''[[Wikipedia:Rugrats|Rugrats]]''.


As of [[July]] [[2013]], he is Supervising Animation Director at Paramount Pictures.
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).


He has been the animation/supervising director for every episode in the series.
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]]."


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-smart/6/7a1/105 Alan Smart's LinkedIn account]
*[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-smart/6/7a1/105 Alan Smart] at LinkedIn
*[[Wikipedia:Alan Smart|Alan Smart]] on Wikipedia


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Latest revision as of 07:23, 31 July 2025

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.

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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

External links

References

  1. ↑ Vincent Waller on Twitter
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