Mark Kirkland
Mark Kirkland is an American animation director. He has directed 84 episodes of The Simpsons since 1990, more than any other director.
Career
At the age of 13, Kirkland began making
season 18, he became the show's supervising director,[1]although he would relinquish this position to Mike B. Anderson as of season 20. In 2021, Kirkland left The Simpsons to become supervising director on HouseBroken
.
Kirkland has won three
Primetime Emmy Awards, two Environmental Media Awards and a Pioneer in Television Animation Award from the Burbank International Film Festival
for his work on The Simpsons.
An active member of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences, Kirkland served as the Animation Peer Group Governor from 2012 to 2013.
As an independent filmmaker, Kirkland has written, directed, and produced award-winning
photo essays on the behind-the-scenes making of The Simpsons, and A Visit with Ollie about legendary Disney animator Ollie Johnston
.
HouseBroken episodes
- Season 1
- "Who's a Good Girl?" (2021 - episode #1)
The Simpsons episodes
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- "Lisa's Rival"
- "Sideshow Bob Roberts"
- "Fear of Flying"
- "Homer vs. Patty and Selma"
- "The Springfield Connection"
- Season 7
- Season 8
- Season 9
- "Treehouse of Horror VIII" (as "Mad Dog Kirkland")[6]
- "Bart Carny"
- "Girly Edition"
- Season 10
- "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"
- "D'oh-in' in the Wind" (with Matthew Nastuk)[7]
- "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'"
- "The Old Man and the 'C' Student"
- Season 11
- Season 12
- Season 13
- Season 14
- Season 15
- Season 16
- Season 17
- "Bonfire of the Manatees"
- "The Italian Bob"
- "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore"
- Season 18
- Season 19
- Season 20
- Season 21
- "Bart Gets a 'Z'"
- "Postcards from the Wedge"
- "To Surveil with Love"
- Season 22
- Season 23
- Season 24
- Season 25
- Season 26
- Season 27
- Season 28
- "Fatzcarraldo"
- Season 29
- Season 30
- Season 31
Interviews
| Media | Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Man vs. Art ManVsArt.com | Episode #54: Interview with 3 Time Emmy Award Winning Director of The Simpsons Mark Kirkland | 2011-07-19 |
| Actors Reporter (wiki) ActorsReporter.com | Exclusive Interview at home with Mark Kirkland, a director of The Simpsons | 2011-07-07 |
| Toon In! ToonInAnimation.net | Show #25: Mark Kirkland | 2008-05-26 |
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f "Show #25: Mark Kirkland". ToonAnimation.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- Santa Fe New Mexican. p. P-44.
- ^ Microsoft Word - winners-by_year.doc Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gill, Harbant (2006-08-30). "Mmm, art show". Herald Sun. p. 075.
- ^ Strachan, Alex (2011-07-27). "Behind-the-scenes: The Simpsons". National Post. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ The Simpsons: "Treehouse of Horror" Scary Names Collection Archived 2009-07-10 at the Portuguese Web Archive
- ^ According to the Season 10 DVD commentary, Kirkland was going through a divorce and hired Nastuk to direct most of the episode.
External links
- Mark Kirkland at IMDb
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