Rich Moore facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rich Moore
Moore in 2012
Born	1962/1963 (age 61–62)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Animation director screenwriter voice actor
Years active	1986–present
Employer	Klasky Csupo (1989–1992) Film Roman (1992–1995) Rough Draft Studios (1995–2008) Walt Disney Animation Studios (2008–2019) Sony Pictures Animation (2019–2022) Skydance Animation (2022–present)
Notable work	The Simpsons The Critic Futurama Wreck-It Ralph Zootopia Ralph Breaks the Internet

Rich Moore (born August 30, 1963) is an American director, writer, and voice actor for animated films and TV shows. He is famous for directing popular animated series like The Simpsons, The Critic, and Futurama. He also directed hit movies for Walt Disney Animation Studios, including Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Zootopia (2016), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). Rich Moore has won many awards, including two Emmy Awards, three Annie Awards, and an Academy Award.

Early Life and Education

Rich Moore grew up in Oxnard, California. He loved film and video, so he studied them at the California Institute of the Arts. He graduated in 1987 with a special degree in fine arts. While he was there, he even narrated a student film called Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown. Some of his classmates at CalArts became famous filmmakers too, like Andrew Stanton and Brenda Chapman.

Amazing Career in Animation

Rich Moore has had a long and successful career in animation, working on many beloved shows and movies.

Television Work

After college, Moore started working on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures for CBS in 1987. He helped write all 13 episodes of the first season.

Directing The Simpsons

Rich Moore was one of the first three directors for The Simpsons. He directed 17 episodes during the first five seasons, from 1990 to 1993. Some of the famous episodes he directed include "Flaming Moe's", "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie", and "Marge vs. the Monorail". In 1991, he won an Emmy Award for The Simpsons episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment". He later returned to help direct parts of The Simpsons Movie in 2007.

Other TV Shows

In 1994, Moore became a producer and main director for the animated series The Critic. He then helped create and produce Futurama as its supervising director. He also directed several episodes of Futurama from 1999 to 2001. One of these, "Roswell That Ends Well", won him another Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.

Moore also directed episodes for other TV shows like Drawn Together and "Spy vs. Spy" for Mad TV. He was the main director for the Fox TV series Sit Down, Shut Up in 2009.

Movie Magic

In 2004, Rich Moore directed a short animated film called Duck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones.

Joining Disney Animation

In 2008, John Lasseter invited Moore to join Walt Disney Animation Studios. Lasseter suggested he create a story set in the world of video games. This idea became the hit movie Wreck-It Ralph in 2012. This was Moore's first time directing a full-length movie, and it was a huge success! He also lent his voice to characters like Sour Bill and Zangief in the film. Wreck-It Ralph won five Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature, and was nominated for an Academy Award.

Zootopia and Ralph Breaks the Internet

Moore's next big movie was Disney's Zootopia, which he directed with Byron Howard and Jared Bush. This film came out on March 4, 2016. It became one of the highest-grossing animated movies of 2016, earning over $1 billion worldwide. Zootopia also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

After Zootopia, Moore directed Ralph Breaks the Internet, the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, with Phil Johnston. This movie also did very well, earning over $529 million worldwide. It was nominated for many awards, including the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.

New Adventures

On April 8, 2019, Rich Moore announced he was leaving Disney to join Sony Pictures Animation. There, he directed and produced new animated films, including Vivo.

More recently, on March 16, 2022, Moore joined Skydance Animation. He is currently directing an animated movie based on the classic story of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Filmography

Movies

Short Films

Other Contributions

Rich Moore has also contributed to many other animated projects in various roles.

Awards and Recognition

Rich Moore has received many awards for his amazing work in animation.

Movie Awards

Emmy Awards

• 1991 – Won Outstanding Animated Program for The Simpsons ("Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment")
• 2002 – Won Outstanding Animated Program for Futurama ("Roswell That Ends Well")

Annie Awards

• 2002 – Won Directing in an Animated Television Production for Futurama ("Roswell That Ends Well")
• 2012 – Won Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Wreck-It Ralph
• 2016 – Won Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Zootopia (shared with Byron Howard)

Academy Awards

• 2012 – Nominated: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Wreck-It Ralph
• 2016 – Won: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Zootopia
• 2018 – Nominated: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Ralph Breaks the Internet

Television Directing Credits

The Simpsons Episodes

• "The Telltale Head" (Season 1, Episode 8, February 25, 1990)
• "Homer's Night Out" (Season 1, Episode 10, March 25, 1990)
• "Simpson and Delilah" (Season 2, Episode 2, October 18, 1990)
• "Treehouse of Horror" (Season 2, Episode 3, October 25, 1990)
• "Dead Putting Society" (Season 2, Episode 6, November 15, 1990)
• "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" (Season 2, Episode 13, February 7, 1991)
• "Lisa's Substitute" (Season 2, Episode 19, April 25, 1991)
• "Stark Raving Dad" (Season 3, Episode 1, September 19, 1991)
• "Bart the Murderer" (Season 3, Episode 4, October 10, 1991)
• "Flaming Moe's" (Season 3, Episode 10, November 21, 1991)
• "Lisa the Greek" (Season 3, Episode 14, January 23, 1992)
• "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" (Season 3, Episode 24, August 27, 1992)
• "A Streetcar Named Marge" (Season 4, Episode 2, October 1, 1992)
• "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" (Season 4, Episode 6, November 3, 1992)
• "Marge vs. the Monorail" (Season 4, Episode 12, January 14, 1993)
• "The Front" (Season 4, Episode 19, April 15, 1993)
• "Cape Feare" (Season 5, Episode 2, October 7, 1993)

The Critic Episodes

• "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1, January 26, 1994)
• "Lady Hawke" (Season 2, Episode 3, March 19, 1995)
• "I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show" (Season 2, Episode 10, May 21, 1995)

Futurama Episodes

• "Space Pilot 3000" (co-directed with Gregg Vanzo) (Season 1, Episode 1, March 28, 1999)
• "Hell Is Other Robots" (Season 1, Episode 9, May 18, 1999)
• "A Clone of My Own" (Season 2, Episode 15, April 9, 2000)
• "Anthology of Interest I" (co-directed with Chris Loudon) (Season 2, Episode 20, May 21, 2000)
• "Roswell That Ends Well" (Season 4, Episode 1, December 9, 2001)

Other TV Episodes

• Baby Blues: "Bizzy Moves In" (Season 1, Episode 2, July 28, 2000)
• Drawn Together: "Clum Babies" (Season 2, Episode 5, November 16, 2005)
• Drawn Together: "Alzheimer's That Ends Well" (Season 2, Episode 14, March 8, 2006)

See also

In Spanish: Rich Moore para niños