Alan Smart
Born: 1963-10-10 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alan Smart (born October 10, 1963) is a retired animator and animation director best known for his work as the supervising director on SpongeBob SquarePants, which he has been involved with since the pilot, and as assistant director and layout artist on the Simpsons (he has also received credit as a director in the season three episode, "Flaming Moe's"). He has done animation for the Nicktoons CatDog, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, and Sanjay and Craig and on five animated films: The Little Mermaid, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Oliver & Company and The Chipmunk Adventure. Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of Family Dog, as an animation director on Clone High and the first season of Rugrats.
Filmography
2025
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up ... (Animation Director)
2021
- The Patrick Star Show ... (Animation Director)
2019
- SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout ... (Animation Director)
2016
- SpongeBob LongPants ... (Animation)
2014
- SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired! ... (Director)
2011
- SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip ... (Animation Director)
2010
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge ... (Director)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom ... (Animation Director)
- The Great Patty Caper ... (Director)
2009
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
- Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show ... (Animation Director)
- SpongeBob's Truth or Square ... (Animation Director)
2008
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West ... (Director)
- SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants ... (Director)
2007
- Spongebob Squarepants: Friend or Foe? ... (Director)
2005
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? ... (Director)
2004
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ... (Animation Director)
2003
- My Life with Morrissey as Stan
2002
- Clone High ... (Animation Director)
- SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies ... (Animation Director)
1999
- SpongeBob SquarePants ... (Animation Director)
1998
- CatDog ... (Director)
1997
- Nightmare Ned ... (Director)
1996
- Hey Arnold! ... (Director)
1994
- The Critic ... (Director)
1993
- Recycle Rex ... (Other)
1991
- Box-Office Bunny ... (Animation)
1990
- Bobby's World ... (Other)
1989
- The Simpsons ... (Director)
- The Little Mermaid ... (Animation)
1988
- Oliver & Company ... (Other)
- Technological Threat ... (Character Designer)
1987
- The Chipmunk Adventure ... (Animation)
1985
- Amazing Stories ... (Animation)