FILM DIRECTOR

David Silverman

1957 - Today

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David Silverman (born March 15, 1957) is an American animator who has directed numerous episodes of the animated television series The Simpsons, as well as its 2007 film adaptation. Silverman was involved with the series from the very beginning, animating all of the original short Simpsons cartoons that aired on The Tracey Ullman Show. He went on to serve as director of animation for several years. He also did the animation for the 2016 film The Edge of Seventeen, which was produced by Gracie Films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Silverman is the 684th most popular film director (up from 1,582nd in 2019), the 5,035th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,460th in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Silverman ranks 684 out of 2,041. Before him are Andrzej Munk, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Christopher Doyle, Karl Freund, Fedor Ozep, and Vilgot Sjöman. After him are E. A. Dupont, Percy Adlon, Giuliano Montaldo, Claude Pinoteau, Fred Niblo, and Larry Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, David Silverman ranks 170. Before him are Tina Ambani, Genie, John T. Dunlap, Kate Burton, Yoshinori Ishigami, and Steve Jordan. After him are Mohammed Fahim, Chico Serra, Juan Luis Guerra, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, Ray Romano, and John Lee Ka-chiu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Silverman ranks 5,035 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Jake Paul (1997), Randall Collins (1941), Dorothy Gibson (1889), Ashley Johnson (1983), and Arnold Palmer (1929). After him are Steve Zahn (1967), Peter Lynch (1944), Michael S. Hart (1947), Cat Power (1972), Albert Brooks (1947), and Alexander H. Stephens (1812).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Silverman ranks 178. Before him are Paul Scheuring (1968), Richard Linklater (1960), Robert Z. Leonard (1889), Nancy Meyers (1949), Steven Zaillian (1953), and Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977). After him are Fred Niblo (1874), Larry Clark (1943), Bob Rafelson (1933), Rob Marshall (1960), Jack Bender (1949), and George Seaton (1911).

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