Jim Reardon (born 1965) is an American animation director and storyboard consultant, who was one of the story writers for Wreck-It Ralph as well as Ralph Breaks the Internet. Best known for his work on the animated TV series The Simpsons, he has directed over 30 episodes of the series, and was credited as a supervising director for seasons 9 through 15. Reardon attended the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts in 1982. He was hired by John Kricfalusi as a writer on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures and later worked on Tiny Toon Adventures. He has been described by Ralph Bakshi as "one of the best cartoon writers in the business".[1]
Reardon supervised the storyboard department and co-wrote the Pixar film WALL-E with Andrew Stanton, which was released on June 27, 2008.[2] He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for WALL-E at the 81st Academy Awards.[3]
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- ↑ Animato! Magazine Issue #17
- ↑ McCarthy, Todd (June 26, 2008). Wall-E. Variety. July 30, 2008.
- ↑ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (January 22, 2009). Nominees for the 81st Academy Awards. Oscars.org. January 22, 2009.
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