Neil Affleck
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Neil Affleck is a Canadian animator, director, actor, and teacher. He has worked as an animation-timer and director on The Simpsons and Family Guy. As an actor, he appeared in the 1981 film Scanners and had a leading role in the 1981 film My Bloody Valentine. He also directed animated works such as being an episode director on Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, the first season of Mike the Knight, and the 2009 Doki special. He contributed to six episodes of Rocko's Modern Life, five episodes of The Critic, and Pearlie. Affleck won the Norman McLaren award for his animated film "Hands" while still a student.[1]
Early life
Affleck was born and grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2] He is the son of Canadian architect Raymond Affleck, who was one of the founders of the Montreal-based architectural firm, Arcop.[2]
Career
Affleck studied theatre in Montreal in the late ‘70s. He appeared in films and TV shows, such as Wild Thing, Cross Country, Murder By Phone, Visiting Hours, Dirty Tricks, My Bloody Valentine, Scanners, Oh Heavenly Dog, and Will There Really Be a Morning?. My Bloody Valentine was his most prominent role in 1981. It later gained a cult following.[2]
In 1985, Affleck moved to Los Angeles to study film and television at U.C.L.A.[2] Upon graduation he free-lanced in the L.A. animation industry. As Affleck's visa was about to expire, a friend informed him that animators were being hired to work on The Simpsons.[2] Affleck worked on The Simpsons from 1991 to 2000, contributing to 52 episodes and directing 7 of them.
Affleck returned to Canada in 2001. He worked as a supervising director at Nelvana in Toronto from 2001 to 2012. Subsequently he has free-lanced as a director, storyboard artist, and actor. He worked as a part-time teacher/mentor at the Seneca College Animation program from 2014 to 2019.
Affleck is also a musician and songwriter. He was a member in good standing of the Toronto-based folk band "BanjoGoBoom”.
Personal life
Affleck is married. He enjoys swimming, canoeing, and cross-country skiing. He speaks English, French, and Spanish.[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">clarification needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1980 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Postie #2 |
| 1981 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Medical Student In Mall |
| 1981 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Axel Palmer |
| 1981 | Dirty Tricks | Student #1 |
| 1982 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Police Officer |
| 1982 | Murder By Phone | Phone Tracer |
| 1983 | Will There Really Be a Morning? | Actor #2 |
| 1983 | Cross Country | Detective Kibbee |
| 1987 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Detective Walt |
| 2016 | Petrol | The Employer |
| 2017 | Sandman: 24 Hour Diner | Marsh |
| 2022 | Tehranto | Old Man |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Zahoruk, Dennis; et al. (December 1972 – January 1973). "Student Film Festival". Cinema Canada: 22–23.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brownstein, Bill (2 May 1998). "Montrealer supplies the smarts for bart". The Gazette. Template:ProQuest.
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