Person
Alan Smart
Directing · Born 1963-10-10 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
Director
The Patrick Star Show
Animation Director
Hey Arnold!
Director
Amazing Stories
Animation
CatDog
Director
SpongeBob SquarePants
Animation Director
The Little Mermaid
Animation
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Animation Director
Bobby's World
Other
Clone High
Animation Director
Filmography
- 2025SpongeBob SquarePants: Order UpAnimation Director
- 2021The Patrick Star ShowAnimation Director
- 2019SpongeBob’s Big Birthday BlowoutAnimation Director
- 2016SpongeBob LongPantsAnimation
- 2014SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired!Director
- 2011SpongeBob’s Runaway RoadtripAnimation Director
- 2010SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini BottomAnimation Director
- 2010The Great Patty CaperDirector
- 2010SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's RevengeDirector
- 2009SpongeBob's Truth or SquareAnimation Director
- 2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsSelf
- 2009Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture ShowAnimation Director
- 2008SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPantsDirector
- 2008SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the WestDirector
- 2007Spongebob Squarepants: Friend or Foe?Director
- 2005SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?Director
- 2004The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieAnimation Director
- 2003My Life with MorrisseyStan
- 2002Clone HighAnimation Director
- 2002SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge BuddiesAnimation Director
- 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsAnimation Director
- 1998CatDogDirector
- 1997Nightmare NedDirector
- 1996Hey Arnold!Director
- 1994The CriticDirector
- 1993Recycle RexOther
- 1991Box-Office BunnyAnimation
- 1990Bobby's WorldOther
- 1989The SimpsonsDirector
- 1989The Little MermaidAnimation
- 1988Oliver & CompanyOther
- 1988Technological ThreatCharacter Designer
- 1987The Chipmunk AdventureAnimation
- 1985Amazing StoriesAnimation
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