Pete Michels

Pete Michels

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BiographyPeter John Michels (born December 15, 1964) is an American animation director who is the supervising director for the animated series Krapopolis (2023–present) on Fox. Prior, he was a supervising director on seasons 1 and 2 of Rick and Morty, an animation and supervising director on Family Guy, and supervising director of the short-lived TV show Kid Notorious. He started working on The Simpsons in 1990 as a background layout and character layout artist, and eventually became a director with a dozen "Simpsons" episodes to his name. He has also been a director on Rugrats, Skylander Academy, and Disney's FutureWorm.

Michels grew up in Little Ferry, New Jersey. He attended Ridgefield Park High School and graduated as part of the class of 1983. He graduated from Jersey City State College, where a course in animation sparked further interest which brought him to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his MFA in Animation.

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