Neil Affleck

Neil Affleck
Occupation(s)Animator, director, actor
ParentRaymond Affleck

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 Family Guy, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Mike the Knight, and the 2009 Doki special. He contributed to six episodes of Rocko's Modern Life, five episodes of The Critic, and one full season of 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. [clarification needed]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1980 Oh Heavenly Dog Postie #2
1981 Scanners Medical Student In Mall
1981 My Bloody Valentine Axel Palmer
1981 Dirty Tricks Student #1
1982 Visiting Hours Police Officer
1982 Murder By Phone Phone Tracer
1983 Will There Really Be a Morning? Actor #2
1983 Cross Country Detective Kibbee
1987 Wild Thing Detective Walt
2016 Petrol The Employer
2017 Sandman: 24 Hour Diner Marsh
2022 Tehranto Old Man

References

  1. ^ Zahoruk, Dennis; et al. (December 1972 – January 1973). "Student Film Festival". Cinema Canada: 22–23.
  2. ^ a b c d e Brownstein, Bill (2 May 1998). "Montrealer supplies the smarts for bart". The Gazette. ProQuest 433278484.


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