Pete Michels
OccupationAnimation director

Pete Michels is an American animation director who is the supervising director of Future-Worm! on Disney XD. 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 artist, and eventually became a director. He has also been a director on Rugrats, Rocko's Modern Life, and Bless the Harts.

Michels grew up in Little Ferry, New Jersey.[1] He attended Ridgefield Park High School and graduated as part of the class of 1983.[2] He graduated from Jersey City State College, where a course in animation sparked further interest and led him to attend a graduate program at the University of California, Los Angeles, which led to his career in animation.[1]

The Simpsons episodes

He has directed the following The Simpsons episodes:

Family Guy episodes

He has directed the following Family Guy episodes:

Bless the Harts episodes

References

  1. 1 2 Pete Michels Interview, Animation Insider, March 18, 2015. Accessed December 31, 2020. "Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business? I’m from Little Ferry, New Jersey… a suburb of New York City that’s located just south of Hackensack. After graduating from Jersey City State College, I took an animation class."
  2. ↑ Peter Michels Class of 1983, Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School Alumni Foundation. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Peter Michels graduated from Ridgefield Park High School in 1983."
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