Mike Rianda

The Machines (2021), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Mike Rianda studied at Palma High School and California Institute of the Arts. The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are The Mitchells vs. Distinctions recorded are Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production.

• Name — Michael Rianda • Birth Name — Michael Rianda • Born — 25 December 1984 • Birthplace — Salinas, California, U.S. • Education — California Institute of the Arts (BFA) • Occupation — * Cartoonist • director • screenwriter • voice actor • Credits — The Mitchells vs. the Machines • Years Active — 2008–present

Rianda was born on December 25, 1984, in Salinas, California. He attended the California Institute of the Arts after he "drew and said amusing things" in school, studying character animation. Rianda also started writing and directing two short films at the animation school titled Everybody Dies in 90 Seconds (2008) and Work (2010).

He became a creative director and writer on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel animated television series Gravity Falls until his departure in 2013. Mike also voiced Lee, Thompson, Mr. Poolcheck, and additional voices. Rianda later returned and served as a creative consultant for its second season. In 2021, along with Jeff Rowe, he is the co-director of the Sony Pictures Animation film The Mitchells vs. the Machines, he also additionally provided the major voice role for Aaron Mitchell and the talking dog, Furbies, and the Wi-Fi enthusiast. The film was released on Netflix on April 30, 2021.

• Year — Title — Writer — Other — Voice — Notes • 2012–2016 — Gravity Falls — Lee, Thompson, Mr. Poolcheck, Additional Voices — Creative director (season 1) Creative consultant (season 2) • 2021 — Inside Job — Consultant (episode: "Unpresidented") • 2022 — Amphibia — Special thanks (episode: "The Hardest Thing")