Phil Ortiz
Phil Ortiz is an American animator. He has worked for more than 30 years as a professional artist, ranging from daily newspaper comic strips to animated cartoons.
Phil Ortiz
Nightscream · Luigi Novi · CC BY 3.0
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1953 · East Los Angeles.
- Occupation
- animator · comics artist · illustrator
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Phil Ortiz is an American animator. He has worked for more than 30 years as a professional artist, ranging from daily newspaper comic strips to animated cartoons.
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Key facts
• Nationality — American
Personal life
Personal life
Ortiz lives in Lake Arrowhead, California. He has appeared at Wizard World and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
The Simpsons animator Phil Ortiz at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, May 21, 2011. Photographed by Luigi Novi. This photo is not in the public domain. It may, however, be used, modified and published for any purpose, free of charge, only if the photographer is properly credited, either by linking the photograph to this page, or with an easily visible credit to the photographer placed near t
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Awards
• 1988–2007: Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) • 1995–2007: Member of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) • 1993–2007: Bongo Comics, Currently, lead pencil animator Simpsons Comics • 1993–94: Disney Store, Concept illustrations for merchandise • Hanna-Barbera Character art for merchandising Department • Al White Studios, Character art for Disney merchandise • 1991–93: The Walt Disney Company, Publishing Character artist for various children's books. Comic artist for Disney Adventure Magazine • 1993 Ogilvy & Mather, Storyboard clean-ups for Cocoa & Fruity Pebbles commercials • 1987–90: Warner Bros. Animation, Inking and layout for the Bugs Bunny comic strip for newspaper publication • 1989 Calico Productions Layout and model design for Denver The Dinosaur series • 1989–91: Klasky Csupo, INC. Background design supervisor for The Simpsons TV series • 1987–88: FILM ROMAN Layouts and model design for the Garfield Christmas Special, Garfield, The Saturday Morning Series, and Garfield's Nine Lives • 1983–87 Ruby-Spears Productions, Layouts and model design for animation for Alvin And The Chipmunks and other series • 1978–82: Hanna-Barbera, Layouts, model design, animation arid presentation art for animated shows: The Flintstones, The Smurfs, Richie Rich.
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