Mark Kirkland

Mark Kirkland
Director Mark Kirkland
Photo by Phil Hatten

Mark Kirkland is an American director. He has directed 69 episodes[1], from 1990-present, of The Simpsons, more than any other person.

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Career

At the age of 13 Kirkland began making super 8 films and working for his father, noted photographer and filmmaker Douglas Kirkland[2], creating “making of” films for major production companies. This exposure to Hollywood sparked Kirkland’s desire to seek a career in the entertainment industry. Kirkland developed an interest in drawing at an early age. At the age of 17, he began studying in the Experimental Animation Program at the California Institute of the Arts for four years, earning a BFA degree.[3] There, he was mentored by people such as Jules Engel (serving as his teaching assistant), A. Kendall O'Connor, Ollie Johnston and Moe Gollub.[2] In 1976, he won the Student Academy Award for animation along with fellow student, Richard Jefferies, for their graphically animated film made to the song "Fame" by David Bowie.[2][4] After finishing up his degree, he applied to Disney, but he was not accepted and instead began working for Hanna-Barbera.[2] He began working on The Simpsons from season two onwards and has directed 69 episodes, more than any other director.[2][5][6] In season 18, he became the show's supervising director.[2]

Kirkland has won three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Environmental Media Awards and a Pioneer In Television Animation Award from the Burbank International Film Festival for his work on The Simpsons.

As an independent filmmaker, Kirkland has written, directed and produced award-winning short films which have been shown at film festivals around the world and screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Kirkland is an accomplished still photographer whose images have been published in US and People magazines. He created photo essays on the behind-the-scenes making of The Simpsons, and A Visit with Ollie about legendary Disney animator Ollie Johnston.

The Simpsons episodes

Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
Season 22
  • "Elementary School Musical"
  • "Homer the Father"
  • "Homer Scissorhands"

Interviews

Media Episode Date
Man vs. Art ManVsArt.com Episode #54: Interview with 3 Time Emmy Award Winning Director of The Simpsons Mark Kirkland 2011-07-19
Actors Reporter (wiki) ActorsReporter.com Exclusive Interview at home with Mark Kirkland, a director of The Simpsons 2011-07-07
Toon In! ToonInAnimation.net Show #25: Mark Kirkland 2008-05-26

Notes

  1. ^ Index of The Simpsons episodes (IMDb)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Show #25: Mark Kirkland". ToonAnimation.net. http://tooninanimation.net/wordpress/?p=102. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  3. ^ Robert Nott (2003-09-26). "A Glimpse Of 'The Simpsons'". Santa Fe New Mexican: p. P-44. 
  4. ^ Microsoft Word - winners-by_year.doc
  5. ^ Harbant Gill (2006-08-30). "Mmm, art show". Herald Sun: p. 075. 
  6. ^ Strachan, Alex (2011-07-27). "Behind-the-scenes: The Simpsons". National Post. http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/07/27/behind-the-scenes-the-simpsons/. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  7. ^ According to the Season 10 DVD commentary, Kirkland was going through a divorce and hired Nastuk to direct most of the episode.



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