Raymond S. Persi
Raymond S. Persi | |
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| Born | February 17, 1975 Eagle Rock, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | director, animator, writer, and puppeteer |
Raymond Saharath Persi (born February 17, 1975) is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, storyboard artist and voice actor. He has directed many episodes of The Simpsons, including "Mobile Homer", "The Girl Who Slept Too Little", "The Monkey Suit", "Little Big Girl", "24 Minutes", "Love, Springfieldian Style" and the Emmy Award-winning "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story". Persi went on to work as a sequence director for The Simpsons Movie (2007).
Outside of his Simpsons work, Persi co-directed Squirrel Nut Zippers' "Ghost of Stephen Foster" music video, from the album Perennial Favorites (Mammoth Records). The video won the "Best Animated Music Video" award at the 1999 Vancouver Animation Festival and was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject. Raymond also created the character and performance "RayRay".
In 2010, Persi moved from Film Roman to Walt Disney Animation Studios where he worked extensively on Academy Award nominee Wreck-It Ralph (2012). In addition to serving as storyboard artist, he had a prominent acting role in the film as Gene, leader of the Nicelanders whom Wreck-It Ralph is programmed to antagonize. Persi also voices the Zombie from The House of the Dead in a scene where Ralph joins other video game villains at a support group meeting.
Persi has become a mainstay with Disney, providing additional voices and storyboard work for Frozen (2013), as well as the voice of Flash Slothmore and Officer Higgins in Zootopia (2016).[1]
Persi is part-Thai on his mother's side.[2] Saharath, Persi's middle name, is used in the credits for "Love, Springfieldian Style".
Filmography
[edit]- Wreck-It Ralph (2012) – Voice of Gene and Zombie
- Get a Horse! (2013) – Voice of Pete's Car Horn
- Frozen (2013) – Additional Voices
- Zootopia (2016) – Voice of Flash and Officer Higgins
- Inner Workings (2016) – Voice of Stomach and Monk
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) – Voice of Gene
- Santa's Little Helpers (2019) – Voice of Head Elf
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) - Voice of Birthday Boy
- Zootopia+ (2022) – Voice of Flash (Episode: "Dinner Rush")
- Once Upon a Studio (2023) – Voice of Flash
Simpsons episodes directed by Persi
[edit]Season 16
[edit]Season 17
[edit]Season 18
[edit]Season 19
[edit]Season 20
[edit]Season 21
[edit]Accolades
[edit]| Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (for episode "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story") |
Won | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas, Edward (October 25, 2015). "More Voice Cast and Characters Announced for Disney Animation's Zootopia". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "พิสุทธิอาภรณ์ พึ่งบุญ ณ อยุธยา ผู้ใช้นามปากกา "ส.ท่าเกษม"...ทายาทเจ้าพระยารามราฆพ" (in Thai). Archived from the original on 10 January 2005.
- ^ Raymond Persi at emmys.com
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- Living people
- 1975 births
- American television directors
- Television producers from California
- American animated film directors
- American animated film producers
- American animators
- American film directors of Thai descent
- American film producers
- American male voice actors
- American puppeteers
- American storyboard artists
- Film directors from Los Angeles
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Walt Disney Animation Studios people