Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

Biography

Phil Roman

Edit

Overview

  • Born
    December 21, 1930 · Fresno, California, USA

Biography

    • Phil Roman was born on December 21, 1930 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Simpsons (1989), Garfield in Disguise (1985) and Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989). He has been married to Anita Roman since 1970.

Family

  • Spouse
      Anita Roman(1970 - present)

Trademarks

  • Often directed animated specials with domestic animals, e.g. Charlie Brown, Garfield, & Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Trivia

  • He is regarded as one of the most influential producers in animation television history.
  • His first job as an animator was working directly under Walt Disney on "Sleeping Beauty".
  • In the '80s he founded and was CEO of the production company Film Roman, which was responsible for producing legendary shows such as "Garfield and Friends", "The Simpsons", and "King of the Hill".
  • Animated the shot where the Jack in the Box puts the star on the Christmas tree, the part where the Grinch enters Cindy Lou Who's house and steals the kids' candy canes, and the scene where the Grinch realizes what Christmas is really about in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966).

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More from this person

  • View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.