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Met the future voice of Bart Simpson, 'Nancy Cartwright', when they were both students in UCLA's Art Department in the late 1970s. They jokingly made an agreement they would one day work on a show together, but didn't find out their deal came through until they saw the credits of the first episode of "The Simpsons". See more trivia »

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in New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (1 title)
The Simpsons (TV series) (producer - 155 episodes, 1991-2007) (consulting producer - 86 episodes, 2007-2013)
– The Fabulous Faker Boy (2013) (consulting producer)
– Whiskey Business (2013) (consulting producer)
– Pulpit Friction (2013) (consulting producer)
– What Animated Women Want (2013) (consulting producer)
– Dark Knight Court (2013) (consulting producer)
See all 240 episodes »
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (6 titles)
2002 Ice Age (story consultant)
 
2001 Monsters, Inc. (additional story material)
 
The Simpsons (TV series) (title designer: main title - 58 episodes, 1990-1993) (title designer: main titles - 20 episodes, 1990-1992) (executive consultant - 12 episodes, 1997-1998) (title designer - 1 episode, 1992)
– Trash of the Titans (1998) (executive consultant)
– Dumbbell Indemnity (1998) (executive consultant)
– The Last Temptation of Krust (1998) (executive consultant)
– Das Bus (1998) (executive consultant)
– The Joy of Sect (1998) (executive consultant)
See all 91 episodes »
 
1998 Teen Angel (TV series) (creative consultant - 1 episode)
– Look Ma, No Face (1998) (creative consultant)
 
1993 RoboCop 3 (director: "Johnny Rehab" commercial)
 
1991 The Dark Backward (creator: Blumps concept)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
1989-2013 The Simpsons (TV series)
– The Man Who Came to Be Dinner (2013)
– Treehouse of Horror XVII (2006) (as David 'Tubatron' Silverman)
– Treehouse of Horror XVI (2005)
– The Seven-Beer Snitch (2005) (supervising director)
– Treehouse of Horror XV (2004) (as The Tell-Tale Silverman)
See all 33 episodes »
 
2013 The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation (segment director)
 
2012 The Longest Daycare (short)
 
2007 The Simpsons Movie
 
2001 Monsters, Inc. (co-director)
 
2000 The Road to El Dorado
 
1982 The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom (short) (as David A. Silverman)
 
Show ShowArt Department (4 titles)
2005 Robots (storyboard artist)
 
The Simpsons (TV series) (storyboard - 10 episodes, 1990-1995) (lead storyboard - 1 episode, 1990) (storyboard consultant - 1 episode, 2004) (storyboard revisions - 1 episode, 1991)
– Simple Simpson (2004) (storyboard consultant)
– Homie the Clown (1995) (storyboard)
– Krusty Gets Kancelled (1993) (storyboard)
– Homer's Triple Bypass (1992) (storyboard)
– Old Money (1991) (storyboard revisions)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1994-1995 The Critic (TV series) (visual designer - 7 episodes)
– All the Duke's Men (1995) (visual designer)
– Sherman, Woman and Child (1995) (visual designer)
– Dr. Jay (1994) (visual designer)
– L.A. Jay (1994) (visual designer)
– Marathon Mensch (1994) (visual designer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1982 The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom (short) (storyboard artist - as David A. Silverman)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (11 titles)
2012 The Longest Daycare (short) (storyboards)
 
The Simpsons (TV series) (storyboard consultant - 2 episodes, 2004) (background designer - 1 episode, 1990)
– All's Fair in Oven War (2004) (storyboard consultant)
– The Wandering Juvie (2004) (storyboard consultant)
– Treehouse of Horror (1990) (background designer - segment "The Raven")
 
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (animation consultant)
 
1990 Do the Bartman (TV short) (character design supervisor, character layout artist)
 
1989 The Simpsons: Family Therapy (TV short) (animator)
 
1987 The Tracey Ullman Show (TV series) (animator)
 
1987 Propagandance (short) (assistant animator)
 
1986 One Crazy Summer (animator)
 
1984 Turbo Teen (TV series) (animator)
 
1982 The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom (short) (animator - as David A. Silverman, background artist - as David A. Silverman, ink artist - as David A. Silverman, layout artist - as David A. Silverman)
 
1979 Tom Waits for No One (short) (animator - as David Silvermann)
 
2006 The Simpsons (TV series) (supervising director - 7 episodes)
– Ice Cream of Margie: With the Light Blue Hair (2006) (supervising director)
– Moe'N'A Lisa (2006) (supervising director)
– GI (Annoyed Grunt) (2006) (supervising director)
– Treehouse of Horror XVII (2006) (supervising director - as Dav 'The Impaler' Silverman)
– Please Homer Don't Hammer 'em (2006) (supervising director)
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Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2011 Night of the Little Dead (short) (tuba)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2007 The Simpsons Movie (writer: "Spider Pig" / lyrics: "Spider Pig")
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2003 Confessions of a Burning Man (documentary) (additional cinematographer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2001 Monsters, Inc. (voice)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
1993 The Simpsons (TV series) (main title designer - 1 episode)
– Homer Goes to College (1993) (main title designer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 Mike's New Car (video short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Nominee
 
2011 Adventures in Plymptoons! (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Simpsons: Access All Areas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice! (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Vaud and the Villains (documentary short)
Himself / Two Boots
 
2007 Anime: Drawing a Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Himself - Performer
– Episode #15.13 (2007) … Himself - Performer
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 July 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.122 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– Goo Goo Gai Pan (2005) … Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

David Chillverman | David Shiverin' | Pound Foolish | David Thriller Man | David Silverthing Overthere | Dav 'The Impaler' Silverman | David 'Dr. Annoying' Silverman | David 'Dry Bones' Silverman | David 'Tubatron' Silverman | David A. Silverman | Demonic David Silverman | Depraved David Silverman | Depravid David Silverman | Diablo Silverman | David Silvermann | The Tell-Tale Silverman | David 'Silver' Vermin
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Trivia:

Met the future voice of Bart Simpson, 'Nancy Cartwright', when they were both students in UCLA's Art Department in the late 1970s. They jokingly made an agreement they would one day work on a show together, but didn't find out their deal came through until they saw the credits of the first episode of "The Simpsons". See more »

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