Dan Povenmire

Dan Povenmire

Daniel Kingsley Povenmire (; born September 18, 1963) is an American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist and voice actor associated with several animated television series, best known as the co-creator of the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb in which he also voiced the show's villain, Heinz Doofenshmirtz, as well as Candace's deep voice in "Jerk De Soleil" and additional voices. Povenmire grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where he was a talented art student who spent summers outdoors and making movies. Povenmire attended the University of South Alabama before deciding to pursue a film career and transferring to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Povenmire has been a long-time contributor to the animation business, working on several different animated television series such as Hey Arnold!, The Simpsons, Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants. He was a longtime director on the prime time series Family Guy, where he was nominated for an Annie Award in 2005. He left the series to create Phineas and Ferb with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. Povenmire has been nominated for several awards for his work on the show, including a BAFTA, an Annie, and an Emmy Award. As of 2015, he and Marsh are currently producing a new series for Disney XD titled Milo Murphy's Law, which premiered on October 3, 2016.

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