Rich Moore

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1. First role

   Moore directed 17 episodes of The Simpsons in its first 5 seasons, from 1990 to 1993, and was one of the show's original three directors. His episodes included "Flaming Moe's" and "Marge vs. the Monorail".

2. 

   Big break

   In 2008 John Lasseter invited Moore to become a director at Walt Disney Animation Studios and suggested he build a story around video games. That became Wreck-It Ralph, Moore's feature directing debut.

3. Early training

   Moore earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1987 from the California Institute of the Arts, where he studied film and video. During that time he narrated Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown, a 1986 student film by Jim Reardon.

4. First role

   Moore graduated from CalArts, then worked on CBS's Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures for Ralph Bakshi. He co-wrote every one of the 13 episodes in season 1, which aired in 1987.

5. A change of course

   Moore announced on April 8, 2019 that he had moved from Disney to Sony Pictures Animation, a studio where he would make and produce original animated films, and he ultimately produced Vivo.