Pete Michels

{{short description|American animation director}} {{Infobox person | name = Pete Michels | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1964|12|15}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0585086/bio|title=Pete Michels|website=IMDb}}</ref> | birth_place = Little Ferry, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Animation director | years_active = 1990–present | spouse = }} '''Peter John Michels''' (born December 15, 1964) is an American animation director who is the supervising director for the animated series ''Krapopolis'' (2023–present) on Fox. Prior, he was a supervising director on seasons 1 and 2 of ''Rick and Morty'', an animation and supervising director on ''Family Guy'', and supervising director of the short-lived TV show ''Kid Notorious''. He started working on ''The Simpsons'' in 1990 as a background layout and character layout artist, and eventually became a director with a dozen "Simpsons" episodes to his name. He has also been a director on ''Rugrats'', ''Skylander Academy'', and Disney's ''FutureWorm''.

Michels grew up in Little Ferry, New Jersey.<ref name=AI2015>[http://www.animationinsider.com/2015/03/pete-michels/ Pete Michels Interview], Animation Insider, March 18, 2015. Accessed December 31, 2020. "Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business? I’m from Little Ferry, New Jersey… a suburb of New York City that’s located just south of Hackensack. After graduating from Jersey City State College, I took an animation class."</ref> He attended Ridgefield Park High School and graduated as part of the class of 1983.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxyaWRnZWZpZWxkcGFya2FsdW1uaXxneDo3NmZhZjgwYmU1YzRiN2E4 Peter Michels Class of 1983], Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School Alumni Foundation. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Peter Michels graduated from Ridgefield Park High School in 1983."</ref> He graduated from Jersey City State College, where a course in animation sparked further interest which brought him to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his MFA in Animation.<ref name=AI2015/>

==''The Simpsons'' episodes== He has directed the following ''The Simpsons'' episodes: *"Brother from Another Series" *"The Cartridge Family" *"Das Bus" *"Lost Our Lisa" *"When You Dish Upon a Star" *"Homer to the Max" *"They Saved Lisa's Brain" *"Treehouse of Horror X" *"Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge" *"Strong Arms of the Ma" *"Brake My Wife, Please"

==''Family Guy'' episodes== He has directed the following ''Family Guy'' episodes: *"The Kiss Seen Around the World" *"Screwed the Pooch" *"Family Guy Viewer Mail#1" *"Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High" *"Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story" *"Chick Cancer" *"No Chris Left Behind" *"Padre de Familia" *"The Former Life of Brian" *"FOX-y Lady" *"Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" *"Business Guy" *"Quagmire's Dad" *"New Kidney in Town" *"Foreign Affairs" *"Livin' on a Prayer" *"Tea Peter" *"Space Cadet" *"12 and a Half Angry Men" *"Quagmire's Quagmire"

==''Bless the Harts'' episodes== *"Hug N' Bugs" *"Pig Trouble in Little Greenpoint" *"Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard" *"My Best Frenda"

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0585086}}

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