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Don Hertzfeldt(I)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Animation Department
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Don Hertzfeldt at an American Cinematheque event for "ME"
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Don Hertzfeldt was born on 1 August 1976 in Fremont, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for World of Tomorrow (2015), It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011) and The Simpsons (1989).
BornAugust 1, 1976
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BornAugust 1, 1976
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 161 wins & 32 nominations total

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    Known for

    World of Tomorrow (2015)
    World of Tomorrow
    8.1
    Short
    • Director(a film by)
    • 2015
    It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
    It's Such a Beautiful Day
    8.5
    Short
    • Director(a film by)
    • 2011
    Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Animation Department(couch gag)
    Rejected (2000)
    Rejected
    7.9
    Short
    • Director(a film by)
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Director

    • Animation Mixtape
      • Director (director of bookend cartoons)
      • 2025
    • ME (2024)
      ME
      7.3
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2024
    • On Memory (2021)
      On Memory
      7.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020)
      World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
      8.2
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2020
    • Intro (2017)
      Intro
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017)
      World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
      8.0
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2017
    • World of Tomorrow (2015)
      World of Tomorrow
      8.1
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2015
    • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
      It's Such a Beautiful Day
      8.4
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2012
    • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
      It's Such a Beautiful Day
      8.5
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2011
    • Wisdom Teeth (2010)
      Wisdom Teeth
      6.7
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2010
    • I Am So Proud of You (2008)
      I Am So Proud of You
      8.1
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2008
    • Don Hertzfeldt in Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
      Everything Will Be Ok
      8.0
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2006
    • The Meaning of Life (2005)
      The Meaning of Life
      7.2
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2005
    • Office Space (1992)
      Welcome to the Show/Intermission in the Third Dimension/the End of the Show
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • The Animation Show (2003)
      The Animation Show
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Rejected (2000)
      Rejected
      7.9
      Short
      • Director (a film by)
      • 2000

    Writer

    • Animation Mixtape
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • ME (2024)
      ME
      7.3
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2024
    • On Memory (2021)
      On Memory
      7.5
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020)
      World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
      8.2
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2020
    • Intro (2017)
      Intro
      6.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017)
      World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
      8.0
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2017
    • World of Tomorrow (2015)
      World of Tomorrow
      8.1
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2015
    • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
      It's Such a Beautiful Day
      8.4
      • a film by
      • 2012
    • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
      It's Such a Beautiful Day
      8.5
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2011
    • Wisdom Teeth (2010)
      Wisdom Teeth
      6.7
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2010
    • I Am So Proud of You (2008)
      I Am So Proud of You
      8.1
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2008
    • Don Hertzfeldt in Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
      Everything Will Be Ok
      8.0
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2006
    • The Meaning of Life (2005)
      The Meaning of Life
      7.2
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2005
    • Office Space (1992)
      Welcome to the Show/Intermission in the Third Dimension/the End of the Show
      7.1
      Short
      • writing
      • 2003
    • The Animation Show (2003)
      The Animation Show
      7.5
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Rejected (2000)
      Rejected
      7.9
      Short
      • a film by
      • 2000

    Animation Department

    • ME (2024)
      ME
      7.3
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • 2024
    • On Memory (2021)
      On Memory
      7.5
      Video
      • animator
      • 2021
    • World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020)
      World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
      8.2
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • 2020
    • Intro (2017)
      Intro
      6.7
      Short
      • animator
      • 2017
    • World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (2017)
      World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
      8.0
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • 2017
    • World of Tomorrow (2015)
      World of Tomorrow
      8.1
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • 2015
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • animator: couch gag
      • 2014
    • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
      It's Such a Beautiful Day
      8.4
      • animator: a film by
      • character designer: a film by
      • 2012
    • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
      It's Such a Beautiful Day
      8.5
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • character designer: a film by
      • 2011
    • Wisdom Teeth (2010)
      Wisdom Teeth
      6.7
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • 2010
    • I Am So Proud of You (2008)
      I Am So Proud of You
      8.1
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • character designer: a film by
      • 2008
    • Don Hertzfeldt in Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
      Everything Will Be Ok
      8.0
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • character designer: a film by
      • 2006
    • The Meaning of Life (2005)
      The Meaning of Life
      7.2
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • 2005
    • Office Space (1992)
      Welcome to the Show/Intermission in the Third Dimension/the End of the Show
      7.1
      Short
      • animator
      • 2003
    • Rejected (2000)
      Rejected
      7.9
      Short
      • animator: a film by
      • 2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos1

    World of Tomorrow
    Trailer 1:16
    World of Tomorrow

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Bitter Films
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • August 1, 1976
      • Fremont, California, USA
    • Other works
      Graphic Novel: "The End of the World". Antibookclub. ISBN 978-0983868378

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    • Trivia
      Owns and shoots with the camera that was used to shoot A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).
    • Quotes
      I'm looking forward to being able to walk into a room of hard-working artists every day and telling them that everything they're doing is wrong.
    • Trademarks
        Frequently animates with stick figures

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