David Silverman

Biography

David Silverman is an American animator who has directed numerous episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons, as well as its 2007 film adaptation. He was involved with the series from the very beginning, animating all of the original short Simpsons cartoons that aired on The Tracey Ullman Show. He went on to serve as director of animation for several years. Silverman was born to a Jewish family on Long Island, New York, and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland.