Gregg Vanzo

Gregg Vanzo
Basics
Name	Gregg Vanzo
Gender	male
Birthday	(1961-04-08) April 8, 1961
Details
Jobs	animator, animation director, character designer, storyboard artist, layout artist, director
Years Active	1985 - present

Gregg Vanzo is an animator, animation director, character designer, storyboard artist, layout artist and director who, alongside his wife, Nikki, established Rough Draft Studios in 1991.

Early Career

Vanzo got his start around 1985 working for Sunbrow/Marvel Productions before working with Kroyer Films for a while before working on the Looney Tunes short. “Box Office Bunny” before he eventually found work on The Simpsons for Season 1 and 2.

Rough Draft Studios

• Around 1991. He and his wife. Nikki. First established RDS in their garage in their Van Nuys, California home. And while working on The Ren & Stimpy Show. Gregg wanted to help overseas animation studios to not be treated as a joke as eventually, Nikki told John Kricfalusi that what if they set up shop in Korea. So in 1992. Rough Draft Korea was born! Rough Draft Korea’s biggest clients are The Simpsons and SpongeBob among many others as they’re still in business today. And for Rough Draft, they have a Japanese division (Orange) and their US Headquarters eventually moved to Glendale, California.

Trivia

Greg hated how The Simpsons episode. “The Itchy and Scratchy Movie” portrayed the overseas animators. Even to the point in which he personally wanted to do a retake on the scene.

Ren and Stimpy Staff

Directors John Kricfalusi • Bob Camp • Vincent Waller • Ron Hughart • Chris Reccardi • Jim Smith • Ken Bruce • Howard E. Baker • Michael Kim • Steve Loter • Craig Bartlett • Tom Owens Animators Bob Jaques • David Feiss • Kent Butterworth • Arthur Filloy • Allen Foster • William Houchins • Kelly Armstrong • Dan Jeup • Don Judge • Greg Manwaring • Lloyd Mongol • Henry Porch • Chris Sauve • Alan Smart • Gregg Vanzo • Norton Virgien • James T. Walker Writers Elinor Blake • Vince Calandra • Jim Gomez • Ron Hauge • Steve Mellor • Will McRobb • Richard Pursel Storyboard artists Peter Avanzino • Stephen DeStefano • Mary Hanley • Jim Kammerud • Craig Kellman • Rob Koo • Mark Marren • Armen Melkonian • Chris Mitchell • Tom McGrath • Lynne Naylor • Mark O'Hare • Dan Root • Joe Sibilski • Brian Smith • Steve Stefanelli Layout artists Charlie Bean • Ed D. Bell • Sherm Cohen • Mark Colangelo • Eddie Fitzgerald • Mike Fontanelli • Bonnie Griggs • Doug Lawrence • Diana LeBost • Emily R. Michels • Gilbert Orrantia • Marc Perry • Jordan Reichek • Chris Savino • Don Shank • Brian Sheesley • David Sheldon • Joy Silverio • Myoung Smith • Eric M. Stefani • Tuck Tucker • Brad Vandergrift • Carey J. Yost Background designers Shawn Ahn • Yvonne Cseko • Richard Daskas • Victoria Jenson • Mimi Kwon • Larry Murphy • Caren Scarpulla • Catherine E. Simmonds • Teale Wang • Scott Wills • Bill Wray • Raymond Zibach Other Jim Ballantine • Frank Saperstein • Mike Andrews • Timothy J. Borquez • Dave Bossert • Michael Bradley • Charlie Brissette • Donovan Cook • Marge Dean • William Griggs • Karen Hansen • Daniel J. Harris • Christopher Hink • Kent Holaday • Scott Huml • Scott Jeffress • Shawn Patterson • Cheri Pederson • Robin Police • Miranda Purves • Wesley Smith • Janice Tolentino • Hal Waite • Carla Washburn • Jungja Wolf