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{{short description|American animator, voice actor, writer, director, and producer (born 1963)}}
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| birth_place        = [[San Diego]], [[California]], U.S.
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* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
* ''[[Milo Murphy's Law]]''
* ''[[Family Guy]]''
* ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
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* [[University of Southern California]]
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'''Daniel Kingsley Povenmire''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɒ|v|ən|m|aɪər}} {{respell|POV|ən|mire}};<ref name=DVD>{{cite video | people=MacFarlane, Seth|date=2006|title=DVD commentary for "[[PTV (Family Guy)|PTV]]" in "Family Guy: Volume 4"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> born September 18, 1963)<ref name="California births">{{cite web|title=California births|url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=Daniel&last=Povenmire|access-date=December 10, 2009|publisher=Family Tree Legends}}</ref> is an American animator, voice actor, writer, director, and producer. With [[Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]], Povenmire co-created the [[Disney Channel]] animated series ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' and ''[[Milo Murphy's Law]]'', in both of which he voiced the character [[Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz]]. In October 2020, Povenmire announced a new series for Disney Channel titled ''[[Hamster & Gretel]]'', which premiered in 2022.

Povenmire grew up in [[Mobile, Alabama]], where he was an art student, and where he spent summers outdoors and making movies. Povenmire attended the [[University of South Alabama]] before deciding to pursue a film career and transferring to the [[University of Southern California]].

Povenmire has been a long-time contributor to the animation business, working on several different animated television series such as ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', and ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. He was a longtime director on the animated sitcom ''[[Family Guy]]'', where he was nominated for an [[Annie Award]] in 2005. He left the series to create ''Phineas and Ferb'' with [[Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]]. Povenmire has been nominated for several awards for his work on the show, including a [[BAFTA]], an Annie, and two [[Emmy Award]]s. Following the success of ''Phineas and Ferb'', he and Marsh created and produced a second show for Disney titled ''Milo Murphy's Law'', which premiered in 2016. In 2020, the duo made a second ''Phineas and Ferb'' film, ''[[Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe|Candace Against the Universe]]'', and are currently working on seasons 5 and 6.

==Early life==
[[File:Downtown Mobile 2008 01.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A large city seen from the water on a clear day. The shoreline is fringed with docks above which rise city buildings including several skyscrapers.|Povenmire grew up in [[Mobile, Alabama]].]]

Daniel Kingsley Povenmire was born in [[San Diego]], [[California]], on September 18, 1963,<ref name="California births"/><ref name="media">{{cite web|url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3113788&type=producer |title=Producer bios |publisher=Disney Channel Medianet |access-date=2009-04-08 |author=[Yoo, Jean] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206072335/http://disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3113788&type=producer |archive-date=2010-02-06 }}</ref> and grew up in the city of [[Mobile, Alabama]].<ref name="OP">{{cite video|title=Original Pitch By Dan Povenmire|medium=DVD|people=Povenmire, Dan|publisher=[[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]]|date=2008}}</ref> A [[child prodigy]], he began drawing at age two; by the time he was ten, his work was displayed in local art shows.<ref name="USC">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504051736/http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2008/05/01/Lifestyle/Usc-Dropout.Makes.It.Big.In.Animation-3360022.shtml |archive-date=May 4, 2008 |title= USC dropout makes it big in animation|author=Perez, Lauren|date=2008-05-12|work=[[Daily Trojan]]|url=http://www.dailytrojan.com/2.1792/usc-dropout-makes-it-big-in-animation-1.201942|access-date=2009-08-26}}</ref> His first efforts in animation included a series of [[flip book]]s that he produced in his school text books.<ref name="Green 90">[[#Green|Greenspon]] (2003), p. 90</ref> As a child, Povenmire considered animator [[Chuck Jones]] his hero;<ref name="411news">{{cite news|url=http://www.resource411.com/411Update/Issue/Articles/Story.cfm?StoryID=1020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607043445/http://www.resource411.com/411Update/Issue/Articles/Story.cfm?StoryID=1020|archive-date=June 7, 2009|title=Phineas and Ferb: Music, Mischief, And The Endless Summer Vacation; An Interview with Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh|journal=411 Update|issue=70|publisher=411 News|author=Galas, Majorie|access-date=2009-08-05}}</ref> in a 2009 interview, he stated that "every drawing he did was beautiful to look at and had so much life in it".<ref name="QA">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i0bc78baf8235f8b4159fd786ff9f8736|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160521033713/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i0bc78baf8235f8b4159fd786ff9f8736|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-05-21|title= Q&A: Dan Povenmire|author= Bond, Paul.|date= 2009-06-07|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> The works of Japanese animator [[Hayao Miyazaki]] were also an early influence on Povenmire's style.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.malaysia.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5197447|title='Phineas and Ferb' creators talk inspiration and jet-setting in the show|publisher=msn.com|access-date=2011-11-19|archive-date=2012-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423163700/http://entertainment.malaysia.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5197447|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Education===
[[File:Zumberge Hall of Science.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A building in a 19th-century style, with a four-story entrance in red brick and pale stone, framed with trees.|Povenmire attended the [[University of Southern California]].]]

Povenmire received his [[secondary education]] at Shaw High School in Mobile.<ref name="summers">{{cite news|url=http://blog.al.com/entertainment-press-register/2008/05/disney_animator_sees_summers_i.html|title=Disney animator sees summers in Mobile as inspiration|journal=The Mobile Press-Register|publisher=Al.com|author=Brantley, Mike|access-date=2009-07-29|date=2008-05-13}}</ref> Initially, he attended the [[University of South Alabama]], where he created his first popular comic strip, ''Life is a Fish'', devoted to the life of Herman the goldfish and the college students he lives with. Povenmire also supported himself as a waiter and performer at a dinner theater.<ref name="USC"/> In 1985, he transferred to the [[University of Southern California]] (USC), planning to pursue a career in film.<ref name="USC"/><ref name="summers"/><ref name="alumni">{{cite web|url=http://www.hopstudios.com/dtlink/listP.html |title=Daily Trojan Alumni Link Where Are They Now? P List |access-date=2009-08-04 |date=2003-09-27 |publisher=Hop Studios |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501153038/http://www.hopstudios.com/dtlink/listP.html |archive-date=2009-05-01 }}</ref>

Soon after arriving at USC, he pitched ''Life is a Fish'' to [[Mark Ordesky]], the editor-in-chief of the ''[[Daily Trojan]]'', the university newspaper. Ordesky first "basically brushed [him] off", but, after viewing Povenmire's portfolio, accepted the strip. ''Fish'' ran daily in the paper. Though the rapid pace left Povenmire afraid he was "running out of ideas", he never missed a deadline and made [[US dollar|$]]14,000 a year through ''Fish'' merchandise, which included T-shirts, books, and calendars sold at the campus craft fair.<ref name="USC"/> The discipline of regular production also helped teach Povenmire to "represent something in the least amount of lines".<ref name="Green 90"/>

==Career==

===Early works===
[[File:Tommy Chong in 2008.jpg|thumb|alt= A well-tanned man with white hair and a white beard holds a microphone in front of his face. On his left wrist, he wears a heavy silver-colored watch; with his right hand, he is gesturing. On the wall behind him are two signs: one bears the name "Tommy Chong".|[[Tommy Chong]] was one of the first people to give Povenmire a job in the animation business, hiring him to do two minutes of animation for the film ''[[Far Out Man]]'' (1990).]]
Povenmire left USC<ref name="USC"/> without finishing the degree requirements,<ref name="summers"/> and used the money from ''Fish'' merchandise to fund a short-lived career as a [[street artist]]. His first professional animation commission came on the [[Tommy Chong]] project ''[[Far Out Man]]'', for which Povenmire produced two minutes of animation. By age 24, Povenmire was freelancing on several animated television series, including ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''.<ref name="USC"/> In 1989, he appeared in a small role as a band member in [[Adam Sandler]]'s first film, ''[[Going Overboard]]''.<ref name="USC"/>

===''The Simpsons''===
In the 1990s, Povenmire secured a job  as a character layout animator<ref name="Green 89">[[#Green|Greenspon]] (2003), p. 89</ref> on the hit animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name="USC"/><ref name="AM1">{{cite journal|first=Joe|last=Strike|url=http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&category2=&article_no=3534&page=1 |title=From Swampy & Dan Emerges ''Phineas and Ferb'' |page=1 |journal=Animation World Magazine |date=February 1, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821165936/http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&category2=&article_no=3534&page=1 |archive-date=2009-08-21 }}</ref> His desk placed him opposite [[Jeff "Swampy" Marsh|Jeffrey Marsh]], another up-and-coming animator. They shared similar tastes in humor and music, and later became colleagues on other projects.<ref name="AM1"/>

Povenmire's experience, from both previous industry work and from his own projects, earned him respect at ''The Simpsons''.<ref name="Green 90"/> He worked on layout animation and collaborated on [[storyboard]] production for the series, recalling later that staff were handed pages of production notes and instructed to "Do the [creative consultant] [[Brad Bird]] notes and any others that make sense."<ref name="QA"/> He maintained a side interest in film, writing scripts<ref name="summers"/> and the screenplay for a low-budget horror movie, ''[[Psycho Cop 2]]''.<ref name="411news"/><ref name="summers"/> The movie's producers offered Povenmire the opportunity to direct the film, but its terms required that he quit ''The Simpsons''.  Povenmire chose to stay with ''The Simpsons'', which he enjoyed and considered a better fit with his future ambitions.<ref name="summers"/> Rif Coogan ended up directing the picture instead.<ref>{{cite book|title=Slasher Films: An International Filmography, 1960 through 2001|year=2003|author=Armstrong, Kent|page=240|isbn=0-7864-1462-6|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]}}</ref>

===''Rocko's Modern Life''===
{{quote box|width=23em|"I could have just stayed at ''The Simpsons'' ''ad infinitum''. I have friends there who were there when I was and are still working on the show. But animation is such that at the end of production they lay off all the artists and then at the end of post-production they bring all the artists back. I was looking at a two- or three-month downtime."|—Povenmire, on leaving ''[[The Simpsons]]'' for ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''<ref name="summers"/>}}
Work on ''The Simpsons'' involved an irregular schedule. The producers laid off the animation staff for two-to-three-month periods, and rehired the staff later in the production cycle. During one of these layoffs, Povenmire found a temporary job on the series ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'',<ref name="summers"/> [[Nickelodeon]]'s first in-house cartoon production.<ref>[[#Rocko|Neuwirth]] (2003), ep. 252</ref><ref>[[#Rocko|Neuwirth]] (2003), p. 253</ref> The show's creator, television newcomer Joe Murray, hired Povenmire solely on the strength of his ''Life is a Fish'' comic strips,<ref name="USC"/> which proved he could both write and draw.<ref name="summers"/>

Though Povenmire started on ''Rocko'' simply to occupy his downtime from ''The Simpsons'', he found the greater creative freedom he enjoyed on his temporary job compelling, and quit ''The Simpsons'' to work on ''Rocko'' full-time. There, he reunited with Jeff Marsh, this time as a writing partner;<ref name="AM1"/> Marsh claimed the crew hoped Povenmire's neatness would offset his own sloppy storyboarding.<ref name="411news"/> The pair developed a distinctive style characterized by characteristic musical numbers and chase scenes.<ref name="AM2">{{cite journal|url=http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&category2=&article_no=3534&page=2 |title=From Swampy & Dan Emerges ''Phineas and Ferb'' |author=Strike, Joe. |journal=Animation World Magazine |date=2008-02-01 |page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821165941/http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&category2=&article_no=3534&page=2 |archive-date=2009-08-21 }}</ref> Povenmire and Marsh won an Environmental Achievement Award for a 1996 ''Rocko'' episode they had written.<ref name="media"/>

===''Family Guy'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''===
Povenmire later became a director on ''[[Family Guy]]'',<ref name="AM3">{{cite journal|url=http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&category2=&article_no=3534&page=3 |title=From Swampy & Dan Emerges ''Phineas and Ferb'' |author=Strike, Joe. |journal=Animation World Magazine |date=2008-02-01 |page=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821170014/http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&category2=&article_no=3534&page=3 |archive-date=2009-08-21 }}</ref> starting with the [[Family Guy season 2|season two]] episode "[[Road to Rhode Island]]".<ref>[[#FG|Callaghan]] (2005), p. 90</ref> Creator [[Seth MacFarlane]] granted Povenmire substantial creative freedom. Povenmire recalled that MacFarlane would tell him "We've got two minutes to fill. Give me some visual gags. Do whatever you want. I trust you." Povenmire praised MacFarlane's management style for letting him "have [...] fun."<ref name="QA"/>

Povenmire brought realism and material from his own experiences to the visual direction of ''Family Guy''.<ref name="P174">[[#FG|Callaghan]] (2005), p. 174</ref><ref name="P142">[[#FG|Callaghan]] (2005), p. 142</ref> For "[[One If by Clam, Two If by Sea]]" (August 1, 2001),<ref>[[#FG|Callaghan]] (2005), p. 140</ref> several characters demonstrate [[Bob Fosse|Fosse-like]] moves in prison. To correctly depict the moves, Povenmire asked color artist Cynthia MacIntosh, who had been a professional dancer, to strike poses so he could properly illustrate the sequence.<ref name="P142"/> In the episode "[[To Love and Die in Dixie]]" (November 15, 2001),<ref>[[#FG|Callaghan]] (2005), p. 171</ref> Povenmire drew on his childhood in the Deep South to create and sequence a background scene in which the [[redneck]] character nonchalantly kicks a corpse into the nearby river.<ref name="P174"/>

"[[Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows]]" (January 17, 2002), a ''Family Guy'' episode which Povenmire directed,<ref>[[#FG|Callaghan]] (2005), p. 192</ref> won the [[Emmy Award]] for Best Song. Creator [[Seth MacFarlane|MacFarlane]], the recipient of the award, noted that Povenmire deserved to have received the award for the contribution the visuals made to the episode's win. Povenmire responded in jest, "That's a nice sentiment and all, but did he offer to give me his? No! And it's not like he doesn't already have two of his own just sitting in his house!"<ref>[[#FG|Callaghan]] (2005), p. 194</ref> Povenmire was nominated for an [[Annie Award]] for Directing in an Animated Television Production for the episode "[[PTV (Family Guy)|PTV]]" (November 6, 2005)<ref>{{cite news|title=Annie Awards: 'Wallace & Gromit' Leads list of Animation Nominees|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=2005-12-06|page=C4|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/uncategorized/2005/12/06/Annie-Awards-Wallace-Gromit-leads-list-of-animation-nominees/stories/200512060217}}</ref> but lost out to a fellow ''Family Guy'' director, [[Peter Shin]], who had directed the episode "[[North by North Quahog]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://annieawards.org/33rdwinners.html |title=Legacy: 33rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2005) |publisher=[[Annie Awards]] |access-date=2009-04-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417184006/http://annieawards.org/33rdwinners.html |archive-date=April 17, 2009 }}</ref> Povenmire and several others were also nominated for their work on "PTV" in the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)|Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)]] category at the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/downloads/images/2006emmys/PrimetimeNoms.php |title=58th Primetime Emmy Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=2006-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103012348/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/images/2006emmys/PrimetimeNoms.php |archive-date=November 3, 2006 }}</ref> Povenmire also received the same nomination for "Road to Rhode Island."<ref name="atlanta2000">{{cite news   | author=Staff  |   title =Nominees in Major Categories The 52nd Prime-Time Emmy Awards  | work =[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]  | page =E6  |   date =2000-07-21  }}</ref>

During ''Family Guy''{{'}}s brief cancellation, Povenmire was offered a job as storyboard director of the series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''.<ref name="QA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a87486/phineas-and-ferb/|title=Phineas and Ferb|date=2008-01-28|access-date=2021-12-26|publisher=Digital Spy|last=Flectcher|first=Alex}}</ref> He also became a writer for the show, writing the season 2 episodes "[[Graveyard Shift (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Graveyard Shift]]", "The Fry Cook Games" and "Sandy, SpongeBob and the Worm", all of which premiered on [[Nickelodeon]] between 2001–2002. He also wrote "The Campfire Song Song" for the Season 3 episode "The Camping Episode", for which he was also a storyboard director on alongside [[Jay Lender]] (April 3, 2004).<ref name="MacFarlane">{{cite video | people=MacFarlane, Seth|date=2007|title=Family Guy season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Road to Rupert"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref><ref name="Povenmire">{{cite video | people=Povenmire, Dan|date=2007|title=Family Guy season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Road to Rupert"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>

===''Phineas and Ferb''===
{{quote box|width=23em|"It wasn't like we pitched it to every network more than once. We pitched it to four different places. We'd get real close, they'd say no, so we'd put it back on the shelf for a couple of years, then—'I've got a pitch over at Cartoon Network—I'll dust it back off and pitch it to them; if they say no, I'll dust it off and pitch it to Nickelodeon.'"|—Povenmire, on pitching ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''<ref name="AM1"/>}}
In 1993, Povenmire and Marsh conceived the series ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'',<ref name="USC"/> based on their similar experiences of childhood summers spent outdoors.<ref name="AM1"/>  Povenmire spent 14–16 years pitching ''Phineas and Ferb'' to several networks.<ref name="QA"/><ref name="AM1"/> Most rejected it as unfeasible for the complexity of its plots,<ref name="AM3"/><ref>{{Citation|title=How Phineas And Ferb Did The "Impossible"| date=6 January 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKuHdd_-m6M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/GKuHdd_-m6M |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-09-15}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but Povenmire persevered, later observing "It was really the show we wanted to see: if this was on the air, I'd watch it, and I don't always feel that about every show I work on."<ref name="AM1"/> Even the [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Company]] initially rejected Povenmire's pitch, but asked to keep the proposal packet: "Usually that means they throw it in the trash later," Povenmire recalled.<ref name="USC"/>  Eventually Disney called Povenmire back with an acceptance, on the condition that he would produce an 11-minute pilot.<ref name="AM2"/> He called Marsh, who was living in England, to ask him if he would like to work on the pilot; Marsh accepted immediately and moved back to the United States.<ref name="AM3"/>

Instead of a conventional script, the pair pitched the pilot by recording reels of its storyboard, which Povenmire then mixed and dubbed to produce action and vocals. The network approved the show for a 26-episode season.<ref name="OP"/><ref name="AM2"/> As a result, Povenmire left ''Family Guy'' to create the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30427/family-guy-volume-seven-who-says-seven-is-a-lucky-number |title="Family Guy Volume Seven": Who Says Seven is a Lucky Number? |date=2009-07-13 |access-date=2009-08-06 |publisher=Toon Zone |last=Martinez |first=Kevin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818073045/http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30427/family-guy-volume-seven-who-says-seven-is-a-lucky-number |archive-date=2009-08-18 }}</ref>

Povenmire and Marsh wanted to incorporate into ''Phineas and Ferb'' the kind of humor they had developed in their work on ''Rocko's Modern Life''. They included action sequences and, with Disney's encouragement, featured musical numbers in every episode subsequent to "[[Flop Starz]]".<ref name="AM2"/> Povenmire described the songs as his and Marsh's "jab at immortality",<ref name="USC"/> but the pair have earned two Emmy nominations for ''Phineas and Ferb'' songs to-date.<ref name="411news"/> A third Emmy nomination, for the episode "[[The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein]]" (2008),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/profiles/TVSeries/main/181773/Phineas+and+Ferb.html?dataSet=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207001018/http://www.variety.com/profiles/TVSeries/main/181773/Phineas%2Band%2BFerb.html?dataSet=1 |archive-date=2008-12-07 |title=Phineas and Ferb |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety profiles]] |access-date=2009-08-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> pitted the show against ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/10314#|title=''Phineas and Ferb'' Creators Talk About Emmy Nom!|author=Zahed, Ramin|date=2009-07-16|access-date=2009-08-06|work=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref> although neither nominee received the award due to a technicality.<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029130945/http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/136406123 |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |url=http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/136406123 |title=For Montvale Boy, It Was All Worth the Tux |work=California Chronicle |last=Fujimori |first=Sachi |date=September 20, 2009 |access-date=2010-05-17 |agency=reprint from ''The Record'' (Bergen County, N.J.) via ProQuest |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, Povenmire was nominated amongst several other ''Phineas and Ferb'' crew members for the [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for both "Outstanding Writing in Animation" and "Outstanding Original Song – Children's and Animation" for their work on the show,<ref name="emmyonline.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/day_0910_nominations.pdf |title=Full list of 2010 Daytime Emmy Award nominations |access-date=2010-05-16 |publisher=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618141001/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/day_0910_nominations.pdf |archive-date=2010-06-18 }}</ref> winning for "Outstanding Writing in Animation".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_37th_winners_creative.pdf |title=2010 Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Award Winners |access-date=2010-06-25 |publisher=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021131938/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_37th_winners_creative.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-21 }}</ref> In 2021, Povenmire, among other writers, won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Animated Program" for their film ''[[Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe|Candace Against the Universe]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill Among Winners In Daytime Emmys' Children's & Animation Categories – Complete Winners List |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/daytime-emmys-lupita-nyongo-mark-hamill-among-winners-children-animation-categories-1234795191/ |website=Deadline |date=18 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

The distinctive style of the animation legend [[Tex Avery]] influenced the show's artistic look. Like Avery, Povenmire employed geometric shapes to build both the characters and the background. The style developed almost accidentally, with Povenmire's first sketch of title character, [[Phineas Flynn]], which he produced while eating dinner with his family in a restaurant in [[South Pasadena, California]]. He doodled a triangle-shaped child on the butcher paper covering the table. He was so taken with the sketch he tore it out, kept it, and used it as the prototype for Phineas and as the stylistic blueprint for the entire show.<ref name="AM3"/>

===Musical endeavors===
During his college years, Povenmire had performed with a band that played at clubs and bars across [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref name="USC"/> His current band, Keep Left, releases albums through [[Arizona University]] Recordings. Their second CD, ''Letters from Fielding'', became available for download on aurec.com during 2004.<ref name="alumni"/> They have an official website maintained and updated by artist Larry Stone.<ref name="badmouth">{{cite journal|url=http://www.badmouth.net/comic-strip-war/|title=Comic Strip War|author=Marcotte, John|journal=Badmouth|date=2004-01-22|access-date=2009-06-08}}</ref> A 2004 email exchange about the website between Stone and Povenmire resulted in a "clever and twisted" series of comic strips drawn by the two, eventually moved to the website Badmouth.<ref name="badmouth"/>

== Personal life ==
Povenmire had been married to Clarissa McPeck Rincón since 2000.<ref name=marriage>{{Citation |title= My Divorce: Nova Scotia Today gets nearly every single fact hilariously wrong  | date=21 January 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mk_PeC0CdY |access-date=2024-01-29 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=marriedname/> In 2023, he announced they were separated and in the process of getting divorced. His daughter, Meli, voices the titular character Gretel in ''[[Hamster & Gretel]]'', and also serves as the namesake of Melissa Chase on ''Milo Murphy's Law''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zahed |first1=Ramin |title=Dan Povenmire Brings a Personal Touch to 'Hamster & Gretel' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/08/exclusive-dan-povenmires-brings-a-personal-touch-to-hamster-and-gretel/ |website=Animation Magazine |access-date=28 November 2023 |date=9 August 2022}}</ref> His other daughter, Isabella, now going by Alex, serves as the namesake of the ''Phineas and Ferb'' character Isabella Garcia-Shapiro.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyemerald.com/arts-culture/phineas-and-ferb-co-creator-dan-povenmire-to-speak-in-eugene-to-aid-nephew/article_3093d1e7-bc2e-532c-82b9-a673aacf918f.html|title='Phineas and Ferb' co-creator Dan Povenmire to speak in Eugene to aid nephew|first=Sararosa|last=Davies|work=Daily Emerald|date=November 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103134715/https://www.dailyemerald.com/arts-culture/phineas-and-ferb-co-creator-dan-povenmire-to-speak-in-eugene-to-aid-nephew/article_3093d1e7-bc2e-532c-82b9-a673aacf918f.html |accessdate=March 16, 2024|archive-date=2022-11-03 }}</ref>

He has [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twiceexceptionalpodcast.com/e/adhd-with-the-povenmires/|website=twiceexeptionalpodcast.com|date=30 May 2023|title=ADHD with the Povenmires}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{BLP sources section|date=September 2019}}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Never on Tuesday]]''
|
| Storyboard artist
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Going Overboard]]''
| Yellow Teeth
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Far Out Man]]''
|
| Animator
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Dark Backward]]''
|
| Storyboard artist
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Psycho Cop 2]]''
| 
| Writer
|-
| 2003
| ''Museum Scream''
|
| Writer and director
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension]]''
| [[Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz]] (1st and 2nd Dimension)
| Writer<br />Director<br />Producer
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Scoob!]]''
|
|Executive producer
|-
|''[[Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe]]''
|[[Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz]], Himself
|Supervising director<br>Executive producer<br>Writer
|}

===Animation===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Series
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1991
| ''[[James Bond Jr.]]''
|
| Storyboard conforming<br />Storyboard artist
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
|
| Storyboard conforming
|-
| 1992–1996,<br>2002
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
|
| Storyboard artist<br />Character layout artist
|-
| 1993–1996
| ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''
|
| Writer<br />Director<br />Storyboard artist<br />Songwriter
|-
| 1994
| ''[[The Critic]]''
|
| Character layout artist
|-
|1995
|[[Earthworm Jim (TV series)|''Earthworm Jim'']]
|
|Storyboard artist
|-
| 1996–1999
| ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''
|
| Storyboard artist<br />Director
|-
| 1998–1999,<br>2001
| ''[[CatDog]]''
|
| Storyboard director<br />Writer
|-
| 2000-2002,<br>2005-2007
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
|
| Storyboard artist<br />Director
|-
| 2001–2004
| ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
|
| Writer<br />Storyboard artist<br />Storyboard Director<br />Assistant storyboard artist
|-
| 2007–2015,<br>2025–present
| ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
| Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz<br />various characters 
| Co-creator<br />Executive producer<br />Voice artist<br />Story<br />Writer<br />Director<br />Songwriter<br />Storyboard artist ([[Rollercoaster (Phineas and Ferb)|Rollercoaster]] and Doof 101)
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Take Two with Phineas and Ferb]]''
| Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz 
| Co-creator<br />Executive producer<br />Voice artist<br />Storyboard artist
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Shark Tank]]''
| Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz 
| Guest; Episode: 426
|-
| 2016–2019
| ''[[Milo Murphy's Law]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/phineas-ferb-creators-land-new-disney-xd-animated-comedy-mikey-murphys-law-1201489413/|title='Phineas & Ferb' Creators Land New Animated Comedy on Disney XD|date=2015-05-07|access-date=2015-08-01|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
| Vinnie Dakota<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/milo-murphys-law-starring-weird-al-debuts-oct-3/|title='Milo Murphy's Law' Starring Weird Al Debuts Oct. 3|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=August 23, 2016}}</ref><br />Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz<br />various characters
| Co-creator<br />Executive producer<br />Voice artist<br />Writer: Story & Teleplay<br />Storyboard artist<br />Director<br />Songwriter
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022–present
|''[[Chibiverse]]''
|Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz
|
|-
| ''[[Hamster & Gretel]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://d23.com/hamster-and-gretel-announcement/|title=''Hamster & Gretel''—a New Animated Series from Dan Povenmire—Coming to Disney Channel|first=Beth|last=Deitchman|work=D23|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref>
|Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz<br />various characters
|Creator<br />Executive producer<br>Director
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Big City Greens]]''
| Old Man
| Episode: "Guiding Gregly"<br >Wrote song "I Found My People"
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
!  Year
! Series
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''Doofenshmirtz's Daily Dirt''
| rowspan="5" | Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Phineas & Ferb – Busted (Shot-For-Shot Remake) Ft. Dan Povenmire
| Live-action
|-
|''Broken Karaoke''
|Provided voice acting for Doof's Christmas Song FAIL! & Deck The Halls.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Greens, Doof, Baymax, and more sing Deck the Halls! {{!}} Broken Karaoke {{!}} Disney Channel Animation | date=8 December 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mphLWayuHNU |access-date=2023-04-10 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Doof's Christmas Song FAIL! {{!}} Emoji Lyric Video {{!}} Broken Karaoke {{!}} Disney Channel Animation | date=21 December 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEthrh0pJQo |access-date=2023-04-10 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Random Rings'' 
|Provided voice acting.
|-
|2022
|How Not To Draw
|Provided voice acting for ''"How Not To Draw: Dr Heinz Doofensmirtz"''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Dr. Doofenshmirtz Cartoon Comes to Life! 🖌 {{!}} How NOT To Draw {{!}} Phineas and Ferb {{!}} @disneychannel | date=25 March 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l5EkpF_wgM |access-date=2023-04-10 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|2}}

==References==
*{{cite book|title=Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide, Seasons 1–3|author=Callaghan, Steve|isbn=0-06-083305-X|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=2005|author-link=Steve Callaghan|ref=FG|url=https://archive.org/details/familyguyofficia00call}}
*{{cite book|title=Careers For Film Buffs & Other Hollywood Types|last=Greenspon|first=Jaq|isbn=978-0-07-140574-4|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]]|year=2003|ref=Green|url=https://archive.org/details/careersforfilmbu00gree}}
*{{cite book|title=Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies|publisher=Allworth Communications, Inc|author=Neuwirth, Allan|isbn=1-58115-269-8|year=2003|ref=Rocko|url=https://archive.org/details/makintoonsinside0000neuw}}

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