Dan Povenmire

The multitalented Dan Povenmire has had a hand in creating some of the more iconic animated comedies of his time. His first major credit came as a storyboard artist for the pop culture phenomenon, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." He soon moved into character animation for "The Simpsons," perhaps the most well-known animated series of all time.

He eventually left that position for the creative freedom he found as a writer and artist for Nickelodeon's "Rocko's Modern Life." He earned Emmy nominations for his work as director for FOX's lewd and irreverent "Family Guy," and Emmy wins for his own creation, "Phineas and Ferb," which follows the wacky exploits of two stepbrothers and their pet platypus.