Don Hertzfeldt

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.997

Gender

Male

Birthday

01-Aug-1976

Age

(50 years old)

Place of Birth

Fremont, California, USA

Also Known As
  • 돈 헤르츠펠트

Don Hertzfeldt

Biography

Don Hertzfeldt is a two-time Academy Award nominee whose animated films include "It's Such a Beautiful Day", the "World of Tomorrow" series, "Paper Trail", "ME", "The Meaning of Life", "On Memory", "Billy's Balloon", and "Rejected". His work has played around the world, received hundreds of awards, and in 2014 made a special appearance on "The Simpsons". 2020, GQ Magazine described his work as "simultaneously tragic and hilarious and philosophical and crude and deeply sad and fatalist and yet stubbornly, resolutely hopeful." The Austrian Film Museum has described his work as "films of a sort that never really existed before."


Credits

Slacker 2011 Slacker 2011 (2011) Character: TV Backpacker
Richard Linklater's SLACKER inspired a generation of American filmmakers by exploring the subculture of Austin, Texas in a loose narrative with a tapestry of quirky characters. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of that iconic movie, 24 of Austin's top filmmakers banded together to update SLACKER with their own perspectives on the city.
Wisdom Teeth Wisdom Teeth (2010) Character: Stanilus (voice)
Nigel does his best to help with his friend's simple request.
Everything Will Be OK Everything Will Be OK (2006) Character: Narrator (voice)
A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof.
Intro Intro (2017) Character: Self (voice)
Don Hertzfeldt introduces his new film from the dark underground caverns of a strange planet.
Hair High Hair High (2004) Character: Dill (voice)
Rod and Cherri are the unmistakable king and queen of Echo High. When new kid Spud arrives, he makes a faux pas so bad that Rod forces him to be his girl's slave. What unfolds is the tale of Cherri and Spud's blossoming relationship behind Rod's back, and their untimely demise on the night of the prom. A tale of tragedy that could only be as irreverent and sensational through the pen (or pencils, if you will) of Bill Plympton.
The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show The Animation Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show (2003) Character: Fluffy Thing #2 (voice)
A "trilogy" of surreal and funny cartoons, produced exclusively to book-end the first year of The Animation Show's travelling theatrical tour.
The Meaning of Life The Meaning of Life (2005) Character: (voice)
A sprawling look at the evolution of humankind, over the course of a billion years.
It's Such a Beautiful Day It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011) Character: Narrator (voice)
Dark and troubling events force Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life.
Rejected Rejected (2000) Character: Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice)
In the spring of 1999, the Family Learning Channel commissioned animator Don Hertzfeldt to produce promotional segments for their network. The cartoons were completed in five weeks. The Family Learning Channel rejected all of them upon review, and they were never aired...
On Memory On Memory (2021) Character: Himself (voice)
Musing on the nature of memory, Don Hertzfeldt recounts stories about a kiss from The King, a floating child in a backyard and a giant foot.
It's Such a Beautiful Day It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) Character: Narrator (voice)
Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche.
I Am So Proud of You I Am So Proud of You (2008) Character: Narrator (voice)
Dark shadows are cast over Bill's recovery.



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