Dan Povenmire

Daniel Kingsley "Dan" Povenmire (born September 18, 1963) is an American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor associated with several animated television series. He is the one of the creators of Phineas and Ferb. Born in California and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Povenmire attended USC Film School. At USC, he wrote and drew a cartoon for The Daily Trojan called "Life is a Fish." In addition to being the co-creator and executive producer of Phineas and Ferb, he also performs the voice of Heinz Doofenshmirtz on the show.

In addition, Povenmire has been one of the main songwriters for Phineas and Ferb, along with co-creator Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh and fellow writer Martin Olson.

Povenmire was previously known for his work on Rocko's Modern Life and Family Guy. He was a well-loved animator on Family Guy and was given most of the show's musical numbers to do. He was also counted on to animate "something funny" when writers couldn't come up with a visual joke on their own. He described his job before Fox resurrected the show as "basically entertaining themselves" as a production staff.

Episodes Credits

With the exception of two episodes in season 1 and one episode in season 4, Povenmire's main storyboard/writing partner is Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, which explains their long-term partnership that continues over the years when they created two shows on Disney together.

Season 1:

• Dirty Dog (with Doug Lawrence)
• The Good, The Bad, and The Wallaby
• Popcorn Pandemonium
• Who's For Dinner? (with Doug Lawrence)

Season 2:

• Tickled Pinky
• The Lounge Singer
• Road Rash
• Commuted Sentence
• Gutter Balls
• Frog's Best Friend
• Eyes Capades

Season 3:

• Manic Mechanic
• The Fatlands
• Dear John
• Wacky Delly (with Stephen Hillenburg and Mark O'Hare)
• An Elk for Heffer
• Zanzibar!

Season 4:

• Ed Good, Rocko Bad
• Feisty Geist
• The High Five of Doom
• Wallaby on Wheels (also director)
• Driving Mrs. Wolfe (also director, with Antoine Guilbaud)
• Floundering Fathers