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 Dr. 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, Family Guy, & SpongeBob SquarePants (which the latter show was created by the late Rocko's Modern Life director Stephen Hillenburg). 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.
After Phineas and Ferb ended in 2015, Povenmire & Marsh went on to create Milo Murphy's Law, which premiered the following year. After Milo Murphy's Law ended in 2019, the two went on to produce Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe for Disney+, which also released in the following year.
After Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe ended production, Povenmire & Marsh went their separate ways and with former going on to create Hamster & Gretel, which premiered in 2022, however Povenmire and Marsh would work together once again when Phineas and Ferb was picked up for two new seasons in 2023.
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.
- Dirty Dog (with Doug Lawrence)
- The Good, The Bad, and The Wallaby
- Popcorn Pandemonium
- Who's For Dinner? (with Doug Lawrence)
- Tickled Pinky
- The Lounge Singer
- Road Rash
- Commuted Sentence
- Gutter Balls
- Frog's Best Friend
- Eyes Capades
- Manic Mechanic
- The Fatlands
- Dear John
- Wacky Delly (with Stephen Hillenburg and Mark O'Hare)
- An Elk for Heffer
- Zanzibar!
- 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
Trivia[]
- Rocko's Modern Life premiered on the same day as Povenmire's 30th birthday.
- A number of minor characters, such as a contractor in "Dear John", in Rocko's Modern Life are named Ferb, the name of one of Povenmire's friends.[1]