Dan Povenmire

Daniel Kingsley Povenmire ( POV-ən-mire; born September 18, 1963) is an American animator, voice actor, writer, director, and producer. With Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Povenmire co-created the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb, and Milo Murphy's Law, where he voices Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. He created Hamster & Gretel Povenmire has worked on several animated television series including Hey Arnold!, The Simpsons, Rocko's Modern Life, and SpongeBob SquarePants. He was a director on the Fox animated sitcom Family Guy, where he was nominated for an Annie Award in 2005. He left the series to co-create Phineas and Ferb, for which he has received several award nominations. Following the initial conclusion 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, Candace Against the Universe. The same year, he announced a new series for Disney titled Hamster & Gretel, which premiered in 2022.