Raymond S. Persi

Raymond S. Persi is an Emmy Award®-winning director (The Simpsons) who has worked on high profile projects for many film and television studios including 20th Century Studios, Illumination Entertainment, and Disney Feature Animation.

While at Disney Feature Animation, Raymond was a part of the story crew on Wreck-It Ralph and the Oscar®-winning animated feature, Frozen, as well as the Oscar®-winning animated short, Feast.

Raymond was a producer and director on the award-winning independent short Ghost of Stephen Foster and served as co-director on the animated feature film, Extinct.

In addition, Raymond is also a voice actor in several animated projects including Zootopia, where he provided the voice for Flash, the fastest sloth at the DMV.

Most recently, in association with WildBrain Studios, Raymond has directed four new Peanuts Specials for Apple TV+ under the “Snoopy Presents” banner: “It’s The Small Things, Charlie Brown”, “Lucy’s School”, “One-of-a-Kind, Marcie”, and the upcoming “Welcome Home, Franklin”.