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Program director Jeffrey Townsend's work on feature films and TV shows spanned 20 years, and included creative partnerships with Martin Scorsese, John Sayles, Paul Mazursky, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and others.  The resulting films and series include Sleepless in Seattle, After Hours, The Fabulous Baker Boys, and The Tracey Ullman Show.

Although he's known primarily for his work as a production designer and second unit director on features, Townsend also won an Emmy for writing early episodes of Rugrats, an Art Directors of Los Angeles Award for designing the first title sequence for The Tracey Ullman Show, and a Clio for directing commercials. 

His early involvement with The Simpsons included working one-on-one with Matt Groening developing the characters, casting and directing the voice actors for the four speaking members of the family and choosing the sickly yellow color for their 'toon skin.  You can learn more about Townsend's production credits here.