his experiences as an animator and longtime Simpsons director and producer. He describes his early experiences in the animation field, working on shows such as Turbo Teen and Mister T. He goes on to say that at the point he considered leaving animation to devote his time to cartoon illustration, he took a job animating on The Tracey Ullman Show. He has pointed out that he and his fellow animators Wes Archer and Bill Kopp first started animating The Simpsons shorts on March 23, 1987. Silverman then elaborates on Simpsons production, the evolution of the show and its characters, and various show facts and trivia. He may show animatics, deleted scenes, and favorite scenes and sequences, while giving background information. He closes by hand-drawing character sketches before the audience. Music Silverman plays the tuba and has performed at events like Burning Man with the Transformational All Star Fire Conclave Marching Band and on June 23, 2006, he appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where he played his flaming sousaphone. Silverman was a member of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band Sousaphone Section in the early 1980s. He is currently a member of Los Trancos Woods Community Marching Band. In January 2009, Silverman joined the LA band Vaud and the Villains. References Further reading David Silverman 2007 Video interview with InterviewingHollywood.com An interview with David Silverman The Simpsons Archive interview Video interview, Treehouse Of Horror XVII David Silverman presentation at the PICNIC07 conference in Amsterdam, September 2007 Animator David Silverman on 8 Early and Previously Unseen Simpsons Sketches External links David Silverman - Speaker Profile on APBSpeakers.com 1957 births American animated film directors American television directors Animators from New York (state) Jewish American writers Living people DreamWorks Animation people Pixar people The Simpsons University of California, Los Angeles alumni University of Maryland, College Park alumni Jewish American comedy writers