David Silverman

In 2008, Silverman was one of 105 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

David Silverman has named his two favorite episodes of The Simpsons as "Homie the Clown" and "Three Men and a Comic Book."

David's writing partner has been Stephen Sustarsic, since the early '90s.

Silverman makes an animated cameo in the Simpsons episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show."

Silverman met the future voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, when they were both students in UCLA's Art Department in the late 1970s. They jokingly made an agreement they would one day work on a show together, but didn't find out their deal came through until they saw the credits of the first episode of The Simpsons.

David Silverman is often referred to as "The Flaming Tuba Guy."

Homer and Krusty are David's favorite Simpsons characters to draw.

Silverman has won four Emmy awards in the field of Outstanding Animated Program for his work on The Simpsons. Silverman also won an Annie Award in 1992 for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation" and was nominated for a BAFTA for "Best Animated Film" with "The Simpsons Movie".

On June 23, 2006, Silverman played a flaming sousaphone on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Silverman attended the University of Maryland for two years before transferring to UCLA in 1974 to persue his knack for animation.

David Silverman, along with Wesley Archer and Bill Kopp, helped animate all 48 of the original The Simpsons Tracey Ullman Shorts.

Davids 'Treehouse of Horror' is David 'Dry Bones' Silverman.