![]() ![]() He also appeared in the documentary special Happy Birthday, Garfield, which went behind the scenes of both the comic strip and the animated versions of Garfield. He directed all the twelve Garfield specials broadcast from 1982 to 1991. In 1984, Roman founded his own animation studio, Film Roman, which produced the animation for the Garfield television specials. In the 1970s, Roman directed several of the Peanuts animated specials produced at Bill Melendez' studio. He was a lead animator for How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and later provided an audio commentary with June Foray on the DVD release of the film. Early in his career, Roman was an animator for Chuck Jones's independent studios, Sib Tower 12 Productions and later Chuck Jones Productions. Roman begin his career in 1955 as an assistant animator for the Disney animated classic Sleeping Beauty. After graduating from San Joaquin Memorial High School, he moved to Hollywood, California and earned a scholarship to the Hollywood Art Center School. He spoke only Spanish until kindergarten. His parents were Mexican migrant farm workers. Philip Roman was born on December 21, 1930, in Fresno, California. He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment. Philip Roman (born December 21, 1930) is an American animator and the director of the Peanuts and Garfield animated specials. ![]()
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