Jeff Swampy Marsh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Dec 9, 1960(1960-12-09)
Age	64
Birthplace	Santa Monica
Country	United States
Birth City	Santa Monica
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Biography

Jeff "Swampy" Marsh is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on December 9, 1960 in Santa Monica, Santa Monica, United States. Marsh was born on December 9, 1960, in Santa Monica, California. Marsh was raised in a large and complicated blended family, which included his stepfather Bill. Growing up, he never felt the dynamic was treated in the media coherently enough to make it seem “normal”, which Marsh felt was unjustified since the majority of his friends were from either divorced or blended familial structures.

After working on Rocko in 1996, Marsh moved to London, England, which he considered to be “absolutely fantastic.” Marsh spent six years in the city, working on several animated television productions which included Postman Pat and Bounty Hamster, along with other projects produced by major companies BBC, ITV, and Carlton TV. He also served as a large contributor and producer for several British feature films, working for the company BKN New Media Ltd.

Around 2005, Povenmire contacted Marsh, notifying him that a pitch for Phineas and Ferb had been somewhat successful and The Walt Disney Company had shown interest in producing the series but wanted to see an eleven-minute pilot. Marsh immediately accepted and began packing. He had already booked a vacation to Los Angeles, while Povenmire had plans to travel to France; while Povenmire set up a sidetrack to travel to England, Marsh flew down to Los Angeles for two days where he devised a plot outline for the episode “Rollercoaster”. When Povenmire went to France, he drew the storyboards and plotted out how it would all come together, and then went to England where the pair touched up the dialogue and checked to make sure it came out how they had planned it.

Marsh and Povenmire wanted to incorporate into the show the kind of humor they had developed in their work on Rocko’s Modern Life. They included action sequences and, with Disney’s encouragement, featured musical numbers in every episode after “Flop Starz”. Povenmire described the songs as his and Marsh’s “jab at immortality”, but the pair have earned two Emmy nominations for Phineas and Ferb songs to-date. A third Emmy nomination, for the episode “The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein” (2008), pitted the show against SpongeBob SquarePants, although neither nominee received the award due to an unspecific technicality.

By 1993, Marsh was working as a writer and director on Nickelodeon’s animated series Rocko’s Modern Life— the channel’s first “in house” cartoon production— for four seasons. He found himself working alongside Povenmire again, this time as a writing partner, a choice Marsh claimed was made by the crew in hopes of making Povenmire’s neatness offset his own sloppy storyboarding. The pair developed a distinctive style, including in their stories characteristic musical numbers and chase scenes. Together they won an Environmental Achievement Award for a 1996 Rocko episode they had written.

Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Net Worth

Jeff "Swampy" Marsh is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jeff “Swampy” Marsh (born December 9, 1960) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor associated with several animated television series, most notably as an executive producer and the voice of Major Monogram for Disney’s animated series Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy’s Law, both of which he co-created with Dan Povenmire. Marsh was born in Santa Monica, California, where he grew up with a heavily blended family dynamic. Marsh has been and continues to be a driving force behind several animation projects, working for over six seasons on the animated television series The Simpsons. Marsh continued to work on other animated television series, including King of the Hill and Rocko’s Modern Life, before moving to England in 1996.

As an adult, Marsh became a vice president of sales and marketing for a computer company. One day, he “freaked out” and decided to quit. A friend of his helped him put together a portfolio and go into the animation business. He eventually found himself working on the animated television series The Simpsons as a background layout artist in 1990. Marsh worked on the series for over six seasons and three episodes he helped produce won Emmy Awards. To help him with his animation efforts on the show, Marsh utilized several books about art, architecture design, and artistic rendering which he kept in his household library. His desk in the series’ office placed him opposite of fellow layout artist Dan Povenmire; the two bonded over shared tastes in humor and music and quickly formed a friendship.

In 1996, Povenmire and Marsh conceived the series Phineas and Ferb, based on their similar experiences of childhood summers spent outdoors. Povenmire went through several unsuccessful pitches to get the series picked up. In 1997, Marsh was hired as one of the first artists for the Fox Network animated series King of the Hill, serving as both a storyboard artist and designer.

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Who is Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Jeff Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jeff "Swampy" Marsh celebrates birthday on December 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Jeff "Swampy" Marsh

1. Jeff “Swampy” Marsh is an American animator and voice actor.
2. He co-created the animated TV series “Phineas and Ferb.”
3. Marsh has won multiple Emmy Awards for his work.
4. He also worked on other popular shows like “The Simpsons” and “Rocko’s Modern Life.”
5. Marsh was born in Santa Monica, California in 1960.
6. He started his career as a layout artist for Hanna-Barbera Productions.
7. Marsh is known for his distinctive Australian accent.
8. He has voiced characters in several of the shows he’s worked on.
9. In addition to animation, Marsh is also a musician and songwriter.
10. He continues to work in the entertainment industry today, creating new projects and collaborating with other artists.

Why is Jeff Marsh called Swampy?

His nickname, Swampy, was given to him while attending college in England, in reference to his last name, “Marsh.” He added the nickname as an intertitle in his credited and preferred name, Jeff “Swampy” Marsh.

Is Jeff swampy marsh British?

Jeff Swampy Marsh is an American voice actor, animator, cartoonist, singer and writer from …

How old is Jeff swampy marsh?

61 years (December 9, 1960)

Who does Jeff Marsh voice?

In Phineas and Ferb, he portrays the voice of Major Monogram, the commander of Perry the Platypus. From the show’s inception, Marsh has been one of the main songwriters for the series, along with Dan Povenmire as well as Martin Olson.

Is Milo Murphy's Law over?

Milo Murphy’s Law
Original release| October 3, 2016 – May 18, 2019
Chronology
Related shows| Phineas and Ferb Hamster & Gretel