Raymond S. Persi

About Raymond S. Persi

Raymond S. Persi, a Thai-Italian California native, is a multi-award-winning director whose career spans major film and television studios including 20th Century Studios, Illumination Entertainment, and Disney Feature Animation. Notably, Raymond received an Emmy Award® for directing on \"The Simpsons.\"More recently, Raymond directed and served as a creative consultant on several Peanuts specials produced for Apple TV+, earning the Leo Award® for “Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School” and the Annie Award® and the Leo Award® for “Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie.”At Disney, Raymond was integral to the story department for the Oscar®-winning films \"Frozen\" and the short \"Feast,\" as well as the critically acclaimed \"Wreck-It Ralph.\" He also produced and directed the award-winning independent short \"Ghost of Stephen Foster\" and co-directed the animated feature film \"Extinct.\"Raymond’s talents extend to voice acting, where he has voiced characters in several animated projects. He is best known for his roles as Flash, the fastest sloth at the DMV, in \"Zootopia,\" and Gene, the martini-swigging mayor of Niceland, in \"Wreck-It Ralph.\"

Experience

1. Head of Story

   Annapurna

   Oct 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• Animaction Studios

  Animation

  1994 — 1995

Skills

• Toon Boom
• Character Animation
• Animation
• Film
• Traditional Animation
• Cartoons
• Voice Over
• Storyboarding
• Music Videos
• Animation Direction
• Film Production
• Feature Films
• Background Art
• Illustration
• Comics
• Conceptual Art
• Special Effects
• Live Action
• Art
• Cinematics