Dan Povenmire at Comic-Con in 2009.
Dan Povenmire as of 2025
Dan Povenmire is an American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist and actor. He is best known for creating the Disney television series "Phineas and Ferb", "Milo Murphy's Law" and "Hamster & Gretel" (along with his friend Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, with the exception of "Hamster & Gretel" due to him creating it without Swampy unlike "Phineas and Ferb" and "Milo Murphy's Law" due to him following up projects of his own after founding his own studio but with Swampy still having recurring roles as various characters on the series, the duo is also currently working on season 5 & 6 of "Phineas and Ferb" following the revival announcement on January 13, 2023 in addition to a second season renewal for "Hamster & Gretel" after the original conclusion of the series on June 12, 2015 after airing for 4 seasons and nearly 8 years), and for his work on "Rocko's Modern Life" and "Family Guy".
While working on Hey Arnold!, Dan was the storyboard director of 6 episodes and was the director of 13 episodes.