Marci Proietto has been elevated to executive VP of animation at 20th Century Fox Television.<\/p>\n
In her newly created position,\u00a0Proietto will continue to manage the studio’s animation division, overseeing the creative and production of such hits as Family Guy<\/em>, Bob’s Burgers<\/em>, American Dad<\/em> and The Simpsons<\/em>. She is also charged with the animation development slate and upcoming shows such as Central Park<\/em> for Apple, Solar Opposites<\/em> for Hulu and Bless the Harts<\/em> for FOX, to name a few.<\/p>\n Proietto has been working for 20th Century Fox since she graduated college, starting off as assistant to the head of production. Five years ago, she became involved in animation development. She has worked on approximately 1,800 episodes of 16 animated TV series during her 26 years at the studio.<\/p>\n Jonathan Davis, the president of creative affairs for 20th Century Fox Television, said: \u201cMarci is a beloved executive who has been an enthusiastic and talented steward of our thriving animation business for over 20 years. Her relationships with powerhouse creators like Matt Groening, Seth MacFarlane and Loren Bouchard are incredibly strong because she\u2019s been there championing their work from the beginning. She\u2019s also identified and set up projects with a host of other giants in the space, as well as many whom we think are the next generation of animation talent. This promotion acknowledges both her past contributions as well as sets her up for even greater success as a member of our senior creative executive team, and I couldn\u2019t be happier that she\u2019ll be with us for many more years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Marci Proietto has been elevated to executive VP of animation at 20th Century Fox Television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":9078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[799,1954],"class_list":["post-9077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-20th-century-fox-television","tag-marci-proietto"],"yoast_head":"\n