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name: "James Purdum"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "16 April 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-16T23:39:26.041715+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# James Purdum

Director. Born 16 April 1971 in California.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 16 April 1971, California
- **Works often with:** David A. Goodman, Lewis Morton, Michael Rowe, Swinton O. Scott III

## Biography

James Purdum is an American animation director. He was born on 16 April 1971 in Burbank, California.

Purdum directed four episodes of the animated series *Futurama* between 2001 and 2003. He has worked extensively on *Family Guy* since 2005, serving as supervising director on hundreds of episodes and directing multiple episodes himself. His earlier credits include work as an animation timer and character layout artist on *The Simpsons* and *Futurama*, and as a director on *Drawn Together*.

*Sources: imdb.com, futurama.fandom.com, familyguy.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Family Guy* (1999), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Futurama* (1999), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)

## Also known for

- *Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side* (2009), Director
- *Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest* (2007), Director

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