Daniel Kingsley Povenmire (born September 18, 1963) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. Povenmire co-created the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, in which he also voiced the character Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz in both series, Candace's parsnips allergy voice, Dakota, Colonel Niblet, and various others, and solely created Hamster & Gretel.
Prior to joining Disney, he had been a writer/director on various Nickelodeon series such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Rocko's Modern Life, Hey Arnold!, and CatDog and the Fox animated series Family Guy.
Also has a big following on TikTok where he often reacts to and interacts with young artists and creators, giving them advice and encouragement and gives some behind the scenes facts on projects he has worked on.
Tropes associated with Dan Povenmire's works:
- Approval of God: He finds the memes comparing Doofenshmirtz to Re Destro from My Hero Academia to be hilarious.
- Author Appeal: His works often include homages to British Media or anything that takes heavy British influences, including, but not limited to, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, A Clockwork Orange, and Monty Python's Flying Circus.
- Descended Creator: In all three of his shows, Dan has voiced many characters with Doofenshmirtz and Dakota being the most notable.
- Harsh Vocals: Uses this for Candace's "wild parsnips" voice and the occasional song, such as "E.V.I.L. B.O.Y.S." (sung by Candace in said voice) and "Chains on Me".
- Large Ham: A few of the characters he voices tend to be loud and boisterous, in particular Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
- Once per Episode: A common staple in his shows.
- Signature Style: Very stylistic character designs. Projects feel both modern and retro, paying tribute to a lot of old-fashioned entertainment while still having the more sharp humor of present day cartoons. The stories are strictly formulaic but manage to change things up to make it fresh every time. His shows generally lean far on the idealistic side of the scale and are also part musicals, paying tribute to nearly every song style from multiple generations.
- Strictly Formula: His cartoons tend to follow a certain pattern and formula in most episodes. While it is most noticeable in Phineas and Ferb, even Milo Murphy's Law and Hamster & Gretel are prone to this with Once per Episode gags.
- What Could Have Been: Phineas and Ferb was first conceived in 1993, but lack of faith in the project and additional commitments from the show's creators (hoping to get their big break that way) delayed the show for more than 10 years as they pitched it to networks like Fox Kids, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon, all of whom rejected the pilot. It was then pitched to Disney Channel in 2006, and it finally premiered in 2007.
- Word of Gay: On TikTok, Dan Povenmire has confirmed
◊ that Perry the Platypus is asexual. - Write Who You Know:
- Ferb is based on a friend of his and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh with the same name who was very good with tools.
- Melissa's name and physical appearance are based on those of Dan Povenmire's daughter.
