Zachary Thomas Moncrief (born January 8, 1971) is an American artist, producer, director, and writer in the animation industry.
In 2009, an episode from Phineas and Ferb, which he directed entitled "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein",[2] received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the category for Outstanding Special Class Short-format Animated Programs.
[3] Moncrief left Montvale, New Jersey in 1989 after graduating from Pascack Hills High School where his father was the vice principal.
[4] Upon completion of high school, he decided to attend California Institute of the Arts, a Disney-funded college specializing in animation.
Shortly thereafter, he was asked to teach at his alma mater (CalArts) and by Walt Disney Television Animation to storyboard on Teacher's Pet, the series (and its theatrical release), as well as direct-to-videos for Lilo & Stitch, Kim Possible, and the network's newest show, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers.
Moncrief then went on to be the Artistic Lead/Showrunner on the television adaption of the popular Lego augmented reality game app Hidden Side, with the title of Supervising Director.
While working with Pure Imagination Studios, Moncrief created 19 different shorts for Lego, and launched off a 44-minute movie as a way to introduce its newest IP.