Jeff “Swampy” Marsh
Emmy Award®-nominated animation veteran Jeff “Swampy” Marsh is co-creator and executive producer of the new season of the megahit and beloved animated series “Phineas and Ferb,” coming soon to Disney Channel and Disney+. He also reprises his role as Perry the Platypus’ commanding officer, Major Francis Monogram.
Marsh is renowned for co-creating and executive-producing Disney’s five-time Emmy Award-winning series “Phineas and Ferb,” for which he earned eight Emmy Award nominations. He also co-created and executive-produced Disney’s “Milo Murphy’s Law,” an animated series that followed 13-year-old Milo Murphy, the great-great-great-great grandson of the Murphy’s Law namesake, along with his “Phineas and Ferb” co-creator, Dan Povenmire.
Over the past 25 years, Marsh has worked for many of the top names in animation, including Hanna-Barbera and Klasky Csupo. He also worked on multiple critically acclaimed animated series, including “The Simpsons,” “Rocko’s Modern Life” and “King of the Hill.” Marsh lived in England for six years, where he worked on various BBC animated projects. Additionally, he spearheaded the production of several feature films and series for the U.K.-based BKN New Media Ltd. He created and produced two seasons of the critically acclaimed preschool series “Pete the Cat” through his independent studio, Surfer Jack Productions, based in Venice, California.
Born in Santa Monica, California, Marsh currently lives in Venice, where he loves to surf. He is an active volunteer for A Walk On Water, an organization that provides surf therapy for families with special-needs children. He has two children and four grandchildren.