Dale Hendrickson is a character designer for The Simpsons. He has worked in the animation and film industry for over 35 years.

After moving out to California from the Art Institute of Pittsburg, he began his career in animation at Hanna and Barbara animation studio. He has since worked for most of the animation studios in the Hollywood area.

His career has taken many paths, at one point owning his own studio, developing visual effects for film trailer companies, and creating content for animated productions.

He was one of the first animation artists to be hired when The Simpsons first season got greenlit and stayed with them for 7 years. After getting an offer to art-direct a show at Saban Entertainment, he left The Simpsons to expand his opportunities. There, he art- directed a show called The Mouse and The Monster for UPN network and then developed the computer animation department at Saban and worked with Marvel studios to coproduce the Silver Surfer character - a computer and traditional animation production. Dale was one of the first artists to do this for a weekly half hour show.

He has now come full circle working back with The Simpsons while developing new projects on his own.

He and his wife Pam have also been active in the animal rights and animal welfare community and have been Vegans for eight years. He volunteers his time for benefits that address animal issues and fundraising for animal sanctuaries and rescue organizations.