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Aaron Springer
Aaron Paul Springer is an American cartoonist, animator, artist, writer, director, and voice actor. He is the creator of the Disney XD original series '' Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer'', in which he voices the main character, Billy Dilley. He is best known for his work on the Nickelodeon animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', for which he contributed to as a writer, storyboard artist and storyboard director for eight seasons, as well as co-writing and storyboarding its 2004 film adaptation. Career A graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, Springer began his career in animation working for Spümcø. He was best known for creating pilots at Cartoon Network Studios that were never picked up as full series, but have developed cult followings. His most recognizable pilot was ''Korgoth of Barbaria'' for Adult Swim in 2006, which was originally picked up for a full series, because of its critical and commercial success with garnering high ratings. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer
''Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer'' is an American animated television series created by Aaron Springer. The series lasted for one season and aired on Disney XD from June 3 to June 15, 2017. Plot The show follows the adventures of Billy Dilley (Aaron Springer), a 7th grader who loves science, and his lab partners, Zeke (Tom Kenny) and Marsha (Catherine Wayne), and his pet rat, Anaximander, who on summer vacation find themselves trapped in Subterranea-Tania, a strange world located in the Earth's core after a test ride in Billy's science fair project The Cheeserator, a giant drilling machine designed for cutting holes in enormous Swiss cheese, goes horribly wrong. Characters *Billy Dilley (voiced by Aaron Springer) – An eccentric science-obsessed boy, who is more observant and often willing to explore much of the creatures in Subterranea-Tania. He at times is often described as silly, weird, trouble-prone, and optimistic at times. *Zeke (voiced by Tom Kenny) â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wander Over Yonder
''Wander Over Yonder'' is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Created by Craig McCracken, it follows the adventures of the optimistic Wander, who rides across the galaxy to help the inhabitants of various planets live freely despite the intentions of Lord Hater to rule the universe. The series premiered on Disney Channel on August 16, 2013. New episodes were moved during its first season to Disney XD on March 31, 2014. The series ran for two seasons with the final episode airing June 27, 2016. Plot The series follows Wander, a nomadic, helpful, and overly-optimistic intergalactic traveller and his best friend and steed, Sylvia the Zbornak, as they travel from planet to planet helping people to have fun and live free, despite the continuing encroachment of Lord Hater, one of the most powerful villains in the galaxy, and his army of Watchdogs. The show's first season is episodic; there are very few strong ties between episodes, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Hillenburg
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, writer, producer, director, and marine science educator. He is known for creating the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', on which he served as the showrunner for the first three seasons of the show, and which has become the fifth-longest-running American animated series. Born in Lawton, Oklahoma and raised in Anaheim, California, Hillenburg became fascinated with the ocean as a child and developed an interest in art. He started his professional career in 1984, instructing marine biology at the Orange County Marine Institute, where he wrote ''The Intertidal Zone'', an informative picture book about tide-pool animals, which he used to educate his students. In 1989, two years after leaving teaching, he enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts to pursue a career in animation. He was later offered a job on the Nickelodeon animated television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Savino
Christopher Mason Savino (born October 2, 1971) is an American writer, comic book artist, and former animator. He is well-known as the creator of the animated series ''The Loud House''. Savino has also worked on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''Cow and Chicken'', ''I Am Weasel'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''Samurai Jack'', ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'', ''Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'', ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', ''Mickey Mouse (TV series), Mickey Mouse'' and ''Johnny Test. Savino has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Annie Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Early life Savino was born and raised in Royal Oak, Michigan, where he attended Dondero High School. He is the ninth of ten children, having five sisters and four brothers. His biggest influence in the animation world was ''Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' because of the way its animation style differed from that of the other 1980s animated series. Career He began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwell Atoms
Adam Maxwell Burton, known professionally as Maxwell Atoms, is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is the creator of the Cartoon Network series ''Grim & Evil'' and its subsequent spin-offs, ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' and ''Evil Con Carne''. Career Atoms is the creator of Cartoon Network's animated television series ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', ''Evil Con Carne'', and has developed a ''Billy & Mandy'' spin-off Halloween special called '' Underfist: Halloween Bash''. Atoms attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Before he started working on his own series, Atoms was an intern at Film Roman, a freelance artist at Warner Bros., had a brief stint at WildBrain, and had also worked on ''The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat''. Atoms got a job at Hanna-Barbera and as a story and storyboard artist on ''Cow and Chicken'' and ''I Am Weasel''. Atoms also performed the voice of Jeff the Spider and Piff on ''The Grim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Renzetti
Robert John Renzetti is an American animator and author. Renzetti is known for creating ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' and the ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' series ''Mina and the Count'' for Nickelodeon, directing '' Dexter's Laboratory'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', and ''Samurai Jack'' for Cartoon Network and serving as the animation director of '' Sym-Bionic Titan''. He was also the supervising producer on the Disney Channel animated television series ''Gravity Falls'' and an executive producer on ''Big City Greens''. He most recently served as story editor and co-executive producer on ''Kid Cosmic'' for Netflix and is currently writing his first original novel entitled ''The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things'' to be published by Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Early life Renzetti, born in Chicago and raised in Addison, Illinois, was an art history major at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduating from Illinois, Renzetti attended the animation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Wasson
David Jerome Wasson (born September 11, 1968) is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, producer, writer, and voice actor. He graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a B.F.A. Wasson created the Cartoon Network original series ''Time Squad'', before going on to develop ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' on which he is also a director, writer, and executive producer, and directing and writing on the series '' Mickey Mouse Shorts''. He was the supervising director of '' Making Fiends'' and was the executive producer and director of the series ''The Buzz on Maggie''. He is also the author and illustrator of the children's book ''The Big Ideas of Buster Bickles''. Wasson is currently developer and executive producer of ''The Cuphead Show!'' for Netflix. Career Wasson created the animated series ''Time Squad'' at Cartoon Network. He has co-written, storyboarded, and directed a number of the shorts for the series '' Mickey Mouse Shorts''. Wasson was the superv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumen Petkov
Rumen Petkov ( bg, Румен Петков; 26 January 1948 – 10 June 2018) was a Bulgarian animator, painter and comic creator. He is best remembered for his animated series ''Choko the Stork and Boko the Frog'', which he also adapted into a comic strip. His influence spawned a new generation of young Bulgarian comics artists, such as Vladimir Nedialkov, Koko Sarkisian, Ivan Kirjakov, Sten Damyanov, and others. Career Petkov was one of the main artists of the comics magazine '' Duga'' ("''Rainbow''"), which was the most popular comics magazine for several generations of Bulgarian children. His series '' The Adventures of Choko the Stork and Boko the Frog'' was popular in Bulgaria during the 1970s and 1980s. Other famous animated films he directed are ''Friends of Gosho the Elephant'', ''Treasure Planet'', etc. He won the Grand Prize at the Ottawa Animation Festival and the Palme d'Or for ''Best Short'' at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. In the 1990s, Petkov worked as a writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rudish
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals * Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people * Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig McCracken
Craig McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, storyboard artist, and designer known for creating the Cartoon Network's ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', Disney Channel and Disney XD's ''Wander Over Yonder'' and Netflix's ''Kid Cosmic''. Regarded as "one of the most successful creators of episodic comedy cartoons",'''' his style was "at the forefront of a second wave of innovative, creator-driven television animation" in the 1990s, along with that of other animators such as Genndy Tartakovsky, and has been credited as "a staple of American modern animated television". Early life and education McCracken was born March 31, 1971, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. He began drawing at an early age. He attended California High School in Whittier, California and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he met his friend and future collaborator, Genndy Tartakovsky. During his first year, he created a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hirsch
Alexander Robert Hirsch (born June 18, 1985) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and producer. He is the creator of the Disney Channel series ''Gravity Falls'', for which he provided the voices of Grunkle Stan, Soos, and Bill Cipher, among others. He also earned BAFTA and Annie Awards for the series. In 2016, Hirsch co-authored ''Gravity Falls: Journal 3'' which debuted as a No. 1 ''New York Times'' Best Seller and remained on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for forty-seven weeks. In 2018, Hirsch wrote ''Gravity Falls: Lost Legends'' which also appeared on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Early life and education Hirsch was born in Piedmont, California, on June 18, 1985. He has a twin sister named Ariel. His father is Jewish, and he was raised agnostic, celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah. Between the ages of 9 and 13, Hirsch and his twin sister would go stay with their great-aunt (or "graunty") Lois, at her cabin in the woods during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Reccardi
Christopher Joseph Reccardi (November 24, 1964 - May 2, 2019) was an American animator, cartoon director, writer, storyboard artist, character designer, graphic designer, musician, and producer. He worked on numerous animated television series, including ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', ''Samurai Jack'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', and ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', and had directing duties on ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He was also the supervising producer for the first season of ''Regular Show'' and creative director for the short-lived ''Secret Mountain Fort Awesome''. Death On May 2, 2019, Reccardi died at the age of 54 after suffering a heart attack while surfing in Ventura, California Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city on the Southern Coast of California and the county seat of Ventura County. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census. Ventura is a popular tourist des .... The 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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