Charles James Bean (born August 10, 1970) is an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor, known for directing ''

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'' with Paul Fisher and Bob Logan and his work on '' Tron: Uprising'' as a

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and

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. He also worked as a storyboard artist on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as a director and storyboard supervisor on ''

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''. He co-created two pilots for

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, one with Don Shank and Carey Yost and one with

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, i ...

, which were respectively entitled ''

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'' and '' IMP, Inc''. Bean was also a layout artist on ''

The Ren and Stimpy Show ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Dece ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Batman: The Animated Series''.

Filmography

Film

Television

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