David Jerome Wasson (born September 11, 1968) is an American animator,

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, producer,

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, and

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. He graduated from the

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with a B.F.A. Wasson created the Cartoon Network original series ''

Time Squad ''Time Squad'' is an American animated television series created by Dave Wasson for Cartoon Network and the 10th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. It follows the adventures of Otto Osworth, Buck Tuddrussel, and the robot Larry 3000, a trio of h ...

'', before going on to develop ''

Star vs. the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created b ...

'' 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 ''The Buzz on Maggie'' is an American animated television series created by Dave Polsky for Disney Channel. The series centers on an ambitious and expressive tween fly named Maggie Pesky and her family and friends. The show is set in Stickyfeet, ...

''. 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! ''The Cuphead Show!'' is an animated slapstick comedy streaming television series developed by Dave Wasson for Netflix, loosely based on the 2017 Canadian video game ''Cuphead'' by Studio MDHR. Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, the creators of ''Cu ...

'' for

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Career

Wasson created the animated series ''

'' at Cartoon Network. He has co-written, storyboarded, and directed a number of the shorts for the series '' Mickey Mouse Shorts''. Wasson was the supervising director, supervising producer, and voice actor on '' Making Fiends''. He was the executive producer and director of ''

'' at Disney. Wasson also created a series of shorts at Nickelodeon for ''

Oh Yeah! Cartoons ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' is an American animated anthology series that aired on Nickelodeon. Created by Fred Seibert, it was produced by Frederator Incorporated and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, running as part of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons lineup. In ...

'' one of which, '' Max and His Special Problem'', won him an Emmy Award in 1999 for Production Designer. He has also directed many animated commercials for the company Acme Filmworks located in Hollywood, California.

Credits

Television

* ''Catschool'' - Supervising Director, Executive producer, Storyboard Artist *''

'' - Director, Executive Producer * '' Making Fiends'' - Director, Supervising Director, Supervising Producer, Art Director, Voice actor * '' Mickey Mouse'' - Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist * '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' - Layout * ''

'' - Creator, Director, Writer, Art Director ("Max and His Special Problem", "Tales from the Goose Lady") * ''

'' - Developed by, Story by, Supervising Director, Executive Producer * ''

'' - Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Writer * ''

What a Cartoon! ''What a Cartoon!'' (later known as ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' and ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'') is an American animated anthology series created by Fred Seibert for Cartoon Network. The shorts were produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; by ...

'' - Character Layout ("Buy One, Get One Free") * ''

The Mighty B! ''The Mighty B!'' (stylized in all caps) is an American animated television series created by Amy Poehler, Cynthia True, and Erik Wiese for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee girl scout who believes ...

'' - Character Designer * ''

'' - Creator, Developed by, Executive Producer, Writer, Theme Song Composer

Movies

* ''

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Paperb ...

'' - Animator * ''

Cool World ''Cool World'' is a 1992 American live-action/animated black comedy fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi and written by Michael Grais and Mark Victor. Starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Brad Pitt, it tells the story of a cartoonist w ...

'' - Animator, Character Layout, Character Design * ''

Down with Love ''Down with Love'' is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Peyton Reed. It stars Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor and is a pastiche of the early-1960s American "no-sex sex comedies", such as '' Pillow Talk'' and '' Lover Come Back ...

'' - Animation Director, Title Sequence * ''

Space Jam ''Space Jam'' is a 1996 American live-action/animated sports comedy film directed by Joe Pytka, with animation sequences directed by Bruce W. Smith and Tony Cervone, and written by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris, and Herschel ...

'' - Animator

Voice acting

* '' Making Fiends'' - Additional voices * '' Mickey Mouse'' - Additional voices * ''

'' - Max * ''The Cuphead Show!'' - Henchman, Mr. Telephone, Muffin Ice Cream Man

References

External links

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on Acme Filmworks * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasson, David 1968 births Living people People from Hot Springs, Arkansas American art directors American male screenwriters American male voice actors American television directors American television producers American television writers American male television writers Animators from Arkansas American storyboard artists California Institute of the Arts alumni American animated film directors American animated film producers Walt Disney Animation Studios people Cartoon Network Studios people Nickelodeon people