Matthew O'Callaghan is an American film director, animator, writer, and storyboard artist whose credits include directing the 2006 film ''Curious George'' and co-creating the television series '' Life with Louie''.

Life and career

In 1995, he co-created the animated

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series '' Life with Louie'' which ran from 1995 to 1998. He worked on various Warner Bros. and ''

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'' projects such as '' Coyote Falls, Fur of Flying, I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat, Flash in the Pain, Rabid Rider,'' and '' Daffy's Rhapsody'', in which he served as the director for all three short films, in which the shorts debuted in 2010, focusing on Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. For his work on ''Daffy's Rhapsody'', he was nominated at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2012. Meanwhile, back in 2006, O'Callaghan directed ''

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'', a film starring Frank Welker as the titular title character and based on the popular children's books created by Margret and H. A. Rey. He served as one of the storyboard artists on ''for Space Jam: A New Legacy'', a sequel to the 1996 film '' Space Jam'' which starred

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. Meanwhile back in 1987, he, along with Darrell Van Citters, directed the

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television special '' Sport Goofy in Soccermania''. He directed and produced '' Open Season's sequel Open Season 2''. He served as the creative talent of '' Mickey's Christmas Carol'', which marked the return of

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after the 1953 short, '' The Simple Things''. He was an additional

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in the 1988 film ''

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''. In 1989, he served as the

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and directing animator for ''Disney'''s '' The Little Mermaid''. He created the 1993

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titled ''for The Itsy Bitsy Spider'', a television series sequel to the film ''for Itsy Bitsy Spider'', directed by O'Callaghan.

Filmography

Film and television

Awards and nominations

* Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2012) - Nominated for '' Daffy's Rhapsody'' (2012) * Chicago International Film Festival (1992) - Nominated for Best Short Film on '' Itsy Bitsy Spider'' (1992) *

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(1999) - Nominated for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program for '' Life with Louie'' (1995) * DVD Exclusive Awards (2005) - Nominated for Best Screenplay (for a DVD Premiere Movie) on '' Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas'' (2004) * Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1987) - Nominated for Best Motion Picture on '' The Great Mouse Detective'' (1986) * Humanitas Prize (1998) - Nominated for Children's Animation Category for '' Life with Louie'' (1995)

References

External links

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''A Lunchtime Chat With Matt O'Callaghan'' - Part 1
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