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Dave Wasson
Born
David Jerome Wasson

(1968-09-11) September 11, 1968 (age 55)
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupations
  • Animator
  • storyboard artist, director
  • producer
  • writer
  • voice actor
Years active1988–present
Known for
Website davewasson.net

David Jerome Wasson (born September 11, 1968) is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, producer, writer, and voice actor. Wasson created the Cartoon Network original series Time Squad, [1] before going on to develop Star vs. the Forces of Evil as director, writer, and executive producer. He also served as director and writer of the series Mickey Mouse Shorts, supervising director of Making Fiends, and 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.

Early life

Wasson studied film making and animation at the California Institute of the Arts. [2]

Career

Wasson created a series of shorts at Nickelodeon for Oh Yeah! Cartoons, one of which, Max and His Special Problem, won him an Emmy Award in 1999 for Production Designer. [3] Wasson created the Cartoon Network animated series Time Squad, which ran from 2001 to 2003. 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. [4] He was the executive producer and director of The Buzz on Maggie at Disney. 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
  • Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987-1989) - Layout
  • What a Cartoon! (1996) - Character Layout ("Buy One, Get One Free")
  • Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998-2001) - Creator, Director, Writer, Art Director ("Max and His Special Problem", "Tales from the Goose Lady")
  • Time Squad (2001-2003) - Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
  • The Buzz on Maggie (2005-2006) - Director, Executive Producer
  • Making Fiends (2008) - Director, Supervising Director, Supervising Producer, Art Director, Voice actor
  • The Mighty B! (2008-2011) - Character Designer
  • Mickey Mouse (2013-2019) - Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist
  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015-2019) - Developed by, Story by, Supervising Director, Executive Producer
  • The Cuphead Show! (2022) - Creator, Developed by, Executive Producer, Writer, Theme Song Composer

Movies

Voice acting

References

  1. ^ "'Time Squad' Reanimates Some Big Names". New York Daily News. June 8, 2001. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "Dave Wasson". HarperCollins.com. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ Kilmer, David (May 31, 1999). "Joyce, Wasson, Zoeller Win Daytime Emmys". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "Meet Dave!". MakingFriends.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

External links

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