Bob Boyle worked as a storyboard artist and production designer on ChalkZone.[1] He is known for creating the cartoons Wow Wow Wubbzy and Yin Yang Yo![2]
Early life[]
Boyle was born in New York.[3] Prior to cartoons, he worked as a bellhop for Marriott International, a freelance illustrator for Business Week and The Nation,[3] as well as editorial illustrator for The New York Times, on the magazine's book review.[2] Boyle stated John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, inspired him to enter the animation industry.[2]
Boyle called Kricfalusi, thereafter giving him a portfolio which he described in retrospect as having "awful character designs and my original little storyboard stories that I would come up with. It was really pretty awful."[2] Kricfalusi then drew over Boyle's drawings, showing him how to do proper character design.[2] This inspired Boyle to start drawing Warner Bros. characters, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, finding his artwork improved mildly.[2]
Career[]
Boyle's first job in the animation industry was as character designer for Film Roman's Bobby's World; he remained with the company for seven years, working on other series like Garfield and Friends.[2][3] He was hired in 1997 to work on Oh Yeah! Cartoons, where he met several up-and-coming cartoon creators, such as Butch Hartman and Rob Renzetti.[2] On the show, he was a storyboard artist and designer for Hartman's The Fairly OddParents shorts.[2] He served as director for the Canadian cartoon The Brothers Flub.[4]
When OddParents was made into a series, Hartman asked Boyle to be art director, which the latter accepted.[2] He later worked on the show as a writer[5] and producer.[6]
In 2006, two series Boyle created (Wow Wow Wubbzy and Yin Yang Yo!) premiered.[7][6] For his work on Wubbzy, Boyle won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2008, for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation."[8]
Boyle served as supervising producer for Clarence,[9] and became co-executive producer of The Powerpuff Girls in 2016,[10] where he has been nominated for his work at both the Annie[11] and Emmy Awards.[12]
Outside of animation, Boyle has published several children's books, both featuring Wubbzy and original characters.
ChalkZone storyboard credits[]
- OY2. "Amazin' River"
- OY6. "Chalk Dad"[13]
- 104a. "French Fry Falls" (co-storyboarded with Paul McEvoy)
References[]
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003. Page 197. McFarland. Second edition. International standard book number 9780786420995.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Ball, Ryan (December 5, 2006). Bob Boyle, Creator of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Yin Yang Yo!. Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cawley, John (November 10, 2006). The Man with Two Heads Shows. Animation World Network. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003. Page 159. McFarland. Second edition. International standard book number 9780786420995.
- ↑ Heffernan, Virginia (June 10, 2005). Summer Camp May Be Boring, but the Kids Sure Seem Hopped Up. The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ball, Ryan (September 8, 2006). Yin Yang Yo! Premiere Sets Jetix Records. Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Stewart, Susan (August 28, 2006). An Honest Yellow Fellow, but He Repeats Himself So. The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Crump, William D. (March 20, 2017). How the Movies Saved Christmas: 228 Rescues from Clausnappers, Sleigh Crashes, Lost Presents and Holiday Disasters. Page 277. McFarland. International standard book number 9781476664880.
- ↑ Lowry, Brian (April 8, 2014). TV Review: Cartoon Network’s ‘Clarence,’ ‘The Tom and Jerry Show’. Variety. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ McLean, Tom (April 10, 2016). A Deeper Reboot. Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (February 3, 2018). Annie Awards: 'Coco' Tops Animation Celebration. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Bob Boyle - Emmy Award Wins and Nominations. Emmys.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Seibert, Fred. Chalk Dad. Scribd. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
External links[]
- Bob Boyle on the Internet Movie Database, providing a filmography