Larry Leichliter served as a director for ChalkZone.[1] He has been active in the animation industry since 1975, having worked on multiple Peanuts specials and several Nicktoons.
Career[]
Leichliter began his career as an animator, working on several Peanuts specials for television.[2] He remained with the Bill Melendez Studio (responsible for the Peanuts specials), working on various shorts and films,[2] including Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)[3] and Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!! (1980).[4] He eventually became a director at the studio.[5]
During the 1980s, he worked with comic strip artist Cathy Guisewite.[2] In the 1990s, Leichliter was a crew member on the Aladdin animated series in addition to directing on Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold![6] Other Nicktoons Leichliter has worked on include SpongeBob SquarePants[2] and The Fairly OddParents as a director.[7] In 2003, he returned to the Peanuts franchise as co-director of Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown[8] and I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown.[9]
Leichliter served as supervising director on Adventure Time, garnering three Emmy Award nominations for his work on the show.[10] In 2010, he received an Emmy nomination for sheet timing on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.[10] Leichliter directed for the Frederator series Bee & PuppyCat.[11] He was an animation director on Over the Garden Wall,[12] winning an Emmy Award in 2015 for his work on the series.[10]
In 2019, Leichliter was honored by The Animation Guild, receiving a Golden Award in recognition for his long career in animation.[13]
ChalkZone directing credits[]
- OY3. "Rudy's Date" (later incorporated into the first season)
- OY4. "Snap Out of Water" (later incorporated into the first season)
- OY5. "Secret Passages" (later incorporated into the first season)
- OY7. "Chalk Rain"
- OY8. "Rapunzel" (later incorporated into the first season)
- 101b. "Rudy's Story"
- 103d. "Coming to Life"
- 105d. "All Day Jam"
- 106a. "The Skrawl"
- 106d. "In the Zone"
- 202a. "Disappearing Act" (with Bob Nesler)
- 408b. "Teacher's Lounge"
- 409c. "Snapsody in Blue"
References[]
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Page 120. Rowman & Littlefield. International standard book number 9781538103746.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gillespie, Jeffrey (June 29, 2018). Quills & Queues: The Art of Peanuts Animation at Houston's Fine Art. Ashland Tidings. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (October 28, 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Page 219. Chicago Review Press. International standard book number 9781569762226.
- ↑ Nowlan, Robert A.; Wright Nowlan, Gwendolyn (1991). The Films of the Eighties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography to Over 3400 Feature-length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-only, Released Between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 1989. Page 62. McFarland. International standard book number 9780899505602.
- ↑ Solomon, Charles (January 18, 2013). The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials. Page 27. Chronicle Books. International standard book number 9781452126203.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Page 280. Rowman & littlefield. International standard book number 9781538103746.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003. Page 311. McFarland. Second edition. International standard book number 9780786420995.
- ↑ Gates, Anita (August 29, 2003). TELEVISION REVIEW; Charlie Brown and His Crew, All Fired Up to Lose. The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Crump, William D. (2006). The Christmas Encyclopedia. Page 220. McFarland. Second edition. International standard book number 9780786422937.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Larry Leichliter - Emmy Awards and Nominations. Emmys.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Zahed, Ramin (January 8, 2014). Cartoon Hangover Passes One Million Milestone. Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Lowry, Brian (October 31, 2014). TV Review: Cartoon Network’s ‘Over The Garden Wall’. Variety. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Animation Guild’s 2019 Golden Awards Honorees Announced. October 28, 2019. Animation World Network. Retrieved February 17, 2020.