Timothy Björklund
Timothy Björklund, also known as Timothy Berglund,[1] is an American artist, animator, story writer, art director, and director of animated film and television from the United States.[2] His sole movie to date, Teacher's Pet , was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 2005.[3]
Personal life
[edit ]Björklund was born in San Francisco, California, United States. He graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Graphics/Experimental Animation in 1982 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1984.[4] He is of Icelandic heritage.
Career
[edit ]Björklund's film career began in 1993 when he wrote and directed dozens of episodes of the Nickelodeon animated series Rocko's Modern Life . In 2000, Björklund directed some episodes of the Disney animated children's television series Teacher's Pet before directing the 2004 spin-off movie. Between 2004 and 2006, he directed all 40 episodes the Disney animated series Brandy & Mr. Whiskers , of which he was executive producer.[2]
Filmography
[edit ]As director
[edit ]- Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life (TV series, 1993–96, as Timothy Berglund)
- Film Roman's The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995)
- Teacher's Pet (TV series, 2000-02)
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (TV series, 2004–06)
- Disney's Teacher's Pet (Feature film, 2004)
Other
[edit ]- Animated the Big Beast Quintet ID for Nickelodeon
- Storyboard work for Kung Fu Magoo (2010)
- Writer and storyboard work for Phineas and Ferb (2008)
- Additional character designer for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
- Model/prop designer for Baby Blues (2000–02)
- Executive Producer, Writer, Director for The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1996–97)
- Storyboard director and writer for Rocko's Modern Life (1993–96)[5] [6] [7] (credited in the show as Timothy Berglund, referred to on Joe Murray's website as Timothy Björklund)
- Visual effects for The Meteor Man (1993)
- Art director/layout artist for "Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery" (1989)
- Animator for Cocoon: The Return (1988)
- Animator for Willow (1988)
- Animator for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- Animator for *batteries not included (1987)
- Animator for One Crazy Summer (1986)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Lisa (Kiczuk) Trainor interviews Martin Olson, writer for Rocko's Modern Life," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
- ^ a b Timothy Björklund at IMDb
- ^ Awards for Teacher's Pet (2004) at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ Timothy Björklund bio: Disney's Teacher's Pet Director at Tribute
- ^ "Rocko's Modern Life Archived 2011年02月06日 at the Wayback Machine" at Joe Murray Studio's website
- ^ "Episodes at The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
- ^ "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Archived 2007年08月24日 at the Wayback Machine," Toon Disney Media Net
External links
[edit ]- Living people
- American people of Swedish descent
- American animated film directors
- American animated film producers
- Artists from San Francisco
- Animators from California
- California Institute of the Arts alumni
- Walt Disney Animation Studios people
- American storyboard artists
- American art directors
- Background artists
- Television producers from California
- American television directors
- American male television writers
- Prop designers
- Film directors from San Francisco
- Screenwriters from California