Andy Bialk
Andy Bialk | |
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Born | Andrew D. Bialk November 16, 1971 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Animator, storyboard artist, character designer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse | Halle Pickering |
Children | Lena Bialk Rose Bialk |
Andrew D. Bialk (born November 16, 1971) is an American animator, storyboard artist and character designer. He is best known for his work as a character designer on the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls. He was also known for portraying a high school student in the music video for Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Education
[edit]- BA, Studio Arts, emphasis animation & Graphic design at the Loyola Marymount University (1989-1993).
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]Year | Title | Notes |
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1995-1996 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | layout artist |
1996-2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | character designer/background designer/model designer/layout artist/storyboard artist |
1997 | Nightmare Ned | background layout |
1998-2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | model/character supervisor |
1999 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | storyboard artist ("Playing a Hunch") |
2001 | Samurai Jack | property designer |
2004-2007 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | character designer |
2005 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | character layout |
The X's | additional character designer | |
2005-2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! | lead character designer |
Johnny Test | character designer | |
2010 | The Penguins of Madagascar | character designer |
The Ricky Gervais Show | character designer | |
Sym-Bionic Titan | character designer | |
2010-2011 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | background painter |
2012-2013 | DreamWorks Dragons | character designer |
2013 | The Awesomes | original character design |
2014-2015 | Mickey Mouse | character designer |
2015-2016 | Shimmer and Shine | art director/original character design |
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Notes |
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2002 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | character designer |
2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | character designer |
2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | character designer |
Shrek Forever After | character designer | |
Megamind | character designer | |
2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | character designer (uncredited) |
2013 | Free Birds | character designer (uncredited) |
2014 | The Lego Movie | concept artist and designer |
The Book of Life | character designer | |
2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | character designer |
Hell and Back | lead character designer | |
2017 | The Emoji Movie | visual development artist |
2018 | The Grinch | character designer |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | visual development artist | |
2021 | Vivo | character design |
Music videos
[edit]Year | Song | Artist | Role |
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1991 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | High School Teenager |
1992 | Smells Like Nirvana | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Extra |
100% | Sonic Youth | Extra |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2004 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | The Powerpuff Girls "Save Mojo" | Nominated |
2010 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Character Design | The Ricky Gervais Show "Charity" | Won[1] |
2011 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in a Television Production | The Ricky Gervais Show | Nominated |
2013 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | Dragons: Riders of Berk "Alvin and the Outcasts" | Nominated |
Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Character Design | Dragons: Riders of Berk "We Are Family (Part 2)" | Won[2] | |
2014 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | The Awesomes | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Outstanding Individual Achievement Animation". emmys.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "First Emmy Awards of the season are mostly for work in animation". latimes.com. August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Andy Bialk at IMDb