Larry Leichliter
Lawrence "Larry" Leichliter (Born May 24, 1941) is an American animator and director.
Career
Leichliter's career in animation began in 1975 when he worked on You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown. This was followed by numerous other Peanuts specials that he was a crew member of throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. Since then, he has worked on many animated television series, particularly those made for Nickelodeon, which include Hey Arnold!, ChalkZone, The Fairly OddParents, CatDog, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Mighty B!, and Catscratch. Leichliter more recently was a director for the Cartoon Network original series Adventure Time, for which he directed 114 episodes and the original short. Adventure Time also garnered him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the category "Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program" in 2010, 2011, and 2012.[1] He is currently directing Bee and Puppycat for Cartoon Hangover.
Filmography
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown | Assistant animator | TV short |
| 1976 | It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown | Assistant animator | TV short |
| 1977 | Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown | Animator | |
| It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV short | |
| 1978 | What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! | Assistant animator | TV short |
| 1979 | You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV short |
| 1980 | She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown | Assistant animator | TV short |
| Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) | Animator | ||
| Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown | Assistant animator | TV short | |
| 1981 | It's Magic, Charlie Brown | Assistant animator | TV short |
| Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV short | |
| No Man's Valley | Animator | TV short | |
| 1982 | A Charlie Brown Celebration | Animator | TV movie |
| Hey Good Lookin' | Assistant animator | ||
| Here Comes Garfield | Animator | TV short | |
| 1983 | Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? | Animator | TV short |
| It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV movie | |
| What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? | Animator | TV short | |
| Garfield on the Town | Animator | TV short | |
| 1983–85 | The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show | Animator | TV series; 10 episodes |
| 1984 | It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV short |
| 1985 | Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV short |
| The Romance of Betty Boop | Animator | TV movie | |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV short | |
| 1986 | Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! | Animator | TV short |
| 1987 | Cathy | Animator | TV movie |
| 1988 | Snoopy: The Musical | Animator | TV movie |
| It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown | Graphic blandishment | TV movie | |
| Cathy's Last Resort | Animator | TV movie | |
| 1988–89 | This Is America, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV mini-series; 7 episodes |
| 1989 | Cathy's Valentine | Animator | TV movie |
| 1990 | Why, Charlie Brown, Why? | Animator | TV short |
| 1991 | Snoopy's Reunion | Animator | TV short |
| Rock-a-Doodle | Character clean-up artist | ||
| 1992 | It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown | Graphic blandishment | TV short |
| Frosty Returns | Animator | TV short | |
| 1994 | You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown | Supervisor: Taiwan | TV short |
| A Troll in Central Park | Character clean-up artist | ||
| Garfield and Friends | Animator | TV series; 1 episode | |
| 1994–95 | Spider-Man | Animation director | TV series; 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Aladdin | Character designer | TV series; 1 episode |
| 1996 | It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown | Animator | TV short |
| 1996–98 | Hey Arnold! | Director; animation director; supervising director; sheet timer | TV series; 10 episodes |
| 1998 | CatDog | Director | TV series; 1 episode |
| 1999–2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Animation director; sheet timer | TV series; 7 episodes |
| 2001 | The Fairly OddParents | Director | TV series; 4 episodes |
| Time Squad | Director; retake supervisor; timing director | TV series; 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | A Charlie Brown Valentine | Animation supervisor | TV short |
| ChalkZone | Supervising director; supervising producer | TV series; 1 episode | |
| Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales | Director | TV short | |
| Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order | Director; animation timer | TV short/pilot | |
| 2003 | Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown | Director | TV short |
| I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown | Director | TV short | |
| 2004 | Party Wagon | Animatic, animation supervisor | TV movie |
| 2005 | Danger Rangers | Sheet timing | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2005–06 | Catscratch | Sheet timer; timing director | TV series; 4 episodes |
| 2006 | He's a Bully, Charlie Brown | Director; animation supervisor | TV movie |
| 2007 | Squirrel Boy | Sheet timer | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2007–08 | Random! Cartoons | Director; sheet timer; lip assignment | TV series; 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Sheet timing | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2008–09 | The Mighty B! | Director; supervising timing director; sheet timer | TV series; 40 episodes |
| 2009–10 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Sheet timer | TV series; 19 episodes |
| 2010–12 | Adventure Time | Director; supervising director | TV series; 114 episodes |
| 2010–11 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Animation director; sheet timer | TV series; 11 episodes |
| 2011 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Animation director | TV series; 1 episode |
| Thank You | Collaborating director | Short | |
| 2012–13 | Gravity Falls | Timing director | TV series; 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Bee and Puppycat | Director | YouTube Series |
| Sofia the First | Co-director | TV series; 7 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Adventure Time". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
External links
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