|
Robotboy
''Robotboy'' is an animated television series that aired from 1 November 2005 to 27 September 2008 on Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel), Cartoon Network in the UK. In the United States, it aired on Cartoon Network, premiering on 14 January 2006, after a sneak peek on 28 December 2005 (under their "Sneak Peek Week" for their new lineup). In France, it aired on France 3. Reruns of the series were broadcast around Europe and Latin America, with fewer exceptions shown in Asia. The series was created by Jan Van Rijsselberge (also a designer) and produced by Gaumont Animation, Alphanim (now Gaumont Animation) at the company's studio in Vincennes. Series 1, produced in association with studios LuxAnimation and Cofinova 1, was directed by American animator Charlie Bean (filmmaker), Charlie Bean (who worked on ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', and ''Samurai Jack''); Series 2 was directed by Bob Camp and Heath Kenny. 52 episodes (104 segments) were produced. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Van Rijsselberge
Jan Van Rijsselberge is a Belgian creator, designer and producer, who is credited on multiple animated TV series, including ''Robotboy'', ''Hairy Scary'' and ''Santa's Apprentice''. After getting a diploma in Animation Film Directing in Gent (Belgium), Jan Van Rijsselberge began his career as an animator and a supervisor. In 1996 he co-directed ''Lil' Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers''. For over a decade he has been the creative director at Alphanim in Paris, where he created series such as ''Robotboy'', ''Hairy Scary'', ''X-DuckX'', ''Zombie Hotel'', ''Sophie'', ''Spaced Out'', ''Gawayn'', ''Delta State (TV series), Delta State'', ''Matt's Monsters'', ''Potatoes and Dragons'', ''Ralf the Record Rat'', ''The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog'', ''The Baskervilles'', ''Spencer'', ''The Small Giant'', and ''Santa's Apprentice''. Jan Van Rijsselberge is currently Studio 100's creative director, working primarily at their Paris office. One of his specialties as of 2010 is taking traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Camp
Robert Frank Camp (born February 7, 1956) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer. He is best known for founding Spümcø and his work for developing and serving as a showrunner for ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. He has been nominated for two Emmy Award, Emmys, a CableACE Award, and an Annie Awards, Annie Award for his work on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. Career Camp started his animation career as a designer for animated series such as ''ThunderCats'', ''Silverhawks'', ''TigerSharks'', and several other series produced by Rankin/Bass. He then worked as a designer on ''The Real Ghostbusters'' for DiC Entertainment, DiC, and later as a storyboard artist on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' for Warner Bros. Television. Camp was a co-founder of and director for Spümcø, the animation studio that created ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. He played a major role in the studio's creative force (storyboarding the entirety of "Stimpy's Inven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Degas
Rupert Joel Degas (born 17 August 1970) is a British and Australian actor. He is best known for his voice work in animation, audiobooks, and advertising. Early life and education Degas was born Rupert Joel Degas on 17 August 1970 in London, to producer and screenwriter Brian Degas and radio/television presenter Maggie Clews. He was educated at Hill House School in Knightsbridge and Emanuel School in Wandsworth. Career Animation Best known as the voices of Zoomer and Scrambler in ''Bob the Builder'' from 2004 to 2011, his other animation work includes '' Chop Socky Chooks'', ''Robotboy'', ''Thomas & Friends'' ''Lucky Fred'', '' Groove High'', and ''The Amazing World of Gumball''. He also played several characters in the animated feature film '' Planet 51''. He also worked on films such as ''Asterix Conquers America'' and ''A Fox's Tale'', as well as animated short films such as ''Cherry on the Cake'', ''Fish with Legs'' and '' Badgered''. Since moving to Australia in 2012, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaumont Animation
Gaumont Animation (formerly known as Alphanim and Gaumont Alphanim) is a History of French animation, French animation studio owned by Gaumont (company), Gaumont founded in February 1997 by Christian Davin. The company's animated catalog comprises over 800 half-hours, broadcast in over 130 countries. Its productions include ''Mona the Vampire'', ''Robotboy'', ''Galactik Football'', ''Calimero'', ''Noddy, Toyland Detective'' (after the rights were acquired from DreamWorks Animation in 2013), ''Trulli Tales'', ''Belle and Sebastian (2017 TV series), Belle and Sebastian'', '':fr:Furiki, Furiki Wheels'', ''F is for Family,'' and ''Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles''. Film projects in development include ''Plunder'' and a musical adaptation of Paul McCartney's novel ''High in the Clouds''. History Christian Davin founded Alphanim in February 1997 after stepping down as president of France Animation. Its first production, ''Animal Crackers (TV series), Animal Crackers'', a co-produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Bean (filmmaker)
Charles James Bean (born August 10, 1970) is an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor, known for directing ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' with Paul Fisher and Bob Logan and his work on ''Tron: Uprising'' as a film director, director and executive producer. He also worked as a storyboard artist on ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''Samurai Jack'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''I Am Weasel'', and ''Cow and Chicken'', as well as a director and storyboard supervisor on ''Robotboy''. He co-created two pilots for Cartoon Network, one with Don Shank and Carey Yost and one with Chris Reccardi, which were respectively entitled ''What A Cartoon!, Buy One, Get One Free'' and ''What A Cartoon!, IMP, Inc''. Bean was also a layout artist on ''The Ren and Stimpy Show'', ''Animaniacs'', and ''Batman: The Animated Series''. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1970 births Living people Animators from California Artists from Los Angeles American animated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo Igawa
, known professionally as , is a Japanese character actor who works primarily in British theatre, films and television. He was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2012 for his role in Total War: Shogun 2. Career Igawa founded ''Black Tent Theatre'', a theatrical group in Japan before moving to the UK and becoming the first Japanese member of The Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986. He went on to have roles in major films such as ''Revolver'', '' Memoirs of a Geisha'', '' The Last Samurai'', and '' A Matter of Size''. Additionally, Igawa provides the voices of Professor Moshimo in '' Robotboy'', and Hiro in the ''Thomas & Friends'' franchise starting with 2009's ''Hero of the Rails''. He also appears in 2011's '' Johnny English Reborn'', the sequel to '' Johnny English'', as English's Tibetan guru and is in the 2012 film '' Gambit'' playing businessman Takagawa. His television roles have included appearances in ''Lovejoy'', '' Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters'', '' The IT Crowd'', '' Torchw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphanim
Gaumont Animation (formerly known as Alphanim and Gaumont Alphanim) is a French animation studio owned by Gaumont founded in February 1997 by Christian Davin. The company's animated catalog comprises over 800 half-hours, broadcast in over 130 countries. Its productions include ''Mona the Vampire'', ''Robotboy'', ''Galactik Football'', '' Calimero'', ''Noddy, Toyland Detective'' (after the rights were acquired from DreamWorks Animation in 2013), '' Trulli Tales'', ''Belle and Sebastian'', '' Furiki Wheels'', '' F is for Family,'' and '' Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles''. Film projects in development include ''Plunder'' and a musical adaptation of Paul McCartney's novel '' High in the Clouds''. History Christian Davin founded Alphanim in February 1997 after stepping down as president of France Animation. Its first production, ''Animal Crackers'', a co-production with CINAR based on the comic strip by Roger Bollen, debuted later that year in September. In 2003, Alphanim and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartoon Network (British And Irish TV Channel)
Cartoon Network (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a British pay television channel aimed at children which airs animated programming targeting children and young aged 6 to 12.Turner Broadcasting comes of age with Cartoon Network HD , News , Rapid TV News It is run by under its EMEA division. The channel primarily airs animated programming. The channel ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Pilkington
Lorraine Pilkington (born 18 April 1974) is an Ireland, Irish actress from Dublin who is best known for her roles as Katrina Finlay from ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'' and Lulu in ''Human Traffic''. Early life and education Born in Dublin in 1974, one of four children, Pilkington grew up in the affluent suburban village of Malahide, and attended Manor House School, Raheny, Manor House School, Raheny until the age of 14. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting. Career Pilkington began her acting career at the age of 15 when she appeared in ''The Miracle (1991 film), The Miracle'' directed by Neil Jordan. She appeared onstage in the plays ''The Plough and the Stars'' and ''The Iceman Cometh''. At age 18 she moved to London where she was given a part in a Miramax film which eventually fell through after a meeting with Harvey Weinstein. She later returned to Dublin, living in Ballsbridge for a time. After a period involving substantial voiceover work, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LuxAnimation
LuxAnimation was a Luxembourgish animation studio based in Doncols, Luxembourg. The company was founded in 2000 by Lilian Eche and Ariane Payen. The company often partnered with other companies to produce animated programs and movies. In 2006, LuxAnimation was acquired by MoonScoop. In June 2010, LuxAnimation opened a department called Luxatelier, which was dedicated to audiovisual projects for cinema and television. In 2014, Dargaud acquired MoonScoop and all of its European operations. Television series * '' Potatoes and Dragons'' * '' Creepschool'' * ''Robotboy'' (season 1) * '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' * ''Cosmic Cowboys'' * '' Galactik Football'' (animation production, season 1) * ''Delta State'' * ''Skyland'' * '' Franklin'' (season 6) * ''Mikido: The Millennium Kids'' * '' The Klumpies'' * '' Little Nick'' * '' Little Spirou'' * '' The Large Family'' (season 1) * ''Luke and Lucy'' * '' Mikado'' * ''Moby Dick and the Secret of Mu'' * '' Di-Gata Defenders'' * ''Babar an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of 2024, San Francisco is the List of California cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population, 17th-most populous in the United States. San Francisco has a land area of at the upper end of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the County statistics of the United States, fifth-most densely populated U.S. county. Among U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023. San Francisco anchors the Metropolitan statistical area#United States, 13th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with almost 4.6 million residents in 2023. The larger San Francisco Bay Area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitman
Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of compensation, monetary or otherwise. Either party may be a person, group, or organization. Contract killing has been associated with organized crime, Conspiracy theory, government conspiracies, dictatorships and feud, vendettas. Contract killing provides the hiring party with the advantage of not having to carry out the actual killing, making it more difficult for law enforcement to connect the client with the murder. The likelihood that authorities will establish that party's guilt for the committed crime, especially due to lack of forensic evidence linked to the contracting party, makes the case more difficult to attribute to the hiring party. Contract killers may exhibit serial killer traits, but are generally not classified as such because of third-party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
