Billy The Cat (TV Series)
''Billy the Cat'' is an animated series based on the comic strip of the same name, created by cartoonists Stéphane Colman and Stephen Desberg. It was aired from 1996 to 2001 for two seasons, accompanied by two compilation films. The series was produced by EVA Entertainment, in co-production with Les Films du Triangle, Dupuis, NOA Network of Animation, Sofidoc S.A., and Cologne Cartoon for France 3, with the participation of Canal+, ZDF, WIC Entertainment, and RTL-TVI. Plot A boy named Billy is transformed into a cat due to an angry magician who decides to teach the boy a lesson after seeing him bullying a cat. In order to keep his family from worrying, the magician also uses his magic to make his cat, Dandelion, assume Billy's own form and live with his family. No matter how much he begged during the series, Billy was never turned back into the boy he used to be. Characters * Billy Colas (voiced by Jesse Moss in season 1, and by Brian Drummond in season 2) − A young rogue t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Animation
Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animation has been recognised as an artistic medium, specifically within the entertainment industry. Many animations are either traditional animations or computer animations made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Stop motion animation, in particular claymation, has continued to exist alongside these other forms. Animation is contrasted with live action, although the two do not exist in isolation. Many moviemakers have produced films that are a hybrid of the two. As CGI increasingly approximates photographic imagery, filmmakers can easily composite 3D animations into their film rather than using practical effects for showy visual effects (VFX). General overview Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, while 2D c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Billy The Cat (Belgian Comics)
''Billy the Cat'' is the title of a Franco-Belgian comics, Franco-Belgian comic by the Belgian Stéphane Colman and Stephen Desberg, as well as an animated cartoon adaptation, amongst others. Both comic and cartoon deal with the everyday and secret lives of urban animals, although they take very different approaches to it, and while the characters are largely the same in both versions, the stories and situations are very different. The comic debuted in 1981. Comic series Billy starts out as a normal human schoolboy who delights in mean-spirited pranks and often bullies animals. However, early in the first comic album, he is killed when he carelessly runs out in the street and is hit by a car. In the afterlife, he is told that he has done so many misdeeds in his life that his chances of getting into Heaven are slim, but he can get a second chance. Thus, he is sent back to Earth; now in the form of a young cat, but still able to remember his former life as a human boy. The comic f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norman Hudis
Norman Hudis (27 July 1922 – 8 February 2016) was an English writer for film, theatre and television, and is most closely associated with the first six of the '' Carry On...'' film series, for which he wrote the screenplays until he was replaced by Talbot Rothwell. Life and career Born in Stepney, London, Hudis began his writing career on a local newspaper, the '' Hampstead & Highgate Express''. When World War II broke out, Hudis joined the RAF and served in the Middle East writing for ''Air Force News''. Like many other post-war writers his first foray into entertainment was writing for camp concerts. After the war Hudis decided to become a playwright, but only one of his plays ''Here Is The News'' met with critical success. This was enough to get him noticed by Pinewood Studios, who offered him a job as trainee screenwriter. During the two years he spent there he failed to get any of his screenplays into production. Hudis left Pinewood and became a freelance writer and was s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fabrice Ziolkowski
Fabrice Ziolkowski (born January 28, 1954) is a French-born screenwriter, best known for writing Cartoon Saloon's debut Oscar-nominated film '' The Secret of Kells'', the animated series '' Gawayn'', and directing and producing the avant-garde documentary film ''L.A.X.''. Background Fabrice Ziolkowski was born on January 28, 1954, in Charleville-Mézières, France. His family emigrated, first to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, then to the United States. He studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography, received a BA and MA in film and literature from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and did doctoral work at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Career Ziolkowski started his career as a member of the Lumina film group which included experimental filmmaker MM Serra. He is foremost a screenwriter, but has also directed and produced films. Since the 2000s, he has emerged as a voice director. . He was development executive of TF1 subsidiary Protecrea fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ancestor
An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder, or a forebear, is a parent or ( recursively) the parent of an antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent and so forth). ''Ancestor'' is "any person from whom one is descended. In law, the person from whom an estate has been inherited." Relationship Two individuals have a genetic relationship if one is the ancestor of the other or if they share a common ancestor. In evolutionary theory, species which share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common descent. However, this concept of ancestry does not apply to some bacteria and other organisms capable of horizontal gene transfer. Some research suggests that the average person has twice as many female ancestors as male ancestors. This might have been due to the past prevalence of polygynous relations and female hypergamy. Assuming that all of an individual's ancestors are otherwise unrelated to each other, that individual has 2'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jono Howard
Jono Howard is a Canadian-born writer who works primarily on animated children's shows. Career For the majority of his career, Howard worked closely with animator Danny Antonucci. In 2005, Howard's writing was nominated for a Leo Award. Howard was nominated for a Best Screenwriting award for his script for the 'Atomic Roger' episode of ''Atomic Betty''. www.bcdb.com Howard's work has also appeared in print in various publications and issues of 's comic book line (published under the 'Johnny DC' children's imprint of DC Comics ...
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Malcolm McGookin
Malcolm "Malc" McGookin (born 1956 in Kilwinning, Scotland) is a British cartoonist also known for his work as an animator and illustrator. He immigrated to Australia in 1995 and presently lives in Brisbane, Australia. Cartooning career Malc McGookin began cartooning as a teenager working for the ''Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald'' in Scotland. By 18 he had his first regular feature in the British weekly magazine, ''Tit-Bits''. In the late 1970s. After attending college to develop an animation showreel, Malcolm undertook a career at Cosgrove Hall, starting out as an animation assistant, later to become a Key Animator and scriptwriter, a period he still refers to as "the best six years of my professional life". Malcolm emigrated to Australia as an animator and scriptwriter for various TV series, a move he came to regret, later referencing his employers as "the worst TV cartoon producers in the history of the world". Nevertheless, Malcolm loved Australia itself and moved to Queensl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Benyaer
Michael Benyaer is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob in the Canadian CGI series ''ReBoot'' and Hadji Singh in season one of '' The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest''. Career On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, " eis one of the few roles for an ethnic actor that is not a bad guy. I mean, how many East Indian heroes have been on television? Hadji is for the sensitive kids out there. He is the outsider in all of us." A ''Star Wars'' fan, Benyaer relished the opportunity to work with Mark Hamill for the episode ''In the Realm of the Condor''. Benyaer has appeared in feature films, including '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'', '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', '' The Hitman'', '' Postal'' and '' Deadpool''. On television, he has appeared in shows such as '' 24'', '' NCIS'', ''Castle'', '' The Shield'', ''Sanctuary'', '' The Last Ship'', ''The Flash'', '' Modern Family'', '' Emily's Reasons Why Not'' and ''Days of Our Lives''. His notable animation roles inclu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Doug Molitor
Doug Molitor (born July 8, 1952) is an American television screenwriter. He has written for TV programs including '' Adventure Inc.'', '' Sliders'', '' F/X: The Series'', ''Lucky Luke'', '' Police Academy: The Series'', '' You Can't Take It with You'', '' Sledge Hammer!'', '' Young Hercules'', '' Ritas Welt'' (''Rita's World''), ''Dinosaucers'', '' James Bond Jr.'', and '' Deepwater Black'' (U.S. title: ''Mission Genesis''). Molitor won the American Accolades TV & Shorts Competition for "Farewell to Tuvalu", an episode of ''The West Wing,'' and was nominated for a Humanitas Prize for his work on the '' Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' episode "The Ark". He wrote for the Italian television series ''Lucky Luke''. He was selected by the Writers Guild of America to participate in Writers Access Project. In 1987, Molitor was a four-time ''Jeopardy!'' champion and competed in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. He later competed in the 1993 10th Anniversary Tournament and th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kathleen Barr
Kathleen Barr is a Canadian voice actress. She is best known for voicing Marie Kanker and Kevin in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' and Trixie Lulamoon and Queen Chrysalis in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''. She also voiced Henri Richard Maurice Dutoit LeFevbre in '' Liberty's Kids'', Dot Matrix in ''ReBoot'', Kaiko Nekton in '' The Deep'', Wheezie in ''Dragon Tales'', and Gelorum in '' Hot Wheels: World Race'' and its 4-film sequel '' AcceleRacers''. Filmography Animation * ''Galaxy Express 999'' (1979) – Maetel / Kenae Hoshino / Promethium * ''Adieu Galaxy Express 999'' (1981) – Maetel / Queen Promethium * ''Superbook'' (1981, TV Series) – Salome / Noah's Wife / Principal Travis / Woman #1 / Rebekah / Rebekah's Mother / Sam / Student * '' Maison Ikkoku'' (1986, TV Series) – Kyoko's Mother (English version) * ''Ranma ½'' (1990, TV Series) – Cologne * ''Ranma ½: Chûgoku Nekonron daikessen! Okite yaburi no gekitô hen'' (1991) – Cologne / Tsubasa Kurenai (English ve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bill Switzer
William Ashton Switzer is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work on the animated television series ''Mummies Alive!'' He had a leading role in '' Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension'' and he also performed in '' Sabrina: The Animated Series''. While he has voiced several roles in anime, he was also Philthy from ''MythQuest'' and the voice of Harvey Kinkle from '' Sabrina: The Animated Series'' and Sam "Cannonball" Guthrie from '' X-Men: Evolution''. He also voiced Billy's former friend Nick in the second season of '' Billy the Cat'' which he took over from Lee Tockar who also wrote one episode of the show. Career Switzer attended his first audition and won his first role, in a Shari Lewis special, when he was a teenager. He voices the lead character; Presley Carnavon in the television show ''Mummies Alive!'' Switzer was nominated for a Young Artist Award for '' The Christmas List'' (1997). Switzer was noticed for his starring role in ''Mr. Rice's Secret'' (2000), in whic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lee Tockar
Lee William Tockar (born February 11, 1969) is a Canadian voice actor and visual artist who works for several studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is also a writer of children's literature, a musician, sculptor, illustrator and collected painter. Tockar is best known for his work on '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' (as Snips and at least 8 other roles), Ripster in '' Street Sharks'', Bibble in Barbie: Fairytopia, Eugene "Bling Bling Boy" Hamilton in ''Johnny Test'', George in ''George of the Jungle'', Doktor Frogg in '' League of Super Evil'', the titular character of '' Yakkity Yak'', Fidgel from '' 3-2-1 Penguins!'', and the evil Makuta Teridax in the Bionicle films. He also founded FanBuilt.com. Early life At the age of five, Tockar told his mother that he wanted to "grow up to be a cartoon". Tockar did not initially understand the concept of a cartoon when he made the statement. At the age of ten, Tockar won first place in a talent show for his vocal im ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |