Bryan D. Andrews (born 1975) is an American animator, storyboard artist and writer known for his work in

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and

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s. Born in 1975, Andrews began his film career with a credit in

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's 1998 film ''

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''. He contributed to '' Joseph: King of Dreams'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and various installments of the

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(MCU), such as ''

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'' and '' Avengers: Endgame''. Andrews also worked alongside

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to produce the animated series ''

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'' for

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, which ran for 20 episodes. Andrews was recognized at both the 2004 and 2005

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for his work on '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'' in the category " Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming one Hour or More). He has since received two Primetime Emmys for his work on ''Samurai Jack'', one Primetime Emmy nomination each for ''Samurai Jack'' and '' Escape from Cluster Prime'', one

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award for ''Avengers: Endgame'', and one nomination for ''Doctor Strange''.

Career

Bryan D. Andrews was born in 1975. His first film credit was for the 1998

film ''

'', on which he worked as a layout assistant. After working on other projects such as '' Joseph: King of Dreams'', ''

'', and ''

'', Andrews received his first

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win in 2004 for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) for his work on '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'', an animated television short series created by

, who also worked with Andrews on ''Samurai Jack'' for

. Another Primetime Emmy Award the following year in the same category was given to Andrews alongside the series crew for their work on ''Clone Wars''. Andrews would go on to be nominated twice, with one win, for the Primetime Emmys for his work on the ''Samurai Jack'' episode "The Four Seasons of Death". In 2006, Andrews received his second Primetime Emmy nomination as a writer for the ''

'' special '' Escape from Cluster Prime''. Along with Genndy Tartakovsky and

Paul Rudish Paul Rudish is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer, and voice actor, originally known for his art, writing, and design work at Cartoon Network Studios on series created by Genndy Tartakovsky. He went on to co-create the series '' Sym-B ...

, he co-created the

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'', which premiered on Cartoon Network on September 17, 2010. After 20 episodes, however, it was canceled due to lack of merchandise connected to the series, with the final episode airing April 9, 2011. He also worked with Tartakovsky as a storyboard artist on ''

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'', contributing to the climactic final action sequence.

Personal life

Andrews has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the

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Filmography

Accolades

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Bryan American animators American male screenwriters American television writers American storyboard artists Living people American male television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Annie Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners Cartoon Network Studios people Sony Pictures Animation people 1975 births