Lawrence Leichliter is an American

animator An animator is an artist who creates images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animat ...

and

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

. He began his work in animation in 1975 with the made-for-television ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run ext ...

'' special '' You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown''. Throughout his career, he has worked on ''Peanuts'' animated television films, but he has also contributed to other animated series including

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...

's '' ChalkZone'' and '' The Mighty B!'', as well as

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on ...

's '' Time Squad'', '' Squirrel Boy'', '' The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack'', '' Sym-Bionic Titan'', and ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

''.

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 ''

'' 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

, which include '' Hey Arnold!'', '' ChalkZone'', ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

'', '' CatDog'', '' The Fairly OddParents'', '' The Mighty B!'', and '' Catscratch''. Leichliter more recently was a director for the

original series ''

'', for which he directed 114 episodes and the original short. ''Adventure Time'' also garnered him three

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...

nominations in the category "Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program" in 2010, 2011, and 2012. He is currently directing '' Bee and PuppyCat'' for Cartoon Hangover. In 2015, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work as animation director on '' Over the Garden Wall''.

Filmography

References

External links

* American television directors American animated film directors California Institute of the Arts alumni Living people Primetime Emmy Award winners Cartoon Network Studios people Nickelodeon Animation Studio people Sullivan Bluth Studios people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-animator-stub