Shannon Tindle is an American animator, storyboard artist, television writer, screenwriter, and film director. Tindle's work on the television series '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' received an

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nomination in 2005 for Best Character Design in an Animated Television Production. Later, at the

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in 2006, he won the

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for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for "Go Goo Go", while the episode was also nominated for

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. Tindle most recently worked as a character designer on Sony Pictures Animation's ''

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'';

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' '' The Croods'', as a story developer; and Laika's '' Kubo and the Two Strings'', which he originally developed with his wife Megan. He currently lives in

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. He is currently directing a CG-animated '' Ultraman'' film for

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Work

Character designer

TV Shows

* '' Static Shock'' (2000) 2 episodes * '' The Fairly OddParents'' (2002-2003) 4 episodes * '' Samurai Jack'' (2003) 1 episode * '' The Proud Family'' (2002; 2005) 2 episodes * '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (2005-2008) 11 episodes, supervising (2005-2006) 8 episodes * ''

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'' (2006) (TV Movie) * '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination'' (2008) (TV Movie) * '' The Powerpuff Girls Rule!'' (2008) (TV Movie)

Films

* ''

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'' (2006) * '' Coraline'' (2009) * '' The Croods'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Kubo and the Two Strings'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * '' The Boss Baby: Family Business'' (2021) * '' Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank'' (2022)

Storyboard Artist

* '' Kubo and the Two Strings'' (2016)

Writer

* '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (2006-2007) 3 episodes * '' Kubo and the Two Strings'' (2016)

Visual Development Artist

* '' Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' (2014)

Other

* '' Samurai Jack'' (2003) (property designer)

References

External links

Official blog
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