Timothy Björklund
Timothy Björklund, also known as Timothy Berglund,[1] is an American artist, animator, story writer, art director, and director of animated film and television from the United States.[2] His sole movie to date, Teacher's Pet, was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 2005.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Björklund was born in San Francisco, California, United States. He graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Graphics/Experimental Animation in 1982 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1984.[4] He is of Icelandic heritage.
Career
[edit]Björklund's film career began in 1993 when he wrote and directed dozens of episodes of the Nickelodeon animated series Rocko's Modern Life. In 2000, Björklund directed some episodes of the Disney animated children's television series Teacher's Pet before directing the 2004 spin-off movie. Between 2004 and 2006, he directed all 40 episodes the Disney animated series Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, of which he was executive producer.[2]
Filmography
[edit]As director
[edit]- Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life (TV series, 1993–96, as Timothy Berglund)
- Film Roman's The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995)
- Teacher's Pet (TV series, 2000-02)
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (TV series, 2004–06)
- Disney's Teacher's Pet (Feature film, 2004)
Other
[edit]- Animated the Big Beast Quintet ID for Nickelodeon
- Storyboard work for Kung Fu Magoo (2010)
- Writer and storyboard work for Phineas and Ferb (2008)
- Additional character designer for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
- Model/prop designer for Baby Blues (2000–02)
- Executive Producer, Writer, Director for The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1996–97)
- Storyboard director and writer for Rocko's Modern Life (1993–96)[5][6][7] (credited in the show as Timothy Berglund, referred to on Joe Murray's website as Timothy Björklund)
- Visual effects for The Meteor Man (1993)
- Art director/layout artist for "Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery" (1989)
- Animator for Cocoon: The Return (1988)
- Animator for Willow (1988)
- Animator for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- Animator for *batteries not included (1987)
- Animator for One Crazy Summer (1986)
References
[edit]- ^ "Lisa (Kiczuk) Trainor interviews Martin Olson, writer for Rocko's Modern Life," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
- ^ a b Timothy Björklund at IMDb
- ^ Awards for Teacher's Pet (2004) at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ Timothy Björklund bio: Disney's Teacher's Pet Director at Tribute
- ^ "Rocko's Modern Life Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine" at Joe Murray Studio's website
- ^ "Episodes at The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
- ^ "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine," Toon Disney Media Net
External links
[edit]- Living people
- American people of Swedish descent
- American animated film directors
- American animated film producers
- Artists from San Francisco
- Animators from California
- California Institute of the Arts alumni
- Walt Disney Animation Studios people
- American storyboard artists
- American art directors
- Background artists
- Television producers from California
- American television directors
- American male television writers
- Prop designers
- Film directors from San Francisco
- Screenwriters from California