Andrew D. Bialk (born November 16, 1971) is an American animator, storyboard artist and character designer. He is best known for his work as a character designer on the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls. He was also known for portraying a high school student in the music video for Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Andy Bialk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew D. Bialk November 16, 1971 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, storyboard artist, character designer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Halle Pickering |
| Children | Lena Bialk Rose Bialk |
Education
edit- BA, Studio Arts, emphasis animation & Graphic design at the Loyola Marymount University (1989-1993).
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | layout artist |
| 1996-2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | character designer/background designer/model designer/layout artist/storyboard artist |
| 1997 | Nightmare Ned | background layout |
| 1998-2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | model/character supervisor |
| 1999 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | storyboard artist ("Playing a Hunch") |
| 2001 | Samurai Jack | property designer |
| 2004-2007 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | character designer |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | character layout |
| The X's | additional character designer | |
| 2005-2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! | lead character designer |
| Johnny Test | character designer | |
| 2010 | The Penguins of Madagascar | character designer |
| The Ricky Gervais Show | character designer | |
| Sym-Bionic Titan | character designer | |
| 2010-2011 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | background painter |
| 2012-2013 | DreamWorks Dragons | character designer |
| 2013 | The Awesomes | original character design |
| 2014-2015 | Mickey Mouse | character designer |
| 2015-2016 | Shimmer and Shine | art director/original character design |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | character designer |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | character designer |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | character designer |
| Shrek Forever After | character designer | |
| Megamind | character designer | |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | character designer (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Free Birds | character designer (uncredited) |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | concept artist and designer |
| The Book of Life | character designer | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | character designer |
| Hell and Back | lead character designer | |
| 2017 | The Emoji Movie | visual development artist |
| 2018 | The Grinch | character designer |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | visual development artist | |
| 2021 | Vivo | character design |
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | High School Teenager |
| 1992 | Smells Like Nirvana | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Extra |
| 100% | Sonic Youth | Extra |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | The Powerpuff Girls "Save Mojo" |
Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Character Design | The Ricky Gervais Show "Charity" |
Won[1] |
| 2011 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in a Television Production | The Ricky Gervais Show | Nominated |
| 2013 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | Dragons: Riders of Berk "Alvin and the Outcasts" |
Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Character Design | Dragons: Riders of Berk "We Are Family (Part 2)" |
Won[2] | |
| 2014 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | The Awesomes | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Outstanding Individual Achievement Animation". emmys.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "First Emmy Awards of the season are mostly for work in animation". latimes.com. August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
External links
edit- Andy Bialk at IMDb
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