Guests

Last revised on June 12, 2006.
Please check back soon for updates!

From the "Gargoyles" voice cast:

From the "Gargoyles" writing staff and production crew:
  • Greg Weisman - Series Creator, Writer / Supervising Producer
  • Gary Krisel - President of Walt Disney TV Animation, 1988-1995
  • Patrick Archibald - Storyboard Artist
  • Don Cameron - Background Artist
  • Brynne Chandler - Writer / Story Editor
  • Victor Cook - Storyboard Artist
  • Jay Fukuto - VP Entertainment, MGA Entertainment
  • Boyd Kirkland - Storyboard Artist
  • Bob Kline - Producer / Director / Development Artist
  • Ellen Orson - Supervising Film Editor, Season 1
  • Frank Paur - Supervising Producer / Director
  • Marc Perlman - Music Editor
  • Michael Reaves - Writer / Story Editor
  • Fred Schaefer - Development Associate
  • Dave Schwartz - Development Art Director / Storyboard Artist
  • Paca Thomas - Sound Editor
  • Dennis J. Woodyard - Producer / Director
From Disney's "W.I.T.C.H." animated series cast and crew:
From Disney's "Kim Possible" animated series cast and crew:
From Disney's "TaleSpin" animated series cast and crew:
From the "Hellboy" animated features to DVD crew:
Adapting Stories & Characters from Comics to Film, guest panelists:
  • Frank Paur - Dircetor / Producer: Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Spawn
  • Steven E. Gordon - Character designer: X-Men Evolution, Ultimate Avengers I and II
  • Gary Hartle - Producer: Mighty Max, the new He-Man, Iron Man, Dr. Strange
  • Boyd Kirkland - Producer: X-Men Evolution, Director: Batman the Animated Series
  • James Peters - Color Designer: Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Ultimate Avengers I and II
Additional guests from the entertainment industry, including:
The following previously announced guests are unable to attend and send their regrets:
  • Edward Asner - Voice of Hudson
  • Greg Guler - Lead Character Designer, Gargoyles
  • Lydia Marano - Writer, Gargoyles
  • Jamie Thomason - Voice and Casting Director, Gargoyles
Currently, our guest list includes...
Thom Adcox
 Thom Adcox
 Lexington

"Oh my God, that VOICE! You’ve GOT to do something with that VOICE!"

This sentence could have been taken two different ways... Thom chose to take it positively, rather than negatively, which was how it was meant. Those words were said to him following an audition for a casting director back in the late 80’s.

Well, Thom took her advice and started doing something with "that Voice". He has been working pretty much non-stop ever since...

Thom appeared as a series regular on Falcon Crest. He has guest-starred on numerous shows including, Family Matters, The Tracey Ullman Show, Renegade, Homefront and more. His T.V. movie credits include: My Life As A Babysitter, I Saw What You Did, Liberace, The Absent Minded Professor II, Under Fire, and It Came From Outer Space, to name a few.

Thom’s feature film credits include starring with Martin Sheen, Heather Graham and Moira Kelly in Entertaining Angels; For the Boys, with Bette Midler; Under Seige II, Popcorn, Ghoulies III, Interceptor, Final Voyage and Lethal Pursuit.

One day while Thom spoke with his on-camera commercial agent, the voice-over agent walked by. Upon hearing Thom’s voice, he asked Thom to sign with them for voice-over. That voice-over agent happened to be Jamie Thomason. And after a year of auditions, and not booking anything, Thom finally landed a part in The Goof Troop the animated Disney movie, cast by Jamie, who had since moved to casting for Disney. Unfortunately, three months later they replaced Thom’s voice with that of Paulie Shore... but the disappointment didn’t last long because shortly after Jamie brought Thom to Greg Weisman & producers for the role of "Lexington" in the series GARGOYLES. Closely following, Thom booked the role of "Felix" in the CBS remake of Felix The Cat.

Since then, Thom has continued to work in voice-over, making hundreds of commercials for radio and T.V., as well as on animated series including Invasion America for Stephen Spielberg, Jakers, 101 Dalmatians, Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, All Growed Up, and Jackie Chan (for which there’s talk of a spin-off including Thom’s character and two others), and additionally some Japanese anime.  As of April 2005, Thom is on the new Disney series Maggie in the part of Pupert, Maggie’s little brother.

Thom continues to plug away at his on-camera career while staying extremely busy catering to his three dogs (Sparky, Gunner and Lili Taylor - the magical rat-faced dog), making sure they are spoiled rotten, living in their home in the hills of Los Angeles.
 
Edward Asner
 Edward Asner
 Hudson

Versatile, committed, eloquent and talented are all adjectives that describe actor/activist Edward Asner.  Perhaps best known for his comedic and dramatic crossover as the gruff but soft-hearted journalist Lou Grant, the role he originated on the landmark TV news room comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show and continued in the newspaper-set drama Lou Grant, which earned him five Emmys and three Golden Globe Awards.  Asner received two more Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for the mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man and Roots.  His prolific and much honored acting career demonstrates a consummate ability to transcend the line between comedy and drama.

One of the most honored actors in the history of television; Edward Asner has been the recipient of seven Emmy Awards and 16 nominations, as well as five Golden Globe Awards and served as National President of the Screen Actors Guild for two terms.  He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1996.  Asner received the Ralph Morgan Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2000, presented periodically for distinguished service to the Guild's Hollywood membership.  In March 2002, he was again honored by The Guild as the 38th recipient of the prestigious Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment, presented annually to an actor who fosters the highest ideals of the profession.

In addition to his professional versatility, Edward Asner has consistently served and committed himself to the rights of the working performer in addition to advocating for human rights, world peace, environmental preservation and political freedom.  A passionate and informed spokesperson for the causes he supports, Asner is a frequent speaker on labor issues and a particular ally for the acting industry's older artists.  Some of the many honors he has received throughout his career include the Anne Frank Human Rights Award, The Eugene Debs Award, Organized Labor Publications Humanitarian Award, ACLU’s Worker's Right's Committee Award and the National Emergency Civil Liberties Award.

Edward Asner has more than 100 TV credits, which include starring in the series Off the Rack, The Bronx Zoo and Thunder Alley.  Numerous guest appearances include roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm, ER, Arliss, The Practice and The Dead Zone.  Besides commercials and numerous books on tape, he has lent his voice to popular cartoon shows such as Batman: The Animated Series, Max Steel, Olive the Other Reindeer, The Simpsons, Spiderman and The Boondocks. Asner's dozens of motion pictures include They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, Fort Apache the Bronx, JFK, and the European production of Giovanni XXIII - the highest rated television mini-series in the history of Italian TV. He played the role of Santa Claus in the box office hit Elf, co-starred with John Goodman, Olympia Dukakis and Jean Smart on CBS in Center of the Universe, and starred in the Hallmark TV Movie Out of the Woods.  Presently, he is working on another Hallmark production, The Christmas Card.

In the upcoming W.I.T.C.H. shows, he is the voice of Napoleon. To all GARGOYLES fans, he is forever the voice of Hudson.
 
Brigitte Bako
 Brigitte Bako
 Angela

Brigitte Bako works as both a screen actress and voice actress. GARGOYLES fans know her best as the voice of Goliath and Demona's daughter, Angela. Fans of Japanese animation will also recognize her as the voice of the Pai/Sanjiyan/Pabo/Parvati/Howasho (the demon girl with multiple personalities) in the 2000 English dub of the animé series 3x3 Eyes. She is also the voice of Monique Dupre in the Sony animated series Godzilla. On the stage, she has performed in such distinguished productions as Othello at the Reflections Shakespeare Festival and The Doll's House. On the big screen, she has appeared in numerous films, including Paranoia, Double Take, Strange Days and One Good Cop. Her television appearances include a recurring role on the ABC series Equal Justice, the Showtime original movie The Escape, and the series The Red Shoe Diaries and The Mind of the Married Man.  She currently stars as Gigi in G-Spot, a comedy series that she created, writes, and produces for The Movie Network.
 
Jeff Bennett
 Jeff Bennett
 Brooklyn / Owen / The Magus

Jeff Bennett has voiced so many animated characters that it's nearly impossible to list them all, but fans of GARGOYLES know him as the voices of Brooklyn, Owen Burnett, and the Magus. The extremely versatile Mr. Bennett has given life to characters as diverse as that "Hunka Hunka Bumbling Love" Johnny Bravo to the loopy globe of knowledge Orbitron from Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys. He has been a staple over at Warner Brothers Studios as well, voicing numerous characters on Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries.  But that's just the tip of the iceberg. His credits also include such animated features as The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving, The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists and Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, Return to Neverland, Powerpuff Girls, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and Curious George. A few of his currently airing TV voices include parts on: The Buzz on Maggie, Dave the Barbarian, Lilo & Stitch, American Dragon: Jake Long, and Camp Lazslo.
 
Keith David
 Keith David
 Goliath

A Korean war veteran running a pool hall in Harlem… A guide to the underworld with an elegant walk and a haunting laugh… A Moslem cleric stranded on an alien planet… No matter what role he’s playing, the combination of Keith David’s full - bodied, baritone regal presence and solid theatrical training is sure to result in an impressive performance.

Very few actors working today possess Keith’s extraordinary range of talent as evidenced by his body of work.  Last year he was in the feature films Crash, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Transporter 2.   He recently completed work on ATL, the Will Smith produced roller skating feature due out from Warner Brothers this spring.  Earlier, Keith was in The Chronicles of Riddick.  He recently starred in the ABC-TV series The Big House.  Keith co-starred in the hit Barbershop.  Other film credits include Agent Cody Banks, Hollywood Homocide, Requiem for a Dream, and Pitch Black.  Prior to that, Keith was featured in There's Something About Mary and Armageddon.  He received a daytime Emmy nomination for his work in Showtime’s The Tiger Woods Story.  Other releases include Dead Presidents and Spike Lee’s Clockers.

Keith was proud to receive the 2005 Emmy Award as "outstanding voice-over performer" for his narration on Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, created by Ken Burns.  Keith also narrated Ken Burns’ millennium project Jazz for PBS and was honored with another Emmy nomination for his work.  He is also the narrator for Horatio's Drive and Mark Twain.  Keith is the narrator for Burns’ next epic, The War, slated to air in September 2007 on PBS.  Keith was the lead character on the animated series version of the comic book Spawn for HBO, as well as the lead in the Disney animated series GARGOYLES.  Spawn is now being turned into an animated movie in which Keith will be recreating his role.  He is currently the voice of the U.S. Navy and narrates the hit A&E series City Confidential.

Such a demanding schedule is nothing new to Keith.  Immediately after his graduation from the Julliard School he was hired as an understudy for the role of Tullus Aufidius in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus at Joseph Papp’s New York Public Theater.  Ironically, ten years later he co-starred in the same role opposite Christopher Walken and was the recipient of the Actor’s Equity St. Claire Bayfield award.   In 1992, Keith was recognized with a Tony nomination for best supporting actor in a musical for co-starring with Gregory Hines in the Broadway production of Jelly's Last Jam.  Several years later he starred on Broadway in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars.  Keith has performed his jazz/cabaret act at New York’s legendary Hotel Delmonico and the venerable "Cinegrill" in Los Angeles.  He fulfilled a lifelong ambition by portraying Othello at the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Keith David gained wide attention in 1986 for his role as King in the Oscar winning film Platoon.  He has starred with Gene Hackman and Sharon Stone in The Quick and the Dead and with Richard Gere and Kim Basinger in Final Analysis.  Keith has also worked with notable directors including Clint Eastwood (Bird), Steven Spielberg (Always) and John Carpenter (The Thing and They Live).

Born in Harlem, NY and raised in East Elmhurst, Queens, Keith sang in the all borough choir as a boy.  He knew he wanted to act at the age of nine when he appeared as the cowardly lion in his school’s production of The Wizard of Oz.  He later attended New York’s famed High School of the Performing Arts and then graduated from Julliard.  There he studied under such voice and speech teachers as Robert Williams and Edith Skinner.

In addition to the wide variety of modern characters he has played, Keith says he still loves the classics.  "Heightened, elevated text always really interests me…the kind of stuff you don’t get to say everyday," he explains.  He says that when he first started acting, he would bring his own personality to the characters he portrayed.  Now, however, that approach has changed.  "I want to be a character actor.  I want to discover the character and play him."
 
Bill Fagerbakke
 Bill Fagerbakke
 Broadway

Bill Fagerbakke made his first screen acting appearance in the film Perfect Strangers. He next played a small role in the major motion picture The Secret of My Success, starring Michael J. Fox. In 1989, he became a regular on the hit TV sitcom Coach, playing Michael 'Dauber' Dybinski.  The show ran until 1997, and during breaks from the series, he established himself as a voice actor.  GARGOYLES fans know him as the voice of Broadway, but his distinctive voice is equally recognized as that of Patrick Star, best friend of SpongeBob SquarePants.  Along with voice work, he continues to act, and has appeared in the television minseries of Stephen King's The Stand and made guest appearances on shows such as Oz, A Minute with Stan Hooper, The District, and How I Met Your Mother.   He has two children with his wife, actress Catherine McClenahan.
 
Elisa Gabrielli
 Elisa Gabrielli
 Obsidiana

GARGOYLES fans will remember Elisa Gabrielli as the voice of Obsidiana in the episode "The Green" and Maria Chavez in the episode "Revelations." She was the voice of the Doll Demon in 3x3 Eyes, and she was also a member of the L.A. MADDOGS group that recorded wild lines for the five-part GARGOYLES pilot, "Awakenings."

Elisa comes to L.A. via New York, where she was a member of the highly acclaimed Mirror Repertory Company and worked closely and often with Inner-City Improv and New Dramatists. Her film and television credits include Seven Girlfriends, The Brady Bunch Movie, ER and Brooklyn South. Elisa also works extensively in the world of voice- over and narration. She can be heard most recently as the voice of the cranky Old Lady in DreamWorks' Madagascar and the animated short, A Christmas Caper.  She has an upcoming roll as the voice of Sarina in the animated series W.I.T.C.H.
 
Morgan Sheppard
 Morgan Sheppard

Morgan Sheppard is an accomplished and versatile theatre actor and director.  In 1963, Morgan was one of 400 actors who auditioned for Peter Brook and The Royal Shakespeare Company.  Only four places were open that season. This was the beginning of a twelve-year association as an Associate Artist with the RSC. Morgan has appeared in over 100 plays over the years and was fortunate enough to have been directed by Peter Brook, Sir Peter Hall, Sir Trevor Nunn and other renowned directors.

Morgan’s more notable stage appearances include Sly in The Taming of the Shrew, Pistol in Henry V, and Bolingbroke in Richard II. He toured with the RSC in Japan, Australia, Europe and the United States, appearing on Broadway in Peter Brook’s The Marat-Sade, and Clifford Williams Sherlock Holmes. Morgan was nominated for best supporting actor for his performance in Gorky’s Lower Depths.

Since 1975, Morgan  has been in over 60 movies, more than a dozen movies-of-the-week, and has made over 70 TV appearances.  He has worked with such acclaimed directors as Sir Richard Attenborough, Michael Mann, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, Ron Maxwell in such films as Marat-Sade, The Elephant Man, The Duellists, Wild at Heart, Star Trek VI, Gettysburg, and Needful Things. TV performances have included roles in Shogun, Masada, A.D., and Flame Trees of Thika, as well as Quantum Leap, American Gothic, Seaquest SDV, Star Trek Voyager, Jag, Frasier and notably Babylon 5, and the series that brought him to the United States from Ireland – Max Headroom.  On GARGOYLES, he provided the voices of Odin and Petros Xanatos.

Morgan has directed productions at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, The Coast Playhouse, The Fountainhead Theater,  and The Lillian Theater, and currently teaches acting at the Vincent Chase Workshop in Hollywood. In the US, Morgan won both the LA Drama Critics Circle Award and a Drama-Logue Critics Award for his 1995 performance in the Homecoming at the Matrix Theater.

Morgan Sheppard trained at R.A.D.A (1956-58) then 12 years with the R.S.C., where he trained further with Peter Brook, John Barton and Cicely Berry.  Later in New York in 1966,  Morgan audited the Actors Studio, and studied with Vera Soloviova who insisted that he start teaching, as that was the only way he could answer the questions he was still asking.  He is still asking.
 
Cree Summer
 Cree Summer

Turn on the TV on any channel, sit down and watch almost any cartoon series now a days and you’re more than likely to find Cree Summer’s voice among the cast list of credits.
 
Born in Los Angeles California, Cree Summer has been acting almost her entire life both in front of and behind the cameras. Her acting credits include roles on such shows as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Danni from Courthouse, Living Single, and Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks from A Different World. She has also crossed over into the recording business, producing her first album entitled Street Faerie.
 
Cree is probably best known for her work behind the cameras. Her current voice over credits include Valerie Grey from Danny Phantom, Number 5 and Cree (Number 5’s older sister) from Codename Kid’s Next Door, Cleo, Clifford’s French poodle friend from Clifford the Big Red Dog, Tiff Krust one of the popular fashion snobs from My Life as a Teenage Robot, Susie Carmichael from Rugrats and All Grown Up, and the sassy Foxxy Love from Drawn Together just to name a few. Cree also sings the theme song to All Grown Up (as well as several of the songs Susie sings in the series).
 
Other cartoon series include Prince Louie the Ape from Disney’s Jungle Cubs series, Max Gibson from Batman Beyond, Nefertina from Mummies Alive!, MTV’s Spiderman: The Newly Animated Series as Professor Williams, and Peabo on Disney’s The Proud Family.
 
Cree’s voice is probably best known for some of her earlier voice portrayals as the Green M&M, Elmyra Duff & Mary Melody from Tiny Toon Adventures, Princes Kida from Disney’s Atlantis, Penny from the 1980s cartoon series Inspector Gadget and Lenne from the hit videogame Final Fantasy X-II.  Gargoyles fans, however, know Cree best as the sassy, cackling, conniving Hyena from the GARGOYLES villain group known as The Pack.
 
Tom Wilson
 Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson's career on stage began in the theatre, studying in New York, which led down an unusual path of starvation and opportunity to the stages of comedy clubs, where he performed for many years, headlining across the country. After moving to Los Angeles, he was accepted as a regular at the world famous Comedy Store, performing with the Comedy Store Players, improvising onstage with Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and Jim Carrey when he was 21 years old.

Tom was soon cast in episodic television shows, commercials, and eventually was cast as Biff Tannen, Michael J. Fox' beefy nemesis, in the classic Back to the Future trilogy of films. A long string of movie roles followed, with the opportunity to work with legendary directors such as John Frankenheimer, Stuart Rosenberg, Taylor Hackford, Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, and Steve Oedekerk. He has appeared as a recurring guest star on the television series Ed, Do Over, Freaks and Geeks, Titus, Fired Up, and Maggie, as well as Boston Public, Two and a Half Men, and many, many others.

As a writer, his fiction has been published in the literary magazines Amelia, West Word, Ipsissima verba, and nonfiction and editorial writing have appeared in The New Yorker, Envoy, Us, P.C. Games, and on the PBS.com website as part of the Frontline series.  He's been a development writer under contract at Disney, Universal, and Film Roman Studios, and his writing recently appeared in the anthology Sacred Passages by Bert Ghezzi, published by Doubleday.

He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Caroline, and their four children.  You can find out more about him on his website: www.tomwilsonusa.com
 
Greg Weisman
 Greg Weisman

Greg Weisman (BA Stanford, MPW U.S.C.) has been a story-teller all his life. His first professional work was as an Associate Editor and Freelance Writer for DC Comics, where he worked on the Captain Atom title, among others.

Greg worked at Walt Disney Television Animation from 1989 until 1996. He rose through the ranks to become the Director of Series Development for the division, working on such diverse properties as Darkwing Duck, Gummi Bears, Tail Spin, Bonkers, Raw Toonage, Duck Tales the Movie, Aladdin the Series and The Mighty Ducks, among others.

In 1991, Greg and his team created and developed a new series for Disney: GARGOYLES. Greg left his position as an executive to become the Supervising Producer and Supervising Story Editor of the first 66 episodes of that series. In 1996, Greg left Disney for DreamWorks Television Animation, where he also developed numerous series.

In October of '98, Greg left DreamWorks to become a full-time Freelance Writer, Story Editor, Producer and Voice Director. He has written scripts for Men In Black, Disney's Hercules, Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot, Max Steel, Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Mummy, Kim Possible, The Batman, Alien Racers and Bionicle: Mask of Light, among others.

He has also voice directed the original DVD Movie, Atlantis: Milo's Return and the English dub of the Japanese anime video series 3x3 Eyes. Greg is currently producing and story editing the second season of W.I.T.C.H. But so far, nothing in his professional life has topped GARGOYLES.

Greg is blessed to have a wonderful wife, Beth, two great kids, Erin and Benny, two cats, Iggy and Bigtime and two basset hounds, Abraham and Sami.

Greg regularly answers questions from his fans about GARGOYLES in Ask Greg at Station 8.
 
Don Cameron
 Don Cameron

Don Cameron got his break when he met Mike Vosburg and started visiting the studio Mike shared with Howard Chaykin. He helped them find a new studio right next door to his apartment and Studio X was born.

His first gig was penciling backgrounds for the Cloak And Dagger comic book as well as assisting on Mike’s work for HBO’s Tales From The Crypt. From there he assisted on Doctor Fate, the Nick Fury / Wolverine graphic novel, and various other comic books. His first animation job was freelance prop designer on G.I. JOE. His first staff position was on Batman the Animated Series. From there he went on to GARGOYLES as a background artist. He went on to create the character Cyberella for the DC Comics Helix line.

Among the other projects he has worked on are Men In Black the Animated Series, Spawn, Futurama, NASCAR Racers, Inspector Gadget, What’s With Andy, Tae Kwon Do, Xyber 9, and the Spawn DVD movie. 

In recent years he has gotten into 3D modeling and provides models for various comic book artists and productions.

He is currently co-owner, with his wife Dana, of Studio NM8 in Burbank, Ca. Recent projects included supervising director on W.I.T.C.H., 3D artist on Todd McFarelane's music video for the band Disturbed, a Hellboy short story with Tommy Lee Edwards, and various shows in development at NM8. Current studio projects include W.I.T.C.H. Season Two, Handy Manny, Atom, and The Zula Patrol. He is also the sound engineer and guest on the Golden Apple Comics weekly podcasts.
  
Victor Cook Victor Cook

Victor Cook was a storyboard artist on GARGOYLES. Since then, he has gone on to work as a Director on such Disney projects as Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and Legend of Tarzan, the series, as well as working as Producer / Director on 101 Dalmatians, the series, and Lilo and Stitch, the series.

Vic's directing credits also include the DVD release of Tarzan and Jane and Atlantis 2: Milo’s Return. Currently, Vic is a director with Tad Stones on the Revolution Pictures/IDT Entertainment DVD feature Hellboy Animated: "Blood and Iron", which will be released in early 2007.
  
Bob Kline
 Bob Kline

Bob Kline is a thirty-three year veteran of the animation business.  From 1973 to 1987 he worked at a variety of studios that produced series television animation.  They included Filmation, Ruby & Spears and Marvel.  His job titles during those years included layout artist, storyboard artist, storyboard supervisor, development artist, key background painter, and character designer.

In 1987, Disney Television Animation hired Bob.  His initial involvement was on the first season of the original Winnie the Pooh T.V. series doing storyboards and design development.  Following that, he did storyboards for Gummi Bears, and development art for Tail Spin and Darkwing Duck.  After that, he became development art director contributing to such projects as Bonkers and GARGOYLES.  As producer/director, Bob helmed Belle’s Magical World.  As director, he worked on several episodes of GARGOYLES and Hercules.  Prior to taking on the art direction chores for Cinderella 3, Bob was an art director on Mickey, Donald & Goofy-The Three Musketeers.

Bob spent four years in the Air Force as an illustrator, and attended both the California State University at Long Beach and the Art Center College of Design.
  
Frank Paur
 Frank Paur

Frank Paur is currently working on the films Iron Man and Doctor Strange as producer and director for Marvel, and Spawn for Todd McFarlane Productions.

Frank was supervising producer for GARGOYLES. He also worked on Invasion America. Additionally he has directed on Batman: The Animated Series and Spawn, the series. Frank worked as a producer and director on Men in Black, the series and as a director on X-Men: Evolution.
 
Michael Reaves
 Michael Reaves

Over the course of a thirty-year career, Michael Reaves has written, story-edited, and produced nearly four hundred television scripts, won an Emmy and been nominated for a second Emmy, an ASIFA Award, and a Writers Guild Award. He's sold two dozen novels (one of which was a New York Times bestseller), been nominated for the Prometheus Award and the British Fantasy Award, had four movies produced, and written comic books, short stories, computer games, articles, webisodes, even background dialogue for a heavy metal rock video. He considers GARGOYLES to be some of his best work. You can learn all the sordid details at: www.MichaelReaves.com
Fred Schaefer
 Fred Schaefer

Fred Schaefer is a producer and executive at PorchLight Entertainment, responsible for the development, production and international co-production of animated series, specials, and home video features. He produced and story-edited 39 episodes of the PBS series Adventures From The Book of Virtues; Jetcat, a series of animated shorts for Nickelodeon’s prime time show, Kablam!; and co-produced 28 eleven-minute episodes of Jay Jay The Jet Plane for PBS.  He was supervising producer on the Emmy award-winning animated series Tutenstein for DiscoveryKids/NBC, and the telefilms, The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale; The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow; and The Christmas Dinosaur. Currently, he is serving as executive producer of 52 episodes of Four Eyes for France 3, Nickelodeon Asia, and Nickelodeon Australia.  Prior to joining PorchLight, Mr. Schaefer worked at Walt Disney Television Animation, where he developed animated series, network and syndicated specials, and direct-to-video features.  His role in the GARGOYLES crew was as a Development Associate.
Dave Schwartz
 Dave Schwartz

David Schwartz began his career in animation in 1988 as a storyboard artist for the animated series ALF at DIC Entertainment. Since then he has worked as a supervising storyboard artist, character designer, background and prop designer, art director, writer, director and show creator for the Walt Disney Company, DIC Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Sony and the Cartoon Network. He has worked on such shows as The Simpsons, Rugrats, GARGOYLES, Johnny Bravo, all the Disney and Warner Brothers animated series of the 90’s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and X-men. Before coming to the animation industry, David worked as a broadcaster in both radio and television, a magazine illustrator and as a writer, penciller and cover artist for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and Disney comics. He has been a fill-in penciller for the Rugrats comic strip and has worked as a gag writer for Disney’s Bonkers theatrical short and TV series, Marsupillami series, and the recent Three Musketeers movie starring Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck.

David has just finished storyboard supervising a new series at DIC Entertainment, and his 5th year teaching storyboard classes at Santa Monica College. Currently he’s storyboard  supervising a new feature film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for Imagi, and doing storyboards for the Stan Lee Project at Film Roman, Tutenstein at Porchlight Entertainment, and Curious George for Universal Studios. In his spare time he is working on writing/drawing a horror graphic novel and perfecting BBQ ribs techniques.
Dennis Woodyard
 Dennis J. Woodyard

Dennis J. Woodyard was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey and studied illustration at the School Of Visual Arts in New York City. Dennis moved to Manhattan upon graduation to pursue his commerical art career, first in illustration, then animation.  His early projects included illustrations for educational filmstrips featuring Greek myths, and Grimm's fairy tales' slide art. In the late 70s, he moved into the animation field, first doing graphic animation and special effects for commercials, and later, TV show openings including HBO Sports and ABC station IDs.

In the 80s, he progressed to animated adventure shows. He designed characters and storyboarded for the Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers. From there he moved to a staff position with Rankin-Bass, the producers of such shows as ThunderCats and other syndicated animated series. 

As series art director, he reviewed storyboards, work pictures and final prints. In addition, he designed all the secondary characters for the last 30 shows and wrote two ThunderCats scripts; "ShadowMaster" and "Well of Doubt". He was also art director and storyboard artist for a 30-minute animation special which aired on PBS and is now in video stores called Merlin and the Dragons.

After moving to Los Angeles in 1994, he continued to work on various television animation shows. These included Universal's Exo-Squad, Disney TV Animation's GARGOYLES, and Columbia Tri-Star's Men in Black: The Animated Series. He joined Saban Entertainment in January 1998, where he worked on Bad Dog, for Fox Family cable network. The following year he was producer / director on Saban Nascar Racers.

After leaving Saban in April 2001, Dennis served as consulting animation director for Rankin / Bass' latest primetime Christmas special Santa Baby, which aired in December 2001 on the Fox Network. He also did storyboards for X-Men: Evolution for Film Roman Inc.  Also, at this time, Dennis chose to set up Dragonfly Entertainment to present and pursue original ideas and properties.

Always on the move, Dennis has been involved in a number of projects including serving as Director on the Warner Bros. animated series Ozzy and Drix, for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He also added Storyboard Artist credits for his work on Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles produced by 4Kids Productions, the Tutenstein series produced by Mediavision, Nickelodeon's Stripperella and Tom T Animation's Legend of the Dragon.

One of his latest projects is Dragonfly Flipz™ - animated flip books currently available through The Dragonfly Emporium e-bay store. 
 
Steve Blum
 Steve Blum

A veteran of the voice-over biz, Steve Blum cut his vocal teeth in the industry on Anime shows like The Guyver and Giant Robo, and since has voiced hundreds of diverse characters in productions representing every media imaginable!

Steve’s training was highly unorthodox by industry standards. Before voice acting became a full-time profession, Steve worked in a book store, a pet store, an auto-parts store, serviced fire protection equipment, ran a mailroom, drove a delivery truck, managed warehouses, became an International film and video sales/service coordinator, copywriter and marketing executive for a Sci-Fi film company, an ADR script writer, part-time musician…

But where’s the acting experience? All on the job. It started with a few monster growls, then a couple of old men’s lines, a hero or two… thousand - and the rest is history. More than 15 years later, he’s out there soiling microphones and barking, spitting, and yowling his way into your lives every day and actually making a living at it!

Steve is best known as Spike from Cowboy Bebop the Movie, Tom (the robot) from Toonami, Roger Smith from Big O, Flamedramon, Guilmon and a pile of other… well… "mons" (kids and bad guys too) from three seasons of Digimon, the voice of 7-11, and most recently, Zabuza and Orochimaru from Naruto, Jamie from Megas XLR (on Cartoon Network), Heatblast, Vilgax, and Ghostfreak from the CN series Ben10, and Blunk in the Disney series W.I.T.C.H. In the game world, he’s played Vincent Valentine from Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children, Crash Bandicoot, Pitfall Harry, Ethan Hunt, Wolverine, Jabba the Hutt, Ares - the God of War and tons of other weirdos we’ve all come to know and loathe.

Stay tuned… this bigmouth has only just begun to spew!
 
Greg Cipes
 Greg Cipes

Gregory Cipes was born on January 4th in Coral Springs, Florida. Early on, he realized his calling was performing. He made his official acting debut at a young age starring as Young Solomon in the off-Broadway production, The Rothschilds. Since then, Greg has pursued acting, singing, and songwriting with passion. Greg has already starred in several feature films and has risen to the top of the charts in the television world.

His appearances include: recurring role as Miles Anderson in HBO's Emmy Award winning Western dram series Deadwood; starring as Ryan in Disney's animated feature film The Wild; starring as Chiro in Disney's animated television series Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go!; starring as Kaleb in Disney's animated television series W.I.T.C.H.; recurring role as Butter in UPN’s television series One on One; Starring as Beast Boy in the Warner Brothers/Cartoon Network series Teen Titans; starring as Reed in Nation Lampoons feature film Pledge This; guest starring as Will Johnston in USA Network's Peacemakers; guest starring as Tanner on ABC's MDs; supporting role as Trevor in FOX Searchlight Broken Lizard's Club Dread; the voice of Jack in WB's Justice League; and starring Chad in the upcoming FOX Searchlight feature film The Untitled Onion Movie to name as few.

Greg has also been singing on stage since he was eleven. And is currently working on his debut album. Cipes' technique as a composer and lyricist creates a unique blend of eclectic musical styles. His songs have been widely accepted and been featured on numerous television shows and feature films. In addition, Greg will be starring in the upcoming MTV series titled B-Squad Project. 

Greg always takes what others would enjoy as hobbies one step further. He dedicates his entire being to his passions. In fact, not only is Greg an accomplished actor and musician, but he is also an avid and proficient surfer. Nationally ranked as a Junior Professional surfer, Greg has appeared in numerous advertisements for his sponsors. He has been interviewed in Surfing, Hometown Hero, Surfer, and Wave Action magazines, and has graced the cover of Eastern Surf Magazine.

Greg has now made a career doing what he loves most: entertaining millions. Check out his site for up to date info on Greg's current projects: GregCipes.com
 
Grey DeLisle
 Grey DeLisle

The term "old soul" is bandied about so casually these days that it has almost lost its meaning, but how else to describe Grey DeLisle? Her dynamic brand of Americana displays a preternatural connection to past eras as far flung as the Civil War, most recently on her critically hailed 2004 release The Graceful Ghost. Listeners and journalists alike marvel at her astute grasp of the essence of old-time country music that, at the same time never threatens to brand her an anachronism. Embracing different eras and different styles as readily and impeccably as she has, the only thing that fans have come to expect from a new Grey DeLisle album is the unexpected.

"I never want to make the same record twice," DeLisle says. “I’m not interested in treading the same ground over and over again, even if it means people might get thrown for a loop on first listen.” Beginning with what she calls her “coffeehouse girl phase,” her self-released debut, The Small Time, was a far cry from her sophomore effort, Homewrecker. The latter was an irresistible nod to the dramatic country chanteuses of the ’60s and early ’70s, and suited DeLisle’s strong, smoky alto perfectly. Fans were treated to another shock with her Sugar Hill Records debut The Graceful Ghost, replete with a turn-of-the-century vibe and dark themes of death, betrayal and redemption. DeLisle’s version of "Willie We Have Missed You" was also featured on the Grammy winner for “Best Traditional Folk Recording” - Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster.

With Iron Flowers, Grey DeLisle once again fulfills her promise of dynamism. Just because her signature instrument is the Autoharp, don’t expect the second coming of Mother Maybelle Carter this time around. One look at the interior album booklet art—by iconic photographer Mick Rock (David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Blondie)—reminds us that the young DeLisle is an artist of her generation. And just to make the Appalachian-Glam fusion complete, her new release boasts a cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” employing that trademark Autoharp in ways that nature never intended. Queen fans may make the connection that Mick Rock shot the infamous cover photo for the album Queen II.

Recording in a friend’s garage-cum-studio in the Silverlake district of Los Angeles, DeLisle remains true to her dedication to vintage analog equipment. Eschewing such modernities as ProTools and endless overdubs, the band recorded all performances live, often using the first take. DeLisle is no snob about her preference for an old-fashioned approach: “It just sounds better that way!” When she says “better,” what she means is more organic, more honest, not necessarily prettier or more perfect. Technical perfection seems a paltry goal compared to a raw emotional connection to the music, and Grey DeLisle is an artist who vies for the latter.

A DVD documentary on the making of Iron Flowers is on the immediate horizon, and DeLisle plans to do her most extensive touring yet in support of the album. In addition to her songwriting, recording and performing schedule, DeLisle also maintains a thriving career as one of the most successful voice actors in Hollywood. Even if you have never heard a Grey DeLisle song, chances are, you’ve heard her voice. It is virtually impossible to watch Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, PBS, or the Disney Channel without encountering one of the 16 cartoons on which DeLisle currently appears. She stars as Daphne on The New Scooby Doo, Emily Elizabeth on Clifford the Big Red Dog, Vicky on The Fairly Odd Parents, Mandy on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Frankie on Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Sam on Danny Phantom, Miranda on W.I.T.C.H., and Yumi on the new breakout hit Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi. Any chance Japanese pop-rockers Puffy Ami Yumi might trade in their guitars for an Autoharp?

"I’m thinking that might not fly with the ages-6-to-11 demographic,” says DeLisle, “But hope springs eternal!"
 
Liza Del Mundo
 Liza Del Mundo

Liza Del Mundo was born and raised in San Diego, California. It was there under those warm, sunny skies, that she was first bitten by the performance bug. And it hasn’t left her since!
 
A childhood hobby of singing at weddings and family parties grew into a love of performing in local plays and musicals. She continued to study acting as a teenager, and was able to attain a manager and agent in Los Angeles. Liza’s high school career consisted of extracurricular activities and homework in San Diego, and auditions and bookings in L.A. With the support of her family, she was able to make her busy schedule work.

After graduation, Liza moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career and attend college. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Minor in Theatre from California State University Northridge. Since then, she has worked steadily in television, commercials, voice-overs, and on stage.
   
Recently, Liza has recurred on the hit medical drama E.R. as the Filipino nurse Severa. She also posed as a foreign correspondent who only spoke the Filipino dialect of Tagalog on the red carpet during an episode of Ashton Kutcher’s Punk'D on MTV. Those with a good memory and keen eye may recognize Liza from her series Disney’s Toontown Kids which ran on KCAL 9 for several years. Others may find her familiar as Iris, the only Asian student in the short-lived, but critically-acclaimed series My So-Called Life. Her varied resume consists of several other television shows such as Still Standing, The Bernie Mac Show, and CSI: Miami to name a few.

To complement her on-camera career, Liza works consistently in voice-overs as well. Currently, she is a series regular on Disney’s W.I.T.C.H. supplying the character voice of Hay Lin. From 2000-2005 Liza’s voice was heard daily by millions of children across the globe as the female promo voice of The Disney Channel. She has also worked on many other animated series including Nickelodeon’s As Told by Ginger and All Grown Up, as well as the pilot Captain Cosmos. Liza is the voice of the web guide Pippa on everythinggirl.com, and supplies character voices for Mattel’s Barbie myscene.com and Mattel Barbie commercials and CD-ROMs. Liza has also lent her voice to many radio and television commercials.

On stage, Liza has worked with companies such as The Colony Theatre, East West Players, STAGES Theatre, and Playwright's Arena. Most recently, she played Barbara Villanueva in the L.A. premiere of Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters, which played to sold out houses and wide critical acclaim. Currently, Liza takes on the title role in the world premiere of Imelda: A New Musical at East West Players, based on the life of the infamous former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.
Kittie
 Kittie

Kittie is a Jackie of alotta trades...BUT! The good news is she loves what she does-so she be doin' it, and doin' it, and doin' well. She is a voice-over actress, a host, a radio and video jock, and an author! BLADOW!

Kittie is the voice of Taranee on Disney's W.I.T.C.H.
 
Loren Lester
 Loren Lester

Loren Lester began his career as a teenager and has amassed almost 30 years of film, stage, and television credits. In his early years he played the evil hall monitor Fritz Hansel in the cult classic film Rock ‘N’ Roll High School and he recurred for five seasons as Roy on The Facts of Life opposite Nancy McKeon. Recent motion pictures include the Wes Craven suspense thriller Red-Eye (starring Rachel McAdams), the blockbuster film American Wedding and the hit comedy The Sweetest Thing (all available on DVD.)

During the last two years alone, he has appeared on The West Wing, Desperate Housewives, Two and a Half Men, E-Ring, Las Vegas, LAX, Without a Trace, Joey, Scrubs, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the farewell episode of The Practice. He also recurred on both The Gilmore Girls and General Hospital.  The highlight of this past year was being paired once again with the legendary John Cleese.

He is also a highly successful voice-over artist, best known for creating the roles of Robin and Nightwing on the animated series The Adventures of Batman and Robin, and his voice has starred in hundreds of TV and radio commercials. He is a graduate of Occidental College’s theatre department and has starred in dozens of plays and musicals. Loren and his wife Kelly are the proud parents of three daughters.

Loren is the voice of Julian in the upcoming season of W.I.T.C.H.
 
Jason Marsden
 Jason Marsden

A Rhode Island native, Jason Marsden found quick success in the entertainment industry after moving to Los Angeles in 1986. Within a year of his stay, Jason landed an agent and soon acquired several television and voice over credits. His first big break was as Alan Quartermain Jr. on General Hospital. Shortly after, he landed his first television series: The Munsters Today, a revamped version of the original 60s series, starring John Schuck and Lee Meriwether, and Jason as Little Eddie Munster.

After three seasons, Munsters ended but Jason continued, becoming a series regular on other such shows as Eerie Indiana, Almost Home, Tom (starring Tom Arnold), and joined the cast of for the final two seasons of Step by Step (starring Suzanne Somers and Patrick Duffy). In the interim, he held recurring roles on Boy Meets World, Full House, and Blossom and guest starred on many others.

Jason is fondly remembered for having played a thirteen-year-old Buddy Young Jr. in Billy Crystal’s Mr. Saturday Night. Jason also co-starred as first mate to Jeff Bridges’ Captain in Ridley Scott’s White Squall.  Last year, Jason was thrilled to work with Jim Carrey in Fun With Dick and Jane, now on DVD. Most have also remembered Jason on Will and Grace as "The Pocket Gay", Will’s unfortunately under-tall blind-date, or as a grown up bully from Elliot’s past on Just Shoot Me.

Also on DVD, catch Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt, with Jason portraying Young Burt Ward. Being a huge Batman fan, this was a dream role for Jason. He has an entire room in his house dedicated to the Bat-franchise; just ask him to show you his tattoo.

Going beyond on-camera, Jason has also been fortunate to have sustained an outstanding career in voice over! Lending his voice to many animated films, series, commercials, video games, and television promos. One of his favorite roles is Danger Duck in the new hit WB animated series Loonatics Unleashed. Among his voice over credits are: Miyazaki’s Academy Award winning Spirited Away as Haku, the mysterious boy who helps Chihiro during her mystical adventures, as well as roles on W.I.T.C.H., Disney’s Tarzan, Justice League, Fairly Odd Parents, Mucha Lucha, Xiaolin Showdown, The Batman, and many more, including Max, Goofy’s son in the hit feature film A Goofy Movie. He reprised the role for the hit sequel, and various television and video specials.

Also a proud member of the DGA, Jason directed the season one finale of Lynch Entertainment's: The Journey of Allen Strange for Nickelodeon as well as winning acclaim in local short film festivals. Jason has been quickly expanding his career into writing and directing. You can see a small sample of his work via his website: www.thatguyfromthatshow.com

Now 31, Jason currently lives in Burbank, California with his wife Christy and their two cats, Aladdin and Jasmine. Jason stays busy with his many voiceover engagements and developing projects to produce and direct.
 
Tracy Martin
 Tracy Martin

Tracy Martin did a play in the first grade in Brooklyn, NY and became hooked. Having not yet learned the subtlety of acting she shouted all of her lines. The rest as they say, is history. She is a die-hard-passionate-bleedin-purple-n-gold-Laker fan.

When not watching Laker games, Tracy watches classic sitcoms. Tracy has learned almost everything about sitcom acting from watching Lucille Ball. She is also a buff about the history of Desilu Productions.

Among Tracy's film credits are: co-starring in Bohemian Sunset, and starring in Operation: Cupcake. She played the lead role of Agnes in Agnes of God at NYU.

Her recent voice over work includes Living in Captivity, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Disney's The Emperor's New School. On W.I.T.C.H., she is the voice of Bess Grumper.  You can find out more about her on her web site: www.tracymartin.com
 
Candi Milo
 Candi Milo

Candi Milo began her career at 16 as a singer working for Marriott’s Great America. Not long after, she then settled in Los Angeles and worked as a stand-up comic and singer for Princess Cruise lines, becoming one of their youngest-ever nightclub performers. Stints as a stand-up led her to open for Joan Rivers and Howie Mandel as well as appear on several television shows like Evening at the Improv, and a sketch-comedy show that was the creation of the late Brandon Tartikoff. A spur of the moment audition led to a role in the original touring company of Dreamgirls directed by Michael Bennett, choreographed by Michael Peters and starring Jennifer Holiday.

Candi moved into television in Reaching for the Stars, a Real World-type TV movie-of-the-week where the ending included an appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She then went on to be recurring characters on such hit shows as Gimme a Break, Perfect Strangers, Knot’s Landing, Days of Our Lives and Empty Nest. Many other shows followed as did feature films such as; Bad Medicine, Almost An Angel, Dead Women In Lingerie (A Venice Film Festival Grand Prix Winner) and I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore.

But it was doing the feature film, Paramount’s Cool World, with Brad Pitt and Kim Basinger, that Candi discovered her passion – animation voice-over. She voiced twelve characters in that film, as well as threw lines to the actors on the set, helping to create the glances and reactions the actors used in the film. From there it was Steven Spielberg’s Tiny Toon Adventures and Hanna Barbera’s stable of actors. To date she has created over 200 characters for cartoons.

These characters include for Nickelodeon, Nick, in the Academy Award Nominated Film and T.V. series, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Mrs. Wakeman in My Life as a Teenage Robot, Snap in Chalkzone. For Cartoon Network she does Dexter, in Dexter’s Lab, Ophelia, in Juniper Lee, Coco, Madame Foster and Cheese in Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. For Disney she voices Irma and Mrs. Knickerbocker in W.I.T.C.H., Coach Suweaty in Emporer’s New Groove, Jacobo in The Replacements, Ms. Diaz in Stanley, and has appeared in both Chicken Little films. She does The Flea in Mucha Lucha! and Zadavia in Loonatics , for Warner Brothers.

Animation has provided Candi the pleasure of working with many great actors including Tim Curry and Lynn Redgrave in Eloise and Harry Connick, Jr. in The Happy Elf. Commercials are great fun for Candi and she has appeared in over 300 voice and on-camera spots. Her campaigns have included Perkins, Rhodes, Ford and Mervyns department stores (She was the original, "Open! Open! Open!" woman).

Currently Candi is writing her second feature film script and a book based on her life story, entitled Surviving The Odd. She also performs a stand-up/pop show called; Hip Is A Relative Term. Her other one-woman shows; Life’s Too Short…And So Am I (produced by Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin) Playing Well With Others and I Am Absolutely Exhausted, were mounted to high acclaim in Los Angeles.

This hard-working single mom resides in Calabasas with her daughter.
 
Marianne Muellerleile
 Marianne Muellerleile

Marianne Muellerleile is currently recurring as Sr. Dominick on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and as Norma on Passions.

She appears in the upcoming The Sound of Music at the Hollywood Bowl as Frau Schmidt, and in the current and upcoming film releases, Thank you for Smoking, Running with Scissors, Smokin' Aces, The Adventures of Johnny Tao, Welcome to Paradise, and Norbit.

She is also the voice of Rachel Lynde on the national radio drama, Anne of Green Gables, and the recurring voice of  Mrs. Rudolph / Galgheita on W.I.T.C.H.

For all her diverse acting work see: www.mariannemuellerleile.com
 
Justin Shenkarow
 Justin Shenkarow

Justin Shenkarow has starred in television and film for over 17 years. He received three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Blockbuster Award for his ensemble work as an actor on Picket Fences. He has starred in television shows including Eerie Indiana, Home Improvement, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Strong Medicine, and Boston Public. His production company, Shake That Fro Productions, has produced three short films which he has directed and starred in, and they are currently hitting the festival market. He has a comedy pilot in development, and has recently wrapped shooting two films, one co-starring Eric Roberts entitled Comedy Hell, and the other entitled House of the Dead 2.  He also loves working on cartoons and has been the voice of Charlie Brown, The Little Sprout, Harold on the Nickelodeon show Hey Arnold, Gelman on Recess and Eric on W.I.T.C.H.
 
Samuel Bernstein
 Samuel Bernstein

Samuel Bernstein wrote and co-produced the Paramount and Showtime film Bobbie's Girl, which won an Emmy nomination for star Bernadette Peters, a G.L.A.A.D. Media Award nomination, and an Advocate designation as "Top Ten" for the year. The multi-festival award-winning Silent Lies was his first feature film, as both writer and as producer. During the 2005-2006 television season he signed on to the ABC/Disney show W.I.T.C.H. after writing during the sixth and last season of Judging Amy.

Bernstein’s next film project is writing and directing Lulu, a surreal take on silent screen star Louise Brooks. He is the winner of a Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association for his work on Uncommon Heroes and is currently working on Kill Your Inner Child, a memoir about his bafflingly unconventional upbringing, available for viewing in-progress at www.killyourinnerchild.com. His latest book, CONFIDENTIAL: The Rise and Fall of the Most Scandalous Scandal Magazine in the History of the World, will be published by Walford Press in October 2006.

Nicole Dubuc
 Nicole Dubuc

As a child actress for eleven years, Nicole got her start in the entertainment industry on the other side of the camera.  After graduating from Yale University as a pre-med with a degree in English, she returned to California to become an apprentice staff writer on Disney’s girl-power hit Kim Possible.

Since then, Nicole has written for a wide variety of genres, from Jetix’s action-comedy W.I.T.C.H. to Sony’s educational Dragon Tales.  She has penned several direct-to-DVD features and even an interactive cruise ship activity.  (No, they didn’t give her free cruise tickets)  Nicole was nominated for an Emmy award in both 2005 and 2006 for her work on TLC’s show ToddWorld, based on the children’s books of Todd Parr. 

Nicole is currently staff writing for Disney’s new preschool CG show, My Friends Tigger and Pooh, as well as editing Manga Entertainment’s boy-centric action-adventure Iron Kid.  But never fear. Despite her daily dealings with cartoon supervillains, Nicole plans to use her powers for good not evil.
 
Ginny McSwain
 Ginny McSwain

Ginny McSwain is a 30-year veteran in animation production. Directing and casting for Hanna Barbera Productions, DIC Entertainment, Marvel Productions, Jim Henson Productions, Sony Animation, Warner Brothers T.V., Universal Cartoon, and Nickelodeon.

To mention a few of the shows she has worked on: Catdog, Chalkzone, Jimmy Neutron, Hellboy I & II, The Jade Emperor, Tutenstein, Emmy-award winning The Batman,  W.I.T.C.H. and the soon to be released series, Disney's The Book of Tigger & Pooh. And so many more.

Ginny's lively recording sessions have garnished praise and accolades from top pros in the biz. Check them out at: www.ginnymcswain.com
Andrew Robinson
 Andrew Robinson

Several years ago, Andrew Robinson left a solid job as a development executive at MTV Productions for the sordid yet glamorous world of animation.  In addition to W.I.T.C.H., Andrew’s credits include such shows as MP4ORCE, Jackie Chan Adventures, Duel Masters, Action Man, Max Steel, Megas XLS, Starship Troopers, Dragon Tales (including the yet-to-be-produced Dragon Tales movie), and Baby Looney Toons, to name but a few.   And though he doesn’t normally admit it, he also wrote for Walker, Texas Ranger.   And he’s very excited to be here.
 
Jon Weisman
 Jon Weisman

Jon Weisman began his career as a sportswriter and has written for the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News among other publications. After getting a Master's Degree in English in Georgetown, Jon moved into writing for the screen. His first break, as a punch-up writer for the short-lived prime time series If Not For You, was followed by animation and live-action television scripts for shows including So Weird, Starship Troopers, Men in Black, Disney's Hercules, and now W.I.T.C.H. Jon remains proudest of his spec script for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which almost, almost sold.

In 2002, Jon began a blog called Dodger Thoughts, which originally had a readership of one: his brother, Greg.  However, the website has since blossomed and has also led to a rebirth in his freelance writing career, including a biweekly column for SportsIllustrated.com and regular feature work for Variety.

As you can see, Jon has never been able to stick at one kind of writing for very long. It keeps him humble, but on the bright side, it also keeps things interesting and gets him home to his wife and two children on time - which is good.
 
Tad Stones
 Tad Stones

Hellboy Jr.Tad Stones has produced and/or created seven animated series and five direct to video movies, among them: Chip 'N Dale's Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Disney's Hercules The Tv Show, Atlantis II: Milo's Return, and The Adventures Of Brer Rabbit.

Tad first pitched Hellboy as a prime time animated series around 1996, maybe earlier! Finally his dream has turned real...

Tad is the Supervising Director and Supervising Producer for IDT on Revolution Pictures / IDT Entertainment features Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms, and Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron.

(Hellboy Jr. sculpture by Maija Graham)
 
Phil Weinstein
 Phil Weinstein

Phil Weinstein has been working in the animation industry since 1991. Phil directed 26 episodes of the Hercules series for Disney and 6 episodes of The Adventures of Jackie Chan for Sony. He produced and directed both Balto sequels for Universal, was a Supervising producer on Dragon Tales for PBS, and a sequence director on Scooby-Doo, Where's My Mummy? for Warner Brothers. 

Phil won an emmy award for his work on the CBS special Boo To You Too! Winnnie The Pooh, and a Humanitas Prize for producing and directing Balto, Wolf Quest.

Phil has also storyboarded on many shows, including storyboarding most of the musical song numbers in the South Park feature Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.  Phil directed the upcoming animated Hellboy DVD, Sword of Storms.

He lives with his wife and two boys in Burbank, California.
 
Kevin Hopps
 Kevin Hopps

Although Kevin Hopps just graduated with a BA in journalism from CSUN in the fall of 2004, his first writing job was as a staff writer for the sit-com One Day at a Time.  But, finally, after writing for at least a half dozen more sit-coms, he succeeded in breaking into the animation business. 

Since then, Kevin has story edited several Disney shows such as Hercules, Buzz Lightyear, and Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go, to name just a few.  He’s also worked for Warner Brothers as a story editor on the Zeta Project and he’s written episodes of Animaniacs (remember the parody of Beauty and the Beast?) and Justice League (remember when Aquaman sliced off his hand?). 

Kevin says he likes to write comedy (like he did for Disney’s Dave the Barbarian or for WB’s Loonatics).  But he also says he likes to write action (like he did for MTV’s Spiderman or for the Hellboy animated movie Blood and Iron that’s currently in production).  Of course, he says, there are also times when he likes to write a little of both (like he did for Cartoon Network’s Ben Ten or for ABC Family’s W.I.T.C.H.).  Guess some guys just can’t make up their minds.
 
Bob Schooley & Mark McCorkle
 Mark McCorkle & Bob Schooley

Mark McCorkle & Bob Schooley have collaborated on many projects for Disney.  Some of these include: The Return of Jafar, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, and Buzz Lightyear the series. They are the creators of Kim Possible including several projects: Kim Possible: The Secret Files, Kim Possible: So the Drama, and the hit series Kim Possible.
 
Steve Loter
 Steve Loter

Steve Loter was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the highly acclaimed High School of Art and Design in Manhattan whose other graduates include animation pioneer Ralph Bakshi and world famous clothing designer Calvin Klein.

Upon graduation from high school, Steve was hired by Walt Disney Consumer Products where he worked for five years illustrating Disney's Classic Characters for all kinds of merchandise. Steve's work in New York also included comic work for DC comics, design for Jim Henson Productions and the Disney East Coast artist tour where Steve drew portraits of MIckey Mouse for hundreds of children.

In the summer of 1993, Steve was lured to a new career in animation and relocated to Los Angeles to work on the legendary Ren and Stimpy show. Steve trained under some of the best in the buisness and in 2 years had worked his way up from Layout Artist to Director.

Upon the completion of the Ren and Stimpy series, Steve directed on a variety of diverse projects including Baby Huey for Universal, Duckman and Stressed Eric for Klasky Csupo and the thearical short Hate based on the work of famous underground comic book artist Peter Bagge. After helping develop Dilbert for Sony, Steve was hired again by The Walt Disney Co. to direct Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Steve's seven year career at Disney has also included directing the cult classic Miramax series Clerks the animated series, producing and supervising directing The Legend of Tarzan, pilot directing Dave the Barbarian and directing and Producing The Disney Channel's popular hit series Kim Possible. Steve directed the first Kim Possible movie Sitch in Time and the series closing movie So the Drama. Steve's latest projects includes the re-imagined second season of Jake Long - American Dragon and season four of Kim Possible.  In addition, Steve has added his artistic talent to many other Disney projects through character design, story board and show development.
 
Jymn Magon
 Jymn Magon

Jymn Magon has been in the animation business for over twenty years.  He cut his cartoon teeth at Walt Disney Television Animation where he created, wrote, and story edited series like Gummi Bears, Duck Tales, Rescue Rangers, Winnie The Pooh, Goof Troop, and Tale Spin.  His first feature film was the well-received A Goofy Movie.  Then in 1993 Jymn went freelance working for MGM, DIC, Sony, DreamWorks, Saban, Henson, Nelvana, SD Entertainment, and several overseas companies.  Since then he has also branched out into feature films, books, comics, and stage plays. Before 1984, Magon was with Disneyland Records where he produced such records as Mickey Mouse Disco, Goin’ Quackers, and dozens of story records, including Star Wars, E.T., Indiana Jones, Peanuts, and Gremlins.  He is always delighted to meet with Disney Afternoon fans.
 
Steven E. Gordon
 Steven E. Gordon

Steven E. Gordon's professional career began in 1977 when his High School art teacher saw a trade-paper ad asking for portfolio submissions. She suggested he put together a portfolio and submit it in hopes of getting a professional critique prior to my graduating and going to art school. He thinks she also hoped to humble him and put in check his cocky attitude. Neither of them had any real idea what the job was and really didn't care - they both assumed there wasn't any need to know.  Surely a job was out of the question - he was still in high school after all! To his surprise, his slap-dash, disorganized portfolio was accepted and he was hired by Ralph Bakshi Productions to work on the feature film Lord of the Rings. After he got over the shock of what his salary would be, his art teacher got together with his counselor and figured out a way that he could still graduate by finishing his senior year by going to night school. So much for art school… he never got back on that track and  only took a few intermittent classes later.

Steven started his first job in the animation industry as a photo-rotoscoper, drawing Orc eyes and teeth on Photostats. He came in contact with many other young artists and this is what finally humbled his raging High School ego.  He quickly realized that others had equal, and often much greater talents, than he did. He got to meet many seasoned artists (Mike Ploog, Dave Jonas, et al) and animators (Irv Spence, Marty Tarras, et al).  It wasn't long before he was given more and more responsibility (mainly by being in the right place at the right time and being able to do what was needed) and worked his way up  to inbetweener for Bruce Woodside (still a good friend today).  He was given a chance to do his own animation (ok, rotoscoping) on a long scene of horses galloping that no one else wanted to tackle, and he was too dumb to know better.

Steven stayed with Ralph for Hey, Good Lookin'  and American Pop and then left for a while to do layout on The Lone Ranger for Filmation, where he shared an office with Dave Stevens (pre-Rocketeer) and Russ Heath. He also met my future wife, Judy, there in the  accounting dept. He left Filmation to work for Ralph again, and this time he was Animation Director and Key Animator on the Bakshi / Frazetta feature Fire and Ice.

His next job was almost a five-year stint at Disney Pictures animating on The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective and development and story on Oliver & Co.  During that time (and after), he also worked for a variety of studios free-lancing doing animation, storyboards and development for most of the major studios including Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros TV, Disney TV, DIC and Saban.

When he left Disney, he directed for a short time for Ralph on his Mighty Mouse series and then he spent 12 years working on and off with Rich Animation on a series of direct-to-videos,  doing character layout and storyboards, and was Animation Director / Character Designer / Key Animator on The Swan Princess.

Steven then moved to Saban and directed on Pigs Next Door, which led to his job as one of the directors and the character designer on X-Men: Evolution. He also freelanced at this time on a number of Disney direct-to-video releases.  After the second season was finished, DreamWorks hired him on as a story artist. He continued to do all the character designs for X-Men at night while during the day he worked on DreamWorks films such as Madagascar, Moby Dick, Shrek 2 and Over the Hedge.

Steven continues to live in Southern California (that's where most of the work is) with his family and expects to work with a pencil in his hand until the day he drops.  You can learn more about him on his website: www.stevenegordon.com
 
Boyd Kirkland
 Boyd Kirkland

Boyd Kirkland has worked in the animation business for over 28 years. He began as a layout artist in 1979 drawing scenes for Hanna Barbera, Ruby Spears, Marvel Productions, and many other Los Angeles based studios. Most of this work was subcontracted through his partnership, XAM! Productions located in Salt Lake City, Utah, for which he functioned as President and supervisor. Shows he worked on included Thundarr, the Barbarian, Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, Plastic Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Puppy’s New Adventures, and many others.

In 1985, Kirkland moved his family to Los Angeles, creating storyboards for feature films such as Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, My Little Pony, The Movie, and Little Nemo, Adventures in Slumberland, as well as for several animated series, including GI Joe, Jem, Dungeons & Dragons, Gummy Bears, The Fantastic Four, etc. He also produced and directed several series for Marvel Productions, including Robocop, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, and Bucky O’Hare.

In 1991, he went to Warner Bros. to serve as an animation director for Batman: The Animated Series. He co-directed the animated feature film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm in 1993, and produced, co-wrote and directed Warner Bros.’ direct-to-video animated film Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero in 1998, which won "Best direct-to-video Animated Feature of the Year" from the Annie Awards. He also developed and wrote several proposed series and features for the studio, including: Wonder Woman, Metal Men, Legionnaires, Lobo, Invasion America, Lupin the III, and Batman and Joker in Asylum.

In 2000, Kirkland began developing and producing X-Men: Evolution for Marvel Entertainment. He produced four seasons of the series, and also wrote and directed several episodes. It had a successful four season run on Kids’ WB. Currently, he is working freelance, writing, developing and illustrating on a variety of projects.
 
James Peters
 James Peters

James Peters was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.  He started his animation career doing color on Nickelodeon Children’s Shows such as Aaahh! Real Monsters, The Rugrats, and The Wild Thornberrys.  Soon after that he worked on Futurama, where he helped to earn the Emmy for Best Color Styling. "Color is an underestimated, yet very powerful Art," he said.  

He soon tired of the overused bright and "cartoony" colors, and started exploring darker, less saturated, more moody tones; and his style started to resemble comics more than cartoons. James had not grown up with comics, but started using them for artistic reference and quickly fell in love; appreciating the fine artwork and, especially, the dramatic use of color.

His newly defined comic/cartoon style got him a job coloring on the final season of X-Men: Evolution.  Impressed with James’ unique color choices and dramatic uses of lighting, Marvel hired him to translate The Ultimates comic book into The Ultimate Avengers direct-to-DVD feature.  After that, Marvel decided he was the only animation color designer for them, and he stayed on to complete The Ultimate Avengers 2, Iron Man, and Dr. Strange.  Presently, Marvel is negotiating four more comic-to-animation movies, and James is slated to handle the color on all four.
 
Dan Vado
 Dan Vado

Dan Vado is the President and Publisher, as well as the Owner of Slave Labor Graphics. He's the head honcho, the big cheese, the High Commander. An enigmatic figure about whom rumors abound but facts are scanty. 

Dan founded what was to become the Mighty SLG in 1986.  The first book Slave Labor Graphics actually published was called Shadow Star #3 (the first two were published independently by two of Dan's friends). But the book that put the company on the map was Samurai Penguin #1 by Dan and Mark Buck.

The publishing of Pirate Corp$! led to Milk & Cheese and their first big success following the heady early days of the company. Also during this time, other future notables published their early work with SLG, including Mike Allred, Ed Brubaker, Jeff LeVine, Troy Nixey and many more. A few years later a kid named Jhonen Vasquez came walking in with a little book called Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and Dan knew he was destined for success. Around the same time, he met Roman Dirge, who was self-publishing a magazine called Xenophobe and developing a character named Lenore. These two guys helped push SLG into new markets and to new audiences, and the attention brought new creators to the company, such as Serena Valentino and Ted Naifeh, creators of Gloomcookie.

SLG continues publishing work by some of its favorites, including Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer (Action Girl), Andi Watson, Ariel Schrag (Definition, Potential), Landry Walker and Eric Jones (X-Ray, Little Gloomy), Andy Ristaino (Life of a Fetus), Ian Carney & Woodrow Phoenix (Where's It At, Sugar Kat?, Sugar Buzz, Pants Ant), Lawrence Marvit (Sparks), Ian & Tyson Smith (Odd Job), Jon "Bean" Hastings (Mad Science, Smith Brown Jones), Tommy Kovac (Stitch, Skelebunnies) and Scott Roberts (Patty Cake and Friends). They are also excited about the new talents of people like , and the American debut of Scottish cartoonist Lorna Miller (Witch), and from the Ukraine, Igor Baranko (Pifitos: A Uknown Poem of Homer, Skaggy the Lost). SLG has also been proud to publish to latest series from comics legend Jim Starlin, Wyrd, the Reluctant Warrior, as well as collect his classic Dreadstar series in paperback form.

Slave Labor Graphics is currently planning with Disney to publish four of it's titles: 

Haunted Mansion, released in October and January, based on the theme park ride, not on the movie. There are 999 ghosts in the mansion, so that produces the potential for at least 999 stories.

Wonderland, releasing in May, set after Alice leaves at the end of the animated film.

Tron, releasing in April, will have elements of the original movie in it with some attention towards Disney's newest version of Tron, which is coming out next year.

And GARGOYLES, releasing in June, partnering with Creature-Comics.com. Greg Weisman will be writing the comics and Greg Guler art directing.
  
David Hedgecock
 David Hedgecock

David Hedgecock was an eyewitness to the first landing of the Space Shuttle, has swam - bare skinned - with a school of newborn squid, has hiked down and up the Grand Canyon in a single day and declared his U.S. citizenship at the Mexican border on more than one occasion. How he finds time to make comics, only Kirby knows.

Somewhere amongst all the excitement, David found time to obtain a Studio Art degree from the University of California at San Diego. David has had his work published by many reputable (and some not-so-reputable) comic companies; a few have even managed to stay in business.

David is penciling the pages for the upcoming GARGOYLES comic book for Slave Labor Graphics.
  
Crispin Freeman
 Crispin Freeman

Crispin Freeman has been a voice actor in animation and video games for over 8 years.  He got his start playing Zelgadis Graywords in the anime series The Slayers.  Since then he's played such famous roles in anime as Alucard in Hellsing, Amon in Witch Hunter Robin, Fuma Monou in X, Duskmon/Koichi in Digimon, Alex Rowe in Last Exile, Tsume in Wolf's Rain, Alan Gabriel in The Big O, Iketani(Cole) in Initial D, Touga Kiryuu in Revolutionary Girl Utena, Captain Tylor in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Togusa in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Innocence, as well as portraying Prince Turnip in Miyazaki's film, Howl's Moving Castle.  He's also directed and starred in the series Scrapped Princess,  I, My, Me, Strawberry Eggs and Space Travelers.  He's worked as a script adaptor on the shows he's directed as well as for Pokemon, Witch Hunter Robin, Shamanic Princess, Night on the Galactic Railroad, Assemble Insert, Weather Report Girl and Boogie Pop Phantom.  Recently, Crispin has worked on the Disney show W.I.T.C.H. as the handsome Sylla and the mysterious Mr. Riddle.  He's also done voices in a number of video games including Albedo in Xenosaga and Regal in Tales of Symphonia. 

Crispin has acted theatrically on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theater and Off-Broadway at the Blue Light Theater and Irish Repertory Theater in New York.  He has also performed at numerous regional theaters such as The American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA, the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, the Alley Theater in Houston, TX and the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.  He originally hails from Chicago, Illinois and Livingston, Montana.  He got his undergraduate degree from Williams College where he majored in Theater and minored in Computer Science.  Afterwards he went to Columbia University's Graduate Theater School where he got his Masters of Fine Arts in Acting.  He's watched animation since he was a child, growing up on Speed Racer, Star Blazers, Battle of the Planets and Robotech, and is so happy to be working on animation as an adult.  You can find out more about him on his website: www.crispinfreeman.com
 
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