Larry Leichliter

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Larry Leichliter
Born
Lawrence Leichliter

United States
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
Years active1975–present

Lawrence Leichliter is an American animator and television director. He began his work in animation in 1975 with the made-for-television Peanuts 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's ChalkZone and The Mighty B! , as well as Cartoon Network's Time Squad , Squirrel Boy , The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack , Sym-Bionic Titan , and Adventure Time .

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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 Peanuts 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 Nickelodeon, which include Hey Arnold! , ChalkZone , SpongeBob SquarePants , CatDog , The Fairly OddParents , The Mighty B! , and Catscratch . Leichliter more recently was a director for the Cartoon Network original series Adventure Time , for which he directed 114 episodes and the original short. Adventure Time also garnered him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the category "Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program" in 2010, 2011, and 2012. [1] 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

YearWorkRoleNotes
1975 You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown Assistant animatorTV short
1976 It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown Assistant animatorTV short
1977 Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown AnimatorTheatrical movie
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV short
1978 What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! Assistant animatorTV short
1979 You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV short
1980 She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown Assistant animatorTV short
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) AnimatorTheatrical movie
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown Assistant animatorTV short
1981 It's Magic, Charlie Brown Assistant animatorTV short
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV short
No Man's ValleyAnimatorTV short
1982 A Charlie Brown Celebration AnimatorTV movie
Hey Good Lookin' Assistant animatorTheatrical movie
Here Comes Garfield AnimatorTV short
1983 Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? AnimatorTV short
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV movie
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? AnimatorTV short
Garfield on the Town AnimatorTV short
1983–85 The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show AnimatorTV series; 10 episodes
1984 It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV short
1985 Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV short
The Romance of Betty Boop AnimatorTV movie
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV short
1986 Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! AnimatorTV short
It's Three Strikes, Charlie BrownAnimatorTV short
1987 Cathy AnimatorTV movie
1988 Snoopy: The Musical AnimatorTV movie
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown Graphic blandishmentTV movie
Cathy's Last Resort AnimatorTV movie
1988–89 This Is America, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV mini-series; 7 episodes
1989 Cathy's Valentine AnimatorTV movie
1990 Why, Charlie Brown, Why? AnimatorTV short
1991 Snoopy's Reunion AnimatorTV short
Rock-a-Doodle Character clean-up artistTheatrical movie
1992 It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown Graphic blandishmentTV short
Frosty Returns AnimatorTV short
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown AnimatorTV short
1994 You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown Supervisor: TaiwanTV short
A Troll in Central Park Character clean-up artistTheatrical movie
Garfield and Friends Animator (archive footage)TV series; 1 episode
1994–95 Spider-Man Animation directorTV series; 3 episodes
1995 Aladdin Character designerTV series; 1 episode
1996–98 Hey Arnold! Director; animation director; supervising director; sheet timerTV series; 10 episodes
1998 CatDog DirectorTV series; 1 episode
1999–2007 SpongeBob SquarePants Animation director; sheet timerTV series; 7 episodes
2001 The Fairly OddParents DirectorTV series; 4 episodes
Time Squad Director; retake supervisor; timing directorTV series; 2 episodes
2002 A Charlie Brown Valentine Animation supervisorTV short
ChalkZone Supervising director; supervising producerTV series; 1 episode
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales DirectorTV short
Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order Director; animation timerTV short/pilot
Baby Looney Tunes Animation Timing DirectorTV series; 5 episodes
2003 Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown DirectorTV short
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown DirectorTV short
2004Party WagonAnimatic, animation supervisorTV movie
2005–06 Catscratch Sheet timer; timing directorTV series; 4 episodes
2006 Danger Rangers Sheet timingTV series; 1 episode
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown Director; animation supervisorTV movie
2007 Squirrel Boy Sheet timerTV series; 1 episode
2007–08 Random! Cartoons Director; sheet timer; lip assignmentTV series; 6 episodes
2008 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Sheet timingTV series; 1 episode
2008–09 The Mighty B! Director; supervising timing director; sheet timerTV series; 40 episodes
2009–10 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Sheet timerTV series; 19 episodes
2009 Regular Show - "The Pilot"Animation directorWeb short
2010–12 Adventure Time Director; supervising directorTV series; 114 episodes
2010–11 Sym-Bionic Titan Animation director; sheet timerTV series; 11 episodes
2011 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Animation directorTV series; 1 episode
Thank YouCollaborating directorShort
2012–13 Gravity Falls Timing directorTV series; 11 episodes
2013–16 Bee and PuppyCat DirectorYouTube series;
2013–15 Sofia the First Co-directorTV series
2016–19 The Loud House Sheet timerTV series

References

  1. ↑ "Adventure Time". Emmys.com . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2013-05-18.


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