Matthew O'Callaghan

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Matthew O'Callaghan
Born
Other namesMatt O'Callaghan
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
  • animator
  • storyboard artist
Years active1981–present
Known for Life with Louie
Notable work Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Curious George

Looney Tunes short films

Matthew O'Callaghan is an American film director, animator, writer, and storyboard artist whose credits include directing the 2006 film Curious George and co-creating the television series Life with Louie . [1]

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Life and career

In 1995, he co-created the animated sitcom series Life with Louie which ran from 1995 to 1998.

He worked on various Warner Bros. and Looney Tunes projects such as Coyote Falls, Fur of Flying, I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat, Flash in the Pain, Rabid Rider, and Daffy's Rhapsody , in which he served as the director for all three short films, in which the shorts debuted in 2010, focusing on Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. [2] For his work on Daffy's Rhapsody, he was nominated at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2012.[ citation needed ]

Meanwhile, back in 2006, O'Callaghan directed Curious George , a film starring Frank Welker as the titular title character and based on the popular children's books created by Margret and H. A. Rey. He served as one of the storyboard artists on for Space Jam: A New Legacy , a sequel to the 1996 film Space Jam which starred Michael Jordan. Meanwhile back in 1987, he, along with Darrell Van Citters, directed the Disney television special Sport Goofy in Soccermania . [3]

He directed and produced Open Season's sequel Open Season 2 . He served as the creative talent of Mickey's Christmas Carol , which marked the return of Mickey Mouse after the 1953 short, The Simple Things . [4] He was an additional animator in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit . In 1989, he served as the storyboard artist and directing animator for Disney's The Little Mermaid . [5] He created the 1993 animated series titled for The Itsy Bitsy Spider , a television series sequel to the film for Itsy Bitsy Spider , directed by O'Callaghan.

Filmography

Film and television

TitleYearRole
Mickey's Christmas Carol 1983The creative talent of
The Black Cauldron 1985Assistant animator
The Great Mouse Detective 1986Character animator, story adapted by, storyboard artist (uncredited)
Sport Goofy in Soccermania 1987Director, alongside Darrell Van Citters
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988Animator: additional animator
The Little Mermaid 1989Storyboard artist, directing animator
Rover Dangerfield 1991Storyboard artist, character designer, sequence director, character animator
Itsy Bitsy Spider 1992Director
Itsy Bitsy Spider: The Series 1993-1996Creator, executive creative consultant (1 episode)
Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman 1994Director, character designer
The Pagemaster Character animator
Asterix Conquers America Animator
Life with Louie 1995-1998Creator, teleplay (2 episodes), story (2 episodes), character designer, director (21 episodes), executive producer (12 episode), co-producer (9 episodes), story editor (8 episodes)
Cats Don't Dance 1997Storyboard artist
Inspector Gadget 1999Animation supervisor: Gadgetmobile, DQI
Mission to Mars 2000Animation supervisor: Dream Quest Images
102 Dalmatians Visual effects supervisor
Family Guy Storyboards (1 episode)
Shrek 2001Pre-production: Los Angeles
Snow Dogs 2002Animation supervisors
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas 2004Director, screenplay ("Christmas Impossible"), dialogue director, story ("Mickey's Dog-Gone Christmas")
Curious George 2006Director [6]
The Curiosity of Chance Special thanks
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time 2007Storyboard artist
National Lampoon's Bag Boy
Open Season 2 2008Director, producer [7]
Disney's A Christmas Carol 2009Motion Capture Artist
Coyote Falls 2010Director
Fur of Flying Director
Rabid Rider Director
I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat 2011Director, story [8]
Daffy's Rhapsody 2012Director, story [9]
Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart on the Go 2013Animation director
Trans World Sport 2014Producer
Flash in the PainDirector
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip 2015Animation supervisor
Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021Storyboard Artist

Awards and nominations

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