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Robert Valley is a Canadian animator and visual graphic artist. He has a distinct visual style that is influenced by Peter Chung and Gorillaz creator Jamie Hewlett. Valley was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1969. [1] After completing a four-year animation program in Vancouver, he moved to San Francisco in 1992. [2]

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Valley began by directing animated commercials. In 1997 he started own company, Maverix Studios located in San Francisco. He returned to freelance in 2000 and worked in the UK, France, Spain, New Zealand, and Korea. [3] He now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is most famous for his work with the band Gorillaz. [4]

An early break was his work on Æon Flux . He also did the character designs for Disney's Tron: Uprising and Motorcity . He has also worked on The Beatles: Rock Band , Firebreather , and DC Comics Wonder Woman clips. [5] [6]

He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on Pear Cider and Cigarettes and has directed two episodes for the animated Netflix series Love, Death & Robots.

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References

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