Allison Abbate
Allison Abbate | |
|---|---|
 Abbate in 2012 | |
| Born | Allison Marie Abbate July 23, 1965 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film producer, animator |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tony Cervone (m. 2012) |
Allison Marie Abbate (born July 23, 1965) is an American film producer and animator,[1] primarily of animated films.
Career[]
In 2000 Abbate won the BAFTA for her work on The Iron Giant.[2] In 2006 she was nominated for a "Motion Picture Producer of the Year" award by the Producers Guild of America for her work on Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.[3][4]
In 2009, she worked on Fantastic Mr. Fox. Directed by Wes Anderson, the film is based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name and stars George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson. Abbate also has a supporting role in the movie, playing the voice of Rabbit's ex-girlfriend. She also worked on Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, making it her third major project with Burton (alongside Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas).
Most recently, she was an executive producer on the newly formed Warner Animation Group's first feature, The Lego Movie. Abbate is married to Tony Cervone, an animation director, writer and producer.[5] They've been married since 2012.
Filmography[]
- Out of This World (1988) (production associate)
- The Rescuers Down Under (1990) (assistant production manager: layout/retakes)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (artistic coordinator)
- Runaway Brain (1995) (associate producer)
- Space Jam (1996) (animation co-producer)
- The Iron Giant (1999) (producer)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (animation producer)
- Corpse Bride (2005) (producer)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) (producer)
- Frankenweenie (2012) (producer)
- The Lego Movie (2014) (executive producer)
- Smallfoot (2018) (executive producer)
- Scoob! (2020) (producer)
- Tom & Jerry (2021) (executive producer)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) (executive producer)
References[]
- ^ Blount, Kirven (January 25, 2006). "EW Review: Macabre 'Corpse Bride'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "Children's Feature Film 2000". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "PGA Announces First Producer of the Year for Animation Noms". Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ Hiestand, Jesse (January 5, 2006). "Producers favor indie films for award noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kit, Borys (August 17, 2015). "New 'Scooby-Doo' Movie in the Works from Warner Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
External links[]
- Allison Abbate at IMDb
- Biography[permanent dead link]
 | This article about an American film producer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- BAFTA winners (people)
- American animated film producers
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Living people
- 1965 births
- American women film producers
- American film producers
- People from Brooklyn
- American film producer stubs