Lynne Naylor

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Lynne Naylor
Born
Lynne Rae Naylor

(1953-11-07) November 7, 1953 (age 68)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Other namesLynn Naylor
Lynne Naylor-Reccardi
Occupation
Years active1981–present
Known for
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1994; died 2019)​
Websitelynive.com

Lynne Rae Naylor (born November 7, 1953) is a Canadian designer, animator, artist, director, and producer for television. She is best known for co-creating DreamWorks' The Mighty Ones, co-founding the animation studio Spümcø with John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and Jim Smith, and co-developing The Ren & Stimpy Show for Nickelodeon. She also worked on Batman: The Animated Series, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Wander Over Yonder.[1]

Early life[]

Naylor watched the DePatie Freleng's Inspector cartoons as a kid.

Career[]

Naylor co-founded Spümcø[2] and was involved in the development of Ren & Stimpy. Ren & Stimpy was criticized for violence with adult, bathroom, dark and sexual humor that TV scarcely uses; it was also praised by some critics and audiences and inspired more innovative satirical cartoons such as Beavis and Butt-Head,[3] Rocko's Modern Life, South Park, Family Guy, and SpongeBob SquarePants.[4][5] She also produced and directed the film Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus. Her biggest roles in character designs were for The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and more. Naylor and Sunil Hall created the DreamWorks series The Mighty Ones, which debuted on Hulu and Peacock in 2020.

She co-created the failed Nickelodeon pilot the Modifyers with her late husband Chris Reccardi in 2007.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Notes Role
1982 The Smurfs Christmas Special Layout Artist N/A
1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit Story
1992 The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten Layout Artist
1993 Nick and Noel Model Designer
1996 Buy One, Get One Free Additional Layout Artist
1998 Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus Director, Art Director, & Producer
2001 IMP Inc. Background Artist, Clean-Up Artist, Layout Artist, Modeling, & Art Director
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Additional Character Designer
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Character Designer
2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Storyboard Artist
2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Visual Development Artist

Television[]

Year Title Notes Role
1984 Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats Assistant Character Designer N/A
Snorks Layout Artist
1985 The Jetsons Layout Artist & Character Designer
1987 Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures Layout Artist
1988 Beany and Cecil Character Designer & Layout Artist
1990–1996 The Ren & Stimpy Show Developer
Voice Actress (Big House Blues)
Animator (1990; 1992)
Layout Artist (1990-1991; 1994)
Big-Shot (1991)
Character Designer (1991-1992)
Background Designer (Ren's Retirement)
Director (1994)
Writer (1994)
Storyboard Artist (1994)
Story (1994) 		Mom
1992 Tiny Toon Adventures Character Layout Artist N/A
1992–1993 Batman: The Animated Series Character Designer
1993 Animaniacs Model Designer
1995-1996 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat Writer (1995)
Character Designer (uncredited) (1995)
Layout Artist (uncredited) (1995-1996)
Background Artist (uncredited) (1995-1996)
Director (1995-1996)
1998–2001 The Powerpuff Girls Modeler, Storyboard Artist, Writer
1998-1999 Cow and Chicken Storyboard Artist
I Am Weasel
2001 The Ripping Friends Layout Artist (Uncredited)
2001–2017 Samurai Jack Character Designer
2003 Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" Animator, Designer, & Layout Artist
2005 My Life as a Teenage Robot Character Designer
2003-2005 Star Wars: Clone Wars
2004–2005 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
2004–2006 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Art Director
2008–2009 The Mighty B! Storyboard Artist
2008–2010 Chowder Art Director
& Story writer ("The Garden")
2010 Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse Herself & Special Thanks
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Character Designer
2010–2012 Fish Hooks Production Designer
2014 Wander Over Yonder Character Designer
2015–2016 SpongeBob SquarePants Storyboard Artist
2020–present The Mighty Ones Co-creator & Executive Producer

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623292/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ Cerone, Daniel (28 September 1992). "'Ren & Stimpy' and Its Creator: A Parting of Ways : Animation: John Kricfalusi fought with Nickelodeon over deadlines, finances and the ribald nature of his cartoon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ Daniel Cerone (17 October 1993), "New Kings of TV's Toon Town", Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ Ted Cox (31 August 2005). "TV's Turning Points: A New Book Looks at Pivotal Moments in TV History". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  5. ^ Michael Barrier (11 December 2004). "SpongeBath". Retrieved 21 January 2011.

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