Matthew O'Callaghan

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Matthew O'Callaghan
BornAugust 31, 1966 (age 55 years)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Other namesMatt O'Callaghan
Occupation
  • Film director
  • writer
  • animator
  • storyboard artist
Years active1981–present
Known forLife with Louie
Notable work
Curious George
Looney Tunes short films

Matthew O'Callaghan (born August 31, 1966) 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]

Life and career[]

O'Callaghan was raised in Chicago, Illinois, United States where he was born in 1966. In 1995, he co-created the animated sitcom series Life with Louie which ran from 1995 to 1998.

O'Callaghan also 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.

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] O'Callaghan also directed and produced fOpen 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 also had an role as an additional animator in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit and one year later in 1989, served as the storyboard artist and directing animator for Disney's The Little Mermaid.[5] He also 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[]

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

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

  1. ^ Melendez, Elisa (2012-09-24). "MIA Animation Conference Brings Disney, Cartoon Network Animators to Miami". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. ^ Fur of Flying (2010), retrieved 2021-06-17
  3. ^ "Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987) - The Internet Animation Database". www.intanibase.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. ^ Mickey's Christmas Carol, retrieved 2021-06-21
  5. ^ "The Little Mermaid". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. ^ "Curiously new monkey movie lands in middle of cultural battle ". SF Gate Retrieved 2016-8-4
  7. ^ "Open Season 2". DVD Talk Retrieved 2016-8-4
  8. ^ "Happy Feet Two". Indiewire Retrieved 2016-8-4
  9. ^ "Happy Feet Two". Indiewire Retrieved 2016-8-4

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