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Chad Frye | |
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| Born | Chad David Frye August 17, 1972 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Cartoonist, Illustrator |
| Board member of | National Cartoonists Society - L.A. chapter |
Chad David Frye (born August 17, 1972) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He often works as a character designer and storyboard artist in animation.[1]
Biography
Frye grew up in New Jersey where he had a love to draw from childhood, and was particularly influenced by cartooning. A friend of his grandmother's, cartoonist Al Hartley, served as a mentor to the young Frye.[1] Frye Attended Bob Jones University in South Carolina.[2]
Career
While still in college, upon the recommendation of Hartley, Frye landed his first book contract to create The Fun Bible Search Book...Find Rupert published in 1992 by Barbour Publishing ISBN 9781557483096.[1]
Frye illustrated over twenty children’s books featuring Fisher-Price’s Little People, Yogi Bear, X-Men, Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter, Michigan J. Frog, Disney’s Cinderella, Lady & the Tramp, Toy Story, and many other well-known characters. [1][3]
While in South Carolina, Frye would be hired by a small animation company as a traditional animator for King's Quest VII computer game.[1]
In 1997 Frye moved to Hollywood to work at Walt Disney Feature Animation on 1998's Mulan. Frye continued with Tarzan, The Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, and Home on the Range.[1][3]
In 1998, Frye illustrated Jonah and the Very Big Fish: The Book of Jonah for Children by Sarah Fletcher, published by Concordia Publishing House. 9780570075417
His illustration clients include: Reading Rainbow, Two and a Half Men, Penn State, Gerber, Disney Comics, Clubhouse Magazine, Disney Publishing, International Plastics, Generations of Grace, Warner Bros., and ABC.[1]
Frye has designed characters for animated movies Norm of the North, several movies based on Zhu Zhu Pets toys, and television programs including Lalaloopsy and Scooby Doo. As a storyboard artist he has contributed to commercials; television shows such as My Friends Tigger & Pooh and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; and movies including Quest for Zhu, Tinker Bell, and Animal Crackers. [1]
Frye is a board member of the L.A. Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society[4][5] and a member of CAPS - Comic Art Professional Society.[6] Frye has served as an organizing force within the cartooning community, facilitating talks by other artists and charity auctions.[4][7][8] In 2008, Frye was a contributing artist to The Sakai Project to benefit cartoonist Stan Sakai and his wife, published by Dark Horse Comics 978-1616555566.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h VoyageLA Staff. "Meet Chad Frye of Chad Frye – Illustration Guy". voyagela.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "CONNECT WITH ALUMNI – NEWS". bjualumni.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chad Frye producer / art director". wondermotionstudios.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Solomon, Charles (January 23, 2010). "Animators, cartoonists hold auction to help artist's son". LA Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "National Cartoonists Society Members Directory". reuben.org. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "CAPS Comic Art Professional Society Members". capscentral.org. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Hill, Jim. "CTN X brings animation community together to network, help out their fellow artists". jimhillmedia.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Ziebarth, Christian. "A Conversation with Andreas Deja". animatedviews.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Rabe, John. "Artists & fans raising money for Stan Sakai, creator of iconic rabbit samurai Usagi Yojimbo". scpr.org. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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