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'''J. J. Villard''' is an American animator, filmmaker, producer, director, writer, and voice actor. He is best known for the creation of several shows on [[Cartoon Network]]'s late-night programming block [[Adult Swim]], consisting of ''[[King Star King]]'' and ''[[JJ Villard's Fairy Tales]]'', as well as the failed pilot ''Trap Universe''. He's a graduate from the [[California Institute of the Arts]], and is best known for his careers at Cartoon Network, [[Sony Pictures Animation]], and [[DreamWorks Animation]].
'''J. J. Villard''' is an American animator, filmmaker, producer, director, writer, and voice actor. He is best known for the creation of several shows on [[Cartoon Network]]'s late-night programming block [[Adult Swim]], consisting of ''[[King Star King]]'' and ''[[JJ Villard's Fairy Tales]]'', as well as the failed pilot ''Trap Universe''. He's a graduate from the [[California Institute of the Arts]], and is best known for his careers at Cartoon Network, [[Sony Pictures Animation]], and [[DreamWorks Animation]].


Many of Villard's influences would consist of [[Fleischer Studios]], [[Walt Disney]], [[Klasky Csupo]], [[Bob Clampett]], [[Tex Avery]], [[Chuck Jones]], [[Jay Ward]], [[Walter Lantz]], [[Stephen Hillenburg]], [[Jim Henson]], [[Tom Ruegger]], [[John Kricfalusi]], [[Joe Murray (animator)|Joe Murray]], [[underground comix]], [[Richard Scarry]], [[Dr. Seuss]], [[Maxwell Atoms]], [[Genndy Tartakovsky]], ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM Cartoons]], [[Hanna-Barbera]], [[DIC Entertainment]], [[PFFR]], [[Mike Judge]], [[Matt Groening]], ''[[South Park]]'', [[John R. Dilworth]], [[Jhonen Vasquez]], and [[Ralph Bakshi]].
Many of Villard's influences would consist of [[Fleischer Studios]], [[Walt Disney]], [[Klasky Csupo]], [[Bob Clampett]], [[Tex Avery]], [[Chuck Jones]], [[Jay Ward]], [[Walter Lantz]], [[Stephen Hillenburg]], [[Jim Henson]], [[Tom Ruegger]], [[John Kricfalusi]], [[Joe Murray (animator)|Joe Murray]], [[underground comix]], [[Richard Scarry]], [[Dr. Seuss]], [[Maxwell Atoms]], [[Genndy Tartakovsky]], ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM Cartoons]], [[Hanna-Barbera]], [[DIC Entertainment]], [[PFFR]], [[Mike Judge]], [[Matt Groening]], ''[[South Park]]'', [[anime]], [[John R. Dilworth]], [[Jhonen Vasquez]], and [[Ralph Bakshi]].


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 21:48, 31 May 2024

J.J. Villard
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)Animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, filmmaker
Years active2003-present
Known forKing Star King
JJ Villard's Fairy Tales

J. J. Villard is an American animator, filmmaker, producer, director, writer, and voice actor. He is best known for the creation of several shows on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim, consisting of King Star King and JJ Villard's Fairy Tales, as well as the failed pilot Trap Universe. He's a graduate from the California Institute of the Arts, and is best known for his careers at Cartoon Network, Sony Pictures Animation, and DreamWorks Animation.

Many of Villard's influences would consist of Fleischer Studios, Walt Disney, Klasky Csupo, Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Jay Ward, Walter Lantz, Stephen Hillenburg, Jim Henson, Tom Ruegger, John Kricfalusi, Joe Murray, underground comix, Richard Scarry, Dr. Seuss, Maxwell Atoms, Genndy Tartakovsky, Celebrity Deathmatch, Looney Tunes, MGM Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera, DIC Entertainment, PFFR, Mike Judge, Matt Groening, South Park, anime, John R. Dilworth, Jhonen Vasquez, and Ralph Bakshi.

Career

His career began in 2003 when he created his award-winning short film "Son of Satan". The film went on to win in three film festivals including the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Villard first met ex Adult Swim, producer Mike Lazzo at the San Diego Comic-Con where he showed him concept art for his series King Star King. The show was subsequently picked up for production and made its debut on June 15th, 2014.[1] The show went on to become the first animated series to win Adult Swim an Emmy Award, but was canceled after only six episodes. Villard became showrunner of his second show JJ Villard's Fairy Tales when Mike Lazzo, who had remembered a sketch of Villard's, approached him and asked him to create a show about fairy tales. They began working on the show shortly after, and production officially began in December of 2018. The show was finished less than a year later, which is incredibly short for an animated series.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Schwarz, John (April 17, 2020). "Exclusive Interview: JJ Villard Tells Us A Fairy Tale About His New Adult Swim Series". Bubbleblabber.
  2. ^ "Animation Magazine". www.animationmagazine.net.
  3. ^ "Adult Swim Unleashing 'JJ Villard's Fairy Tales' on May 10". Awn.com. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  4. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (November 29, 2022). "Adult Swim's Space-Age Heroes Return in 'King Star King!/!/!' & 'Ballmastrz: Rubicon'". Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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