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Noah Z. Jones
Born
Noah Zachary Jones

(1973-06-20) 20 June 1973 (age 51)
Alma materFairport High School
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Occupation(s)Animator, illustrator, writer
Years active1997–present
Notable workFish Hooks
Almost Naked Animals
Pickle and Peanut
Websitehttp://www.noahzjones.com/

Noah Zachary Jones (born June 20, 1973) is an American animator, writer, illustrator and producer.[1][2] He is the creator of the television series Fish Hooks,[3] Almost Naked Animals[4] and Pickle and Peanut. Jones was born in Fairport, New York, graduated from Fairport High School in 1991 and from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 1996. He lives in Los Angeles, California.[5]

Early life

Noah Z. Jones was born on June 20, 1973. In October 1977 he spent 3 days lost in the woods after straying from a family nature walk. After graduating from Fairport High School in 1991, Jones attended Pacific Northwest College of Art and majored in Illustration. While attending college, he began to write children's books. When in 2006 Disney Channel called Jones and asked if he was interested in creating a television show, he was in Camden, Maine, working on children’s books and freelance illustrating.[6] Jones accepted the offer and within two years his idea Fish Hooks went on the air in 2010.

Works

Book illustrations

  • Always in Trouble
  • Trouble
  • Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit
  • Those Shoes
  • The Monster in the Backpack
  • The Superheroes Employment Agency
  • Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-believe
  • Little Sweet Potato
  • Duck, Duck, Moose!
  • The Monster in the Backpack
  • Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit
  • Dance with Me (book)|Dance with Me
  • Not Norman: A Goldfish Story

Television

Series Ep # Seasons Network Airdate
Fish Hooks 110 3 Disney Channel
Disney XD
2010–14
Almost Naked Animals 104 3 YTV
Cartoon Network
Disney XD
2011–13
The 7D 87 2 Disney XD 2014–16
Pickle and Peanut 42 2 Disney XD 2015–18

Personal life

Jones is married and has a son and a daughter.[7]

References

  1. ^ Schneider, Michael (30 August 2010). "'Fish' swims to Disney". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Noah Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  3. ^ McLean, Thomas J. (2 November 2009). "Disney Puts Fish Hooks into Production". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
  4. ^ Bynum, Aaron H. (6 November 2009). "Disney TV Animation Snags 'Fish Hooks'". Animation Insider. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Noah z. jonEs". noahzjones.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
  6. ^ Weisman, Jon (2011-07-23). "Disney hooked Noah Z. Jones of 'Fish Hooks' from afar". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  7. ^ "Noah Z. Jones Reveals Secrets of Fish Hooks". Animation Magazine. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2017-12-22.