Stephen Silver
Stephen Silver | |
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 Silver at WonderCon 2024 | |
| Born | August 30, 1972 London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, cartoonist, character designer, actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Known for | Kim Possible Danny Phantom |
Stephen Silver (born August 30, 1972) is a British artist, cartoonist and character designer. He is best known as the lead character designer for animated series such as Kim Possible and Danny Phantom.
History
[edit]Silver started his professional career by drawing caricatures at amusement parks in 1992. He worked for clothing company No Fear in 1996, before he got his first job in animation at Warner Bros. Animation in 1997.[1]
Animated works
[edit]In the field of animation, Silver is the lead character designer on Disney Channel's Kim Possible,[2][3] ABC TV's Clerks: The Animated Series, and Nickelodeon's Danny Phantom (on which he was also art director).[1][3]
His character designs for the characters of Clerks: The Animated Series inspired the animated versions of characters in the other View Askew films.
He also worked on Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents as the lead character designer for the Crash Nebula episode special, and some character designs for the movie Channel Chasers. His early work in animation included designing characters for Histeria.[3]
Portfolio
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Night of the Kickfighters | Actor: Imam | |
| 1998–2000 | Histeria! | Model designer, prop designer, storyboard artist, background painter, background designer, character designer | |
| 2000 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Leading character designer | |
| 2000–2004 | The Weekenders | Character designer | |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible | ||
| 2002–2016 | The Fairly OddParents | Prop designer, production designer, storyboard revisionist, character designer | |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time | Character designer | TV movie |
| The Golden Age of Texas Courthouse | Editor | ||
| 2004–2007 | Danny Phantom | Lead character designer | |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Character designer | TV movie |
| 2008 | July M.D.: Super Surgeon | Short | |
| Sean | |||
| Leafy | |||
| Lady D | |||
| Georgy | |||
| Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns | 1 episode | ||
| The Replacements | 2 episodes | ||
| 2008–2010 | The Penguins of Madagascar | 9 episodes | |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Video game | |
| 2009–2010 | The Cleveland Show | 12 episodes | |
| 2010 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | 1 episode | |
| 2010–2011 | Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated | 10 episodes | |
| 2011 | The Looney Tunes Show | Storyboard clean-up artist | |
| 2015–2016 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Character clean-up | 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Character designer | |
| 2021 | Johnny Test | Revival of the 2005 animated series of the same name |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Interview with Stephen Silver: Kim Possible & Danny Phantom". Medium. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Warren, Nick (12 September 2018). "ComiCon Erie's Second Senses-Shattering Issue". Erie Reader. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Mena, Rebecca (21 October 2019). "Cartoon animator Stephen Silver gives 'Fairly Odd' advice". Daily Titan. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Stephen Silver at IMDb
- Silvertoons - Silver's website.
- Silver's blog at Blogspot.
- Official Facebook Page
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