Giancarlo Volpe is an Italian-born American animator, director, producer and comic creator.

Giancarlo Volpe
Born
Italy
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Animator, writer, storyboard artist, director, comic creator, producer
Years active1997–present
Notable workAvatar: The Last Airbender
King of the Hill
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Mike Tyson Mysteries
The Dragon Prince

Volpe directed, wrote, and storyboarded for the Disney Channel animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil from 2015 to 2017.

On February 14, 2015, Volpe launched his webcomic God of Love via his giancarlovolpe.tumblr.com. The comic is 100% creator owned and features two elven lovers on the run when the goddess of love is replaced by an evil demon.

Graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 1997, Volpe began his career at Humongous Entertainment, animating on the children's computer games Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening and Putt-Putt Enters the Race. In 1998, he began working at Film Roman to work on the Fox series King of the Hill, where he was a character layout artist and assistant director.

In 2005, Volpe went on to direct 19 episodes of the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender. He won an Annie award for the second season episode "The Drill".

In 2008, Volpe moved to Lucasfilm Animation as an episodic director on Star Wars: The Clone Wars where he worked directly with famed filmmaker George Lucas.

Volpe also produced the CG television show Green Lantern: The Animated Series, working with animation producer Bruce Timm. The series ran for 26 episodes and had a devout following, where its loyal fan base was dubbed “Fanterns”.

In January 2014, Warner Bros. Animation released JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time, which was produced and directed by Volpe. JLAATIT is a 52-minute direct-to-video movie featuring the Justice League and received critical praise for its fun factor and kid friendly tone.

Volpe also spent 2014 working at Riot Games, where he helped create animated content based on wildly popular MOBA game League of Legends. The content was designed to expand upon the very fast world and character base of the game.

Volpe also helped to develop and direct the pilot for Mike Tyson Mysteries.[1]

Filmography edit

Title Year Director Writer Producer Storyboard
artist
Other credits
King of the Hill 1999–2005 No No No Yes character layout artist / assistant director
Avatar: The Last Airbender 2005–2008 Yes Yes No Yes character designer / assistant director
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2009–2011 Yes No No Yes
Green Lantern: The Animated Series 2011–2013 No No Yes No
JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time 2014 Yes No Yes No
Mike Tyson Mysteries 2014–2020 No Developer No No
Star vs. the Forces of Evil 2016–2017 Yes Yes No Yes temp dialogue recordist
The Dragon Prince 2018–2019 Yes No Executive No
The Boys Presents: Diabolical 2022 Supervising No No No loop group
Young Justice 2022 No Yes No No
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2022 No No No Additional

References edit

  1. ^ "Giancarlo Volpe".

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