Timothy Björklund, also known as Timothy Berglund,[1] is an American artist, animator, story writer, art director, and director of animated film and television from the United States.[2] His sole movie to date, Teacher's Pet, was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 2005.[3]
Personal life
editBjörklund was born in San Francisco, California, United States. He graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Graphics/Experimental Animation in 1982 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1984.[4] He is of Icelandic heritage.
Career
editBjörklund's film career began in 1993 when he wrote and directed dozens of episodes of the Nickelodeon animated series Rocko's Modern Life. In 2000, Björklund directed some episodes of the Disney animated children's television series Teacher's Pet before directing the 2004 spin-off movie. Between 2004 and 2006, he directed all 40 episodes the Disney animated series Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, of which he was executive producer.[2]
Filmography
editAs director
edit- Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life (TV series, 1993–96, as Timothy Berglund)
- Film Roman's The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995)
- Teacher's Pet (TV series, 2000-02)
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (TV series, 2004–06)
- Disney's Teacher's Pet (Feature film, 2004)
Other
edit- Animated the Big Beast Quintet ID for Nickelodeon
- Storyboard work for Kung Fu Magoo (2010)
- Writer and storyboard work for Phineas and Ferb (2008)
- Additional character designer for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
- Model/prop designer for Baby Blues (2000–02)
- Executive Producer, Writer, Director for The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1996–97)
- Storyboard director and writer for Rocko's Modern Life (1993–96)[5][6][7] (credited in the show as Timothy Berglund, referred to on Joe Murray's website as Timothy Björklund)
- Visual effects for The Meteor Man (1993)
- Art director/layout artist for "Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery" (1989)
- Animator for Cocoon: The Return (1988)
- Animator for Willow (1988)
- Animator for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- Animator for *batteries not included (1987)
- Animator for One Crazy Summer (1986)
References
edit- ^ "Lisa (Kiczuk) Trainor interviews Martin Olson, writer for Rocko's Modern Life," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
- ^ a b Timothy Björklund at IMDb
- ^ Awards for Teacher's Pet (2004) at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ Timothy Björklund bio: Disney's Teacher's Pet Director at Tribute
- ^ "Rocko's Modern Life Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine" at Joe Murray Studio's website
- ^ "Episodes at The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
- ^ "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine," Toon Disney Media Net