Lynne Naylor
Lynne Rae Naylor (born November 7, 1953) is a Canadian animator, artist, designer, director, and producer for television. She is best known for co-creating DreamWorks' The Mighty Ones, co-founding the animation studio Spümcø with John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and Jim Smith, and co-developing The Ren & Stimpy Show for Nickelodeon. She also worked on Batman: The Animated Series, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Wander Over Yonder.[1]
Lynne Naylor | |
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| Born | Lynne Rae Naylor November 7, 1953 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Lynn Naylor Lynne Naylor-Reccardi |
| Education | Sheridan College |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | |
| Spouse | |
| Website | lynive |
Career
Naylor attended Sheridan College.[2] She co-founded Spümcø[3] and was involved in the development of Ren & Stimpy. Ren & Stimpy was criticized for violence with adult, bathroom, dark and sexual humor that TV scarcely uses; it was also praised by some critics and audiences and inspired more innovative satirical cartoons such as Beavis and Butt-Head,[4] Rocko's Modern Life, South Park, Family Guy, and SpongeBob SquarePants.[5][6] She also produced and directed the film Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus. Her biggest roles in character designs were for The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and more. Naylor and Sunil Hall created the DreamWorks series The Mighty Ones, which debuted on Hulu and Peacock in 2020.
She co-created the failed Nickelodeon pilot the Modifyers with her late husband Chris Reccardi in 2007.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Notes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Smurfs Christmas Special | Layout Artist | N/A |
| 1990 | Roller Coaster Rabbit | Story | |
| 1992 | The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten | Layout Artist | |
| 1993 | Nick and Noel | Model Designer | |
| 1996 | Buy One, Get One Free | Additional Layout Artist | |
| 1998 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | Director, Art Director, & Producer | |
| 2001 | IMP Inc. | Background Artist, Clean-Up Artist, Layout Artist, Modeling, & Art Director | |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Additional Character Designer | |
| The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Character Designer | ||
| 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Visual Development Artist |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats | Assistant Character Designer | N/A |
| Snorks | Layout Artist | ||
| 1985 | The Jetsons | Layout Artist & Character Designer | |
| 1987 | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | Layout Artist | |
| 1988 | Beany and Cecil | Character Designer & Layout Artist | |
| 1990–1996 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Developer Voice Actress ("Big House Blues") Animator (1990; 1992) Layout Artist (1990–1991; 1994) Big-Shot (1991) Character Designer (1991–1992) Background Designer ("Ren's Retirement") Director (1994) Writer (1994) Storyboard Artist (1994) Story (1994) | Mom |
| 1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Character Layout Artist | N/A |
| 1992–1993 | Batman: The Animated Series | Character Designer | |
| 1993 | Animaniacs | Model Designer | |
| 1995–1996 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Writer (1995) Character Designer (uncredited) (1995) Layout Artist (uncredited) (1995–1996) Background Artist (uncredited) (1995–1996) Director (1995–1996) | |
| 1998–2001 | The Powerpuff Girls | Modeler, Storyboard Artist, Writer | |
| 1998–1999 | Cow and Chicken | Storyboard Artist | |
| I Am Weasel | |||
| 2001 | The Ripping Friends | Layout Artist (Uncredited) | |
| 2001–2017 | Samurai Jack | Character Designer | |
| 2003 | Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" | Animator, Designer, & Layout Artist | |
| 2005 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Character Designer | |
| 2003–2005 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | ||
| 2004–2005 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | ||
| 2004–2006 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | ||
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Art Director | ||
| 2008–2009 | The Mighty B! | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2008–2010 | Chowder | Art Director & Story writer ("The Garden") | |
| 2010 | Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse | Herself & Special Thanks | |
| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Character Designer | ||
| 2010–2012 | Fish Hooks | Production Designer | |
| 2014 | Wander Over Yonder | Character Designer | |
| 2015–2016 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2020–2022 | The Mighty Ones | Co-creator Executive Producer Story Storyboard Artist ("Naked Mole Wrath") |
References
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623292/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm[unreliable source?]
- ^ Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story. BearManor Media.
- ^ Cerone, Daniel (28 September 1992). "'Ren & Stimpy' and Its Creator: A Parting of Ways : Animation: John Kricfalusi fought with Nickelodeon over deadlines, finances and the ribald nature of his cartoon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Daniel Cerone (17 October 1993), "New Kings of TV's Toon Town", Los Angeles Times
- ^ Ted Cox (31 August 2005). . Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Michael Barrier (11 December 2004). "SpongeBath". Retrieved 21 January 2011.
External links
- Lynne Naylor at IMDb
- http://www.tv.com/people/lynne-naylor/