Tim Johnson (film director)

Tim Johnson
Born (1961-08-27) August 27, 1961 (age 63)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[2]
Alma materWeinberg College of Arts and Sciences[3]
Occupation(s)Animator, film director, film producer, television director
Years active1990 – Present
EmployerDreamWorks Animation (1996-2019)

Tim Johnson (born August 27, 1961) is an American animator, film director, film producer, and television director. Johnson is best known for directing the DreamWorks Animation films Antz, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Over the Hedge, and Home.

Life and career

Johnson was born in Chicago. He studied at Northwestern University where he earned a BA in English Literature. He also produced two animated films; both of which earned Richter Grant Organization Awards.[4]

Upon graduating, he worked for two years as a freelance animator and director. His introduction to computer animation came in 1985 while he worked on the staff at Post Effects in Chicago.[4] He later joined Pacific Data Images in 1988 and two years later co-founded the studio's Character Animation Group.[4] He also directed the first CG Pillsbury Doughboy commercial.

Johnson won two Annie awards on Antz and Over the Hedge, an Audience Award on Over the Hedge, and a Grand Prize for The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror VI".

While at DreamWorks Animation, he also directed Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Home (an adaptation of The True Meaning of Smekday), and the Christmas television special Kung Fu Panda Holiday,[5][6][7] and additionally served as executive producer for How to Train Your Dragon and Abominable.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1998 Antz Director
2000 Cyberworld Director: Antz segment, Animation Director: Homer3 segment
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Director
2006 Over the Hedge Director
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure Creative Consultant
2010 How to Train Your Dragon Executive Producer
2015 Home[5][6] Director
2019 Abominable Executive Producer[8]

Television

Year Title Role
1995 The Simpsons's Treehouse of Horror VI Computer Animation Director
2010 Kung Fu Panda Holiday Director
2019 How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming Director[9]

References

  1. ^ "Johnson, Tim, 1961 August 27-". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Mastrantonio, Rilio (May 13, 2006). "Tim Johnson / Wanda Sykes Interview: Over The Hedge". Hollywood Snitch. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "World-changing Alumni". Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) – Crew info". Visual Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Jim Parsons and Rihanna to Voice DreamWorks Animation's Happy Smekday!". DreamWorks Animation. ComingSoon.net. June 20, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Movie Title Changes". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "DreamWorks Animation Moves Up 'Penguins Of Madagascar' Bow, Bumps 'Home' To 2015". Deadline Hollywood. May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on June 12, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "'Agents of SHIELD' Star Chloe Bennet to Lead Pearl Studios' Animated 'Everest' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. March 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Tim Johnson". IMDb. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.


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