Timothy Björklund

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

Björklund 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

Björklund'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

As director

Other

References

  1. ^ "Lisa (Kiczuk) Trainor interviews Martin Olson, writer for Rocko's Modern Life," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
  2. ^ a b Timothy Björklund at IMDb
  3. ^ Awards for Teacher's Pet (2004) at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  4. ^ Timothy Björklund bio: Disney's Teacher's Pet Director at Tribute
  5. ^ "Rocko's Modern Life Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine" at Joe Murray Studio's website
  6. ^ "Episodes at The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
  7. ^ "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine," Toon Disney Media Net