Loren Bouchard

Loren Bouchard
Bouchard at the 2022 WonderCon
Born
Loren Hal Bouchard

New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Animator
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
  • composer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Holly Kretschmar
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(m. 2006)​
Children2

Loren Hal Bouchard is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. He is the creator of several animated TV shows such as Bob's Burgers, Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil, and Central Park. He is also the co-creator of Home Movies with Brendon Small as well as the executive producer of The Great North.

Early life

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Bouchard was born in New York City to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father.[1] He grew up in Medford, Massachusetts.

Career

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A high school dropout, Bouchard was working as a bartender in 1993 when he bumped into a former grade school teacher of his, Tom Snyder, who asked if Bouchard was still drawing, and offered Bouchard a chance to work on a few animated short films Snyder was making.[2] The shorts developed into Bouchard's first series, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, which he produced. He credits Jonathan Katz, H. Jon Benjamin, and Snyder as major influences.[3] Dr. Katz ran for six seasons, from 1995 to 2000. He also produced one season of Science Court, another animated show made by Soup2Nuts.[4]

Towards the end of Dr. Katz, Bouchard and Brendon Small teamed up to create Home Movies.[3] The show was picked up initially by UPN, which dropped it after five episodes; the remaining eight episodes from season one, and the subsequent three seasons, were shown on Adult Swim. The show was not renewed after the conclusion of the fourth season in 2004.[citation needed]

After Home Movies concluded and another Bouchard pilot, Saddle Rash, was not picked up, Bouchard created Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil. The show's pilot was created on October 30, 2005, but it was not until September 2007 that the show debuted as a weekly feature on Adult Swim.[5] He was a consulting producer on HBO's The Ricky Gervais Show.[6]

Bouchard at San Diego Comic-Con in 2010

In 2009, Bouchard got together with King of the Hill writer and producer Jim Dauterive and developed Bob's Burgers, an animated series about a family working at a hamburger restaurant.[7] Bouchard grew up in a working-class family full of "blue collar creatives" and created Bob's Burgers because he didn't see that kind of life represented on TV.[8] In 2010, Fox placed the series on the primetime slate for the 2010–11 television season.[9] A special preview aired on Thanksgiving on November 25, 2010.[10] When the series premiered, it received mixed reviews with a Metacritic score of 54 out of 100.[11] However, as the first season progressed and concluded and the second began, critics began giving the series praise. The show has generally been viewed as a spiritual successor to King of the Hill, which carried less emphasis on shock comedy and focused more on character-driven humor.[12] A film adaptation based on the animated TV series was released on May 27, 2022.[13][14][15] and serves as Bouchard's feature directorial debut.

Personal life

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Bouchard lives in Los Angeles[16] with his wife, Holly Kretschmar. The couple married on September 3, 2006.[17] The couple have two sons.[18]

Filmography

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Series

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Television work by Loren Bouchard
Year Title Creator / Showrunner Involvement (episodes) Role
1995–1999 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist No Writer, producer, editor (47 episodes) —
1997 Science Court No Producer and director (12 episodes) —
1999–2004 Home Movies Yes (52 episodes) Writer, executive producer, director, co-theme music composer Josie Small (voice)
2002 Mr. Bean No Voice actor (episode: "Cat-Sitting/The Bottle") Rondo (voice)
2005–2007 Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil Yes (11 episodes) Writer, executive producer, director, composer Classmate (voice)
2007 My Gym Partner's a Monkey No Voice actor (episode: "Flesh Fur Fantasy/Substitute Sweetheart") Teddy (voice)
2010 The Ricky Gervais Show No Consulting producer (season 1) —
2011–present Bob's Burgers Yes Writer, co-developer, executive producer, main theme composer Mickey (voice) (episode "Beach, Please", replaced Bill Hader)
2020–2022 Central Park Yes Writer, executive producer, main theme composer —
2021–present The Great North No Executive producer —

Films

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Film work by Loren Bouchard
Year Title Director Involvement Role
2022 My Butt Has a Fever Yes Short film; writer, producer, music and lyrics, performer —
The Bob's Burgers Movie Yes Writer, producer, music and lyrics, additional score arrangements, additional music, musician, vocalist, song producer Additional voices

Awards and honors

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Accolades for Loren Bouchard
Year Award Category Work Result
1995 CableACE Award[19] Animated Programming Special or Series Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Won
Writing a Comedy Series Nominated
1998 TCA Award[20] Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming Science Court Nominated
2011 Teen Choice Award[21] Choice Animated Series Bob's Burgers Nominated
2012 Critics' Choice Television Award[22] Best Animated Series Nominated
Teen Choice Award[23] Choice Animated Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[24] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "Burgerboss" Nominated
2013 Annie Award[25] Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bob's Burgers for "Ear-sy Rider" Nominated
Teen Choice Award[26] Choice Animated Series Bob's Burgers Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[27] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "O.T.: The Outside Toilet" Nominated
2014 Annie Award[28] Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bob's Burgers Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award[29] Best Animated Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[30] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "Mazel-Tina" Won
2015 People's Choice Award[31] Favorite Animated TV Show Bob's Burgers Nominated
Annie Award[32] Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award[33] Best Animated Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[34] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "Can't Buy Me Math" Nominated
Environmental Media Award[35] Television Episodic Comedy Bob's Burgers for "Late Afternoon in the Garden of Bob and Louise" Nominated
2016 People's Choice Award[36] Favorite Animated TV Show Bob's Burgers Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award[37][38] Best Animated Series Nominated
Nominated
Annie Award[39] Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[40] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "The Horse Rider-er" Nominated
2017 People's Choice Award[41] Favorite Animated TV Show Bob's Burgers Nominated
Annie Award[42] Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bob's Burgers for "Glued, Where's My Bob?" Won
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bob's Burgers for "Glued, Where's My Bob?" (shared with John Dylan Keith) Nominated
Teen Choice Award[43] Choice Animated TV Show Bob's Burgers Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[44] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "Bob Actually" Won
2018 Critics' Choice Television Award[45] Best Animated Series Bob's Burgers Nominated
Teen Choice Award[46] Choice Animated TV Show Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[47] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "V for Valentine-detta" Nominated
2019 Annie Award[48] Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bob's Burgers for "The Bleakening: Parts 1 & 2" Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award[49] Best Animated Series Bob's Burgers Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[50] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now" Nominated
2020 Primetime Emmy Award[51] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "Pig Trouble in Little Tina" Nominated
2021 Dorian TV Awards[52] Best Animated Show Bob's Burgers Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards[53] Best Animated Series or Animated Television Movie Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[54] Outstanding Animated Program Bob's Burgers for "Worms of In-Rear-Ment" Nominated
2022 Peabody Award[55] Entertainment Bob's Burgers Nominated

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