Andy Bialk
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Andy Bialk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew D. Bialk November 16, 1971 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, storyboard artist, character designer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Halle Pickering |
| Children | Lena Bialk Rose Bialk |
Andrew D. Bialk (born November 16, 1971) is an American animator, storyboard artist and character designer. He is best known for his work as a character designer on the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls. He was also known for portraying a high school student in the music video for Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Education[edit]
- BA, Studio Arts, emphasis animation & Graphic design at the Loyola Marymount University (1989-1993).
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | layout artist |
| 1996-2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | character designer/background designer/model designer/layout artist/storyboard artist |
| 1997 | Nightmare Ned | background layout |
| 1998-2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | model/character supervisor |
| 1999 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | storyboard artist ("Playing a Hunch") |
| 2001 | Samurai Jack | property designer |
| 2004-2007 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | character designer |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | character layout |
| The X's | additional character designer | |
| 2005-2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! | lead character designer |
| Johnny Test | character designer | |
| 2010 | The Penguins of Madagascar | character designer |
| The Ricky Gervais Show | character designer | |
| Sym-Bionic Titan | character designer | |
| 2010-2011 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | background painter |
| 2012-2013 | DreamWorks Dragons | character designer |
| 2013 | The Awesomes | original character design |
| 2014-2015 | Mickey Mouse | character designer |
| 2015-2016 | Shimmer and Shine | art director/original character design |
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | character designer |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | character designer |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | character designer |
| Shrek Forever After | character designer | |
| Megamind | character designer | |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | character designer (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Free Birds | character designer (uncredited) |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | concept artist and designer |
| The Book of Life | character designer | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | character designer |
| Hell and Back | lead character designer | |
| 2017 | The Emoji Movie | visual development artist |
| 2018 | The Grinch | character designer |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | visual development artist | |
| 2021 | Vivo | character design |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Song | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | High School Teenager |
| 1992 | Smells Like Nirvana | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Extra |
| 100% | Sonic Youth | Extra |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | The Powerpuff Girls "Save Mojo" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Character Design | The Ricky Gervais Show "Charity" | Won[1] |
| 2011 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in a Television Production | The Ricky Gervais Show | Nominated |
| 2013 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | Dragons: Riders of Berk "Alvin and the Outcasts" | Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Character Design | Dragons: Riders of Berk "We Are Family (Part 2)" | Won[2] | |
| 2014 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production | The Awesomes | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ "Outstanding Individual Achievement Animation". emmys.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "First Emmy Awards of the season are mostly for work in animation". latimes.com. August 15, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Andy Bialk at IMDb
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