Charlie Bean
Charlie Bean is an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor, known for directing The Lego Ninjago Movie with Paul Fisher and Bob Logan and his work on Tron: Uprising as a director and executive producer. He also worked as a storyboard artist on Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, I Am Weasel, and Cow and Chicken, as well as a director and storyboard supervisor on Robotboy. He co-created two pilots for Cartoon Network, one with Don Shank and Carey Yost and one with Chris Reccardi, which were respectively entitled Buy One, Get One Free and IMP, Inc.
Also recorded as Charles James Bean
Charlie Bean
- Name
- Charlie Bean
- Occupation
- * Filmmaker
- Born
- 1963 · Sandusky.
- Nationality
- United States
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Charlie Bean is an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor, known for directing The Lego Ninjago Movie with Paul Fisher and Bob Logan and his work on Tron: Uprising as a director and executive producer. He also worked as a storyboard artist on Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, I Am Weasel, and Cow and Chicken, as well as a director and storyboard supervisor on Robotboy. He co-created two pilots for Cartoon Network, one with Don Shank and Carey Yost and one with Chris Reccardi, which were respectively entitled Buy One, Get One Free and IMP, Inc.
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Bean was also a layout artist on The Ren and Stimpy Show, Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animated Series.
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• Name — Charlie Bean • Occupation — * Filmmaker • animator • writer • director • storyboard artist • voice actor • Years Active — 1990–present
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Notes — Additional Notes — Role • 1990–1992 — Tiny Toon Adventures — Model Designer Character Layout Artist Storyboard Artist — 1990–1992 1990–1991 "Here's Hamton" — N/A • 1991–1993 — The Ren & Stimpy Show — Layout Artist — Seasons 1–2 • 1992 — Batman: The Animated Series — Character Layout Artist — 4 Episodes • 1993 — Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog — Prop Designer — 65 Episodes • Animaniacs — Character Layout Artist — 1 Episode • 1994 — The Critic — 2 Episodes • Beethoven — Character Designer — 12 Episodes • 1995 — The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show — Character Layout — 13 Episodes • Timon & Pumbaa — Layout Artist & Animation Layout Artist — 3 Episodes 5 Episodes • 1995–1996 — The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat — Layout Artist — Season 1 • 1996–2003 — Dexter's Laboratory — Layout Artist Storyboard Artist Writer Story — Seasons 1–4 Season 1, Season 4 Season 4: 3 Episodes Season 4: 5 Episodes • 1997–1998 — I Am Weasel — Storyboard Artist — Seasons 1–2 • 1998 — Cow and Chicken — Seasons 2–3 • 1999–2001, 2004 — The Powerpuff Girls — Storyboard Artist Writer Prop Designer Character Designer Voice Role — Seasons 2–4 Season 4 Season 6 Season 6 Seasons 5–6 — Himself & Dr. Yost • 2001 — IMP Inc. — Co-Creator, Writer, Director, Layout Artist, & Animation Timing — Pilots for Cartoon Network's 2nd Big Pick marathon — N/A • A Kitty Bobo Show — Animation Layout • 2001–2003 — Samurai Jack — Writer & Storyboard Artist — Seasons 1–4 • 2003 — Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? — Writer & Storyboard Artist — 2 Episodes • 2004 — Johnny Bravo — Storyboard Artist — "Witch-ay Woman" • 2005–2006 — Robotboy — Director Storyboard Supervisor — Season 1 • 2006 — Class of 3000 — Art Director — "The Devil and Li'l D" • 2007 — Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends — Writer & Story — "The Buck Swaps Here" • SpongeBob SquarePants — Storyboard Director & Writer — "The Two Faces of Squidward" • 2011–2013 — The Amazing World of Gumball — Special Thanks — Seasons 1–2 • 2012–2013 — Tron: Uprising — Executive Producer, Director, & Voice Actor — Additional Voices — Himself "2012"
Film
• Year — Title — Notes — Role • 1990 — The Natural History of Parking Lots — Main Role — Chris • 1992 — Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation — Character Layout Artist & Posing Artist — N/A • 1996 — Podunk Possum in One Step Beyond — Layout Artist • Buy One, Get One Free — Co-Creator, Writer, & Director • 1998 — Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus — Layout Artist & Storyboard Artist • 2002 — The Powerpuff Girls Movie — Story, Writer, & Storyboard Artist • 2013 — Black Saint — Actor • 2017 — The Lego Batman Movie — Additional Voice • The Lego Ninjago Movie — Director • 2019 — Lady and the Tramp • 2028 — Donkey
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