Luke Pearson
Luke Pearson (born 12 October 1987) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book writer best known for the Hilda series of comics for Nobrow Press, and Hilda, the Netflix series based on the comics. He has also storyboarded episodes of the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time, during its fifth and seventh seasons.
Luke Pearson
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- Born
- 12 October 1987
- Birthplace
- Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England
- Nationality
- British
- Occupation
- illustrator · writer · children's writer · comics artist · television producer · visual artist · cartoonist · comics writer
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Luke Pearson (born 12 October 1987) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book writer best known for the Hilda series of comics for Nobrow Press, and Hilda, the Netflix series based on the comics. He has also storyboarded episodes of the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time, during its fifth and seventh seasons.
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Key facts
• Born — 12 October 1987 • Birthplace — Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England • Nationality — British • Cartoonist — y • Write — y • Art — y • Color —. Sorete • Notable Works — * Hilda • Everything We Miss • Website — http: lukepearson.com/
Early life
Early life
Luke Pearson was born in Stockton-on-Tees, but grew up mainly in Tamworth. His father worked in IT and his mother was a solicitor's secretary. In their spare time, his father played and recorded music and his mother painted. Pearson went to Loughborough University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Illustration.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Producer — Screenwriter — Storyboard artist — Notes • 2013–2015 — Adventure Time • 2018–2023 — Hilda — Also creator and developer
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1987
Luke Pearson born at United Kingdom.
Film
• Year — Title — Executive producer — Screenwriter — Notes • 2021 — Hilda and the Mountain King — Co-executive producer
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q14330527: Luke Pearson
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- “Luke Pearson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Nominee(s) — Result — Ref • 2012 — British Comic Awards — Young People's Comic Award — Hilda and the Midnight Giant • 2014 — Eisner Awards — Best Writer/Artist — Hilda and the Bird Parade • 2019 — Daytime Emmy Awards — Outstanding Children's Animated Series Shared with Clint Eland, Kurt Mueller, Stephanie Simpson, Adam Idelson, Chantal Ling, Rachel Simon and Andrew Hymas — Hilda • BAFTA Children's Awards — Children's Animation Shared with Bella Ramsey, Stephanie Simpson, and Kurt Mueller
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- 1.An Interview with Luke Pearson - The Comics Journal. 19 September 2014.
- 2.MumblingIdiot (Luke Pearson) - DeviantArt. May 2012.
- 3.Kaneko, Mina. Cover Story: Luke Pearson's "Now Boarding". The New Yorker. April 15, 2013.
- 4.Muto, Adam. [Adam Muto explaining that Luke Pearson would only work on two episodes]. Spring.me. August 2, 2013.
- 5.Pearson, Luke. [Luke Pearson, revealing he returned to Adventure Time]. Twitter. October 11, 2014.
- 6.The Casual Optimist. Q & A With Luke Pearson. September 25, 2013.
- 7.Pearson, Luke. Luke Pearson, revealing he is partnered with Emily Partridge. Twitter. October 12, 2014.
- 8.Mautner, Chris. "I Wanted a Character Who Was Very Positive": An Interview with Luke Pearson. The Comics Journal. 2014-09-19.
- 9.Winners of the first British Comics Awards are announced CBR. 2019-06-03.
- 10.2014 Eisner Awards: Full List Of Winners And Nominees. ComicsAlliance. 26 July 2014.
- 11.The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominees. 20 March 2019.
- 12.Children's Awards Nominations 2019. 22 October 2019.
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