William Joyce (writer)
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William Joyce (b. December 11, 1957) is an American author, illustrator, and filmmaker. Newsweek has called him one of the top 100 people to watch in the new millennium. His illustrations have appeared on numerous New Yorker covers and his paintings are displayed at national museums and art galleries. He lives in his wife and their two children in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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[edit] Children's literature
Joyce has written and illustrated over twenty-five children's books. Some of his best known are: George Shrinks, Santa Calls, Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo, Rolie Polie Olie, and The Leaf Men and The Brave Good Bugs. A Disney Feature Animation adaptation of 1993's A Day with Wilbur Robinson will be released in 2007.
[edit] Film and Television
Joyce has received three Emmys for "Rolie Polie Olie", an animated series that airs on Disney Channel. His second television series, "George Shrinks", airs daily on PBS stations.
Joyce created conceptual characters for Pixar/Disney's feature films "Toy Story" (1995) and "A Bug's Life" (1998. In 2005 Joyce partnered with Fox and Blue Sky Studios as a Producer and Production Designer on "Robots"(2005).
Joyce is currently in production with Fox and Blue Sky Studios on a feature based on his award winning book, The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs.
On March 3, 2007, Disney/Pixar will release "Meet the Robinsons" based on his book, "A Day with Wilbur Robinson".
[edit] Exhibitions
[edit] Saks Fifth Avenue
In both 1994 and 1995 Joyce designed the Christmas displays for Saks Fifth Avenue's original location.
[edit] The World of William Joyce
This exhibition is run by the National Children's Center for Illustrated Literature. It began in 1998 and is currently still traveling nationally.
[edit] artspace
artspace is a gallery located in Shreveport, La that is run under the guidence of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Joyce serves as the Artistic Director. He has helped bring a Peter Pan Centennial exhibit, a Art of Robots exhibit, and Faces of Katrina.
[edit] Community
Joyce has recently founded the Katrinarita Gras Foundation to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita. He is selling prints of his unpublished Mardi Gras New Yorker cover through the foundation with all profit going to aid victims.
