John R. Dilworth

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John R. Dilworth (born 14 February 1963 in New York, New York) is an American animator. He is best known as the producer, director and creator of the animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog.

Dilworth attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts. His animated short, The Chicken From Outer Space, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1995. Cartoon Network later commissioned Dilworth to turn the short into a series, which eventually became the wildly popular and critically-acclaimed Courage The Cowardly Dog. Dilworth is the president of Stretch Films, a New York-based design and animation studio, which he founded in 1991. He also worked on the show Doug.

Dilworth's short Angry Cabaret was also featured in MTV's 1994 Animation Weekend. His breakout film was "The Dirty Birdy".

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Pierre (1985)
The Limited Bird (1989)
When Lilly Laney Moved In (1991)
Psyched For Snuppa (1992)
The Dirdy Birdy (1993) (Appeared on MTV's Cartoon Sushi)(Also in comic strips)
Smart Talk with Raisin (1993) (Appeared on MTV's Liquid Television)
Angry Cabaret (1994)
The Chicken From Outer Space (1995) (Cartoon Network)
Noodles And Nedd (1996) (later appeared on Sesame Street)
Ace And Avery (1998)
Hector The Get-Over Cat (1998)
Catch Of The Day (featuring Noodles and Nedd) (1999)
Courage the Cowardly Dog (series) (1999-2002)
The Mousochist (2001)
Life In Transition (2005)
Garlic Boy (2007) (Yet to air on Random Cartoons)