Mark Risley

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Mark Risley

Risley winning an Emmy Award in 2003 for his work on Rugrats.
Occupation Director, producer, writer
Years active 1990 to present

Mark Risley is a writer, producer and Daytime Emmy Award-winning director[1] specializing in children's television. His work on Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, and As Told By Ginger earned him Emmy nominations; he has also worked on major animated films and numerous commercials.

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[edit] Career

Early in his career, Risley was an assistant animator for the series Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1990), animator for Marvel 1992 film The Magic Paintbrush, and lead animator for 1994 series Gladiators 2000.

In 1998, Risley became the storyboard artist for Kids' Choice Awards-winning film The Rugrats Movie. He moved up to the position of director and creative producer of the Emmy-nominated series The Wild Thornberrys (1998), the Annie Award-nominated series Rocket Power (1999), and three-time Emmy nominated series As Told By Ginger (2000-2004). He also worked in this capacity on a few later seasons of Rugrats.

After working as sequence director for The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), Risley then moved on to DreamWorks Animation, where he directed the pilot and three other episodes of the primetime CGI program Father of the Pride, which aired for one season on NBC.

In 2005 he directed the pilot, Kitty's Dish for Walt Disney Television Animation and wrote and directed the live action documentary San Diego Zoo Animal Explorer. More recently he directed the Nickelodeon series Tak & the Power of Juju (2007) and the Cartoon Network program The Mr. Men Show (2008).

[edit] Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • 2001, The Wild Thornberrys, "Outstanding Children's Animated Program"
  • 2003 win, Rugrats, "Outstanding Children's Animated Program"

Emmy Awards

  • 2001, As Told by Ginger, "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)"
  • 2002, As Told by Ginger, "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)"
  • 2003, As Told by Ginger, "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)"

Genesis Award

  • 2000, "The Wild Thornberrys, "Outstanding Children's Program (animated)"

Annecy Award

  • 2002 As Told by Ginger: And She Was Gone, "Outstanding Direction (For Programming Less Than One Hour)"

Banff Rockie Award

  • 2001 As Told by Ginger: Hello Stranger, "Best Animation Program"

[edit] References

  1. ^ "IMDb: Awards for Mark Risley", IMDb, accessed May 1, 2008.

[edit] External links

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