Tim Hodge

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Tim Hodge
Born	Timothy Hodge (1963-04-02) April 2, 1963 Boaz, Alabama, USA
Nationality	American
Occupation	Voice actor, writer, director, storyboard artist, animator, comedian
Years active	1963-present
Known for	VeggieTales
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Timothy "Tim" Hodge (born April 2, 1963) is an American voice actor, story artist, writer, animator, comedian, and director at Big Idea Entertainment in Nashville, Tennessee, where he has works on the VeggieTales^[1] videos as well other projects like 3-2-1 Penguins!.

Hodge became interested in film-making while he was in 7th grade when he stumbled upon his dad's 8 mm camera and spent his summer making short films using clay and other materials. Hodge later went on to attend Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He got his first job in animation at the now defunct Willming-Reams Animation studio in San Antonio, Texas, where he drew animated television commercials for seven years, at the same time studying at the San Antonio Art Institute.

He later joined the Walt Disney Feature Animation studio located at the Disney/MGM Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida. While at Disney, he also worked as story artist on films like Mulan, John Henry for Disney's American Legends video and Brother Bear.

It was in 2000 that he took his family and moved north to Chicago, Illinois to join the studios of Big Idea Productions and started working in computer animation. Hodge's directorial debut at Big Idea, Lyle the Kindly Viking, won the Best Direct To Video Animated Release at the 2001 World Animation Celebration. He was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Vocal Performance in 2003 for his role as Khalil in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie.

Hodge won 1st Runner-up for his live-action short film Soccer Mom Detective in 2008.

He currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee.

Filmography

Time & Chance (director, producer, writer, editor)
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (lead storyboard artist, voice of Jolly Joe)
3-2-1 Penguins! (director, executive producer, concept artist)
Soccer Mom Detective (director, producer, writer)
Storybook Weaver Deluxe (storyboard artist: "Pie Rats Ahoy")
Brother Bear (additional story)
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (head of story, voice of Khalil)
VeggieTales (director, producer, writer, storyboard artist, additional voices)
John Henry (story supervisor, voice of MacTavish)
Mulan (story)
Pocahontas (animation assistants)
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (animator)
Playtoons (storyboard artists: "Horton Hatches the Egg" and "Horton and the Kwuggerbug")
The Lion King (breakdown animator: Young Simba)
Trail Mix-Up (in between artist)

"Veggies" voiced by Tim Hodge

As one of the earliest employees of Big Idea, Hodge has voiced many VeggieTales characters. These are the most notable.

Khalil
Charlie Pincher

References

↑ Beck, Jerry (2005-10-28). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 131–. ISBN 9781556525919. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

External links

Official website
Tim Hodge at the Internet Movie Database

v t e VeggieTales

Created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki Big Idea Entertainment, LLC.

Feature films	Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)

Episodes	Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1993) God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?! (1994) Are You My Neighbor? (1995) Rack, Shack & Benny (1995) Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996) Josh and the Big Wall! (1997) Madame Blueberry (1998) King George and the Ducky (2000) Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (2000) Lyle the Kindly Viking (2001) The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! (2003) The Ballad of Little Joe (2003) An Easter Carol (2004) A Snoodle's Tale (2004) Sumo of the Opera (2004) Duke and the Great Pie War (2005) Lord of the Beans (2005) Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler (2006) Gideon: Tuba Warrior (2006) Moe and the Big Exit (2007) The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's (2007) Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue (2008) Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009) Pistachio – The Little Boy That Woodn't (2010) Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God's Own Heart (2010) It's a Meaningful Life (2010) Twas The Night Before Easter (2011) Princess and the Popstar (2011) Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men (2012) The Penniless Princess (2012) The Little House That Stood (2013) MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle (2013) Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier (2014)

Christmas	The Toy That Saved Christmas (1996) The Star of Christmas (2002) Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving (2009) The Little Drummer Boy (2011) Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas (2013)

LarryBoy	Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space! (1997) Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999) LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (2006) The League of Incredible Vegetables (2012)

Silly Songs with Larry	Very Silly Songs! (1997) The End of Silliness? (1998) The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown (2001) If I Sang A Silly Song (2012)

Minnesota Cuke	Minnesota Cuke and the Coconut Apes (2003) Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush (2005) Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella (2009)

Lists	Characters Albums compilation videos

Other	Jonah Sing-Along Songs and More! (2002) Bob and Larry's How to Draw! (2004)

Crew	Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Tim Hodge Kurt Heinecke Brian K. Roberts John Wahba J. Chris Wall Cydney Trent Keri Pisapia Megan Murphy Ron Smith G. Bock Alan Lee Char Jackson Rachel Pitts Laura Neutzling Rebecca Walker Jim Poole Laura Richey Joe Spadaford Mark Steele Jackie Ritz Cam Clarke Dustin Ballard Bridget Miller Henry Haggard Sarah Vorhees Anna Grace Stewart Delilah Kristin Blegen Gigi Abraham

Persondata
Name	Heinecke, Kurt
Alternative names
Short description	American actor, artist and director
Date of birth	1963-04-02
Place of birth	Boaz, Alabama, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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