Tom Herpich
Tom Herpich | |
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Born | October 1979 (age 36) |
Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
Known for | Animation, Comics |
Thomas Herpich (born October 1979) is an American artist who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time.
History
Herpich graduated from the School of Visual Arts, and was known in indie cartooning circles before he was hired to work on Adventure Time.[1] He was eventually hired on as a prop and character designer for the first season,[2] before storyboarding the season one episode "Freak City" and being promoted to storyboard artist in season two.[3]
Accolades
Tom Herpich's work on Adventure Time has gained him one Primetime Emmy Award win amongst three nominations; he was first nominated for the third season episode "Too Young" in 2012, along with his then-storyboarding partner Jesse Moynihan, and he was later nominated for the fifth season episode "Be More", along with his partner Steve Wolfhard.[4][5] In 2015, he was awarded an Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy for his work on the episode "Walnuts & Rain", which he storyboarded entirely by himself.[6] Furthermore, his solo storyboarded episode "Thank You" was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, was nominated for a Best Animated Special Production Annie Award, and was nearly nominated for an Oscar Award.[7][8][9]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role |
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2009βpresent | Adventure Time | Character designer, writer, storyboard artist, voice actor |
2012 | Steven Universe | Background layout (pilot) |
2012 | Clarence | Background designer (pilot) |
2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Writer, storyboard artist |
Internet
Year | Title | Role |
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2014 | Manly[10] | Character designer |
References
- β Arsenault, Marc (October 11, 2011). "Meet The Artists of Adventure Time". WowCool. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- β Herpich, Thomas (February 9, 2009). "Adventure Time". Blogspot. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- β Herpich, Thomas (November 5, 2010). "Storytelling". Blogspot. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- β "Adventure Time". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- β "66th Emmy Nomination List" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- β "Juried Award Winners Announced for the 67th Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- β "Thank You β Festival Program". Sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- β Beck, Jerry (December 5, 2011). "Annie Award Nominations 2011". Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- β "'Thank You' Backgrounds". Frederator Studios. 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- β https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfrPf9IgHjI
External links
- Tom Herpich on Tumblr
- Tom Herpich at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Herpich on Twitter