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Tom Tataranowicz

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Tom Tataranowicz
Born
Thomas Tataranowicz

Occupation(s)Animator, storyboard artist, television producer, television director
Years active1981–present

Thomas Tataranowicz (/ˌtætərəˈnwɪts/[1]) is an American cartoon animator, storyboard artist, producer and director.

Career

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His first credit was He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He then went onto Marvel Productions / New World Animation where he was the Studio Head, Creative Executive Producer and Head of Development and Production of all series. These include franchises such as Biker Mice from Mars, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, and The Incredible Hulk.

Since 1999, Tom has operated his own animation studio, Tom T. Animation, Inc. He later formed Gang of 7 Animation in 2001.

Filmography

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Source:[2]

Year Title Director Producer Writer Other Notes
1978 The Lord of the Rings Yes Animator (uncredited)[3]
1982 American Pop Yes Animator
The Gary Coleman Show Yes Storyboard director
Heidi's Song Yes Assistant animator
Hey Good Lookin' Yes Animator
1982–1984 Pac-Man Yes Story director
1983–1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Yes Storyboard artist (1983–1984),
assistant storyboard supervisor (1985)
1983 Fire and Ice Yes Animator
1984 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Yes Storyboard artist
1984–1986 Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats Yes Storyboard artist
1985 The Zoo Gang Yes Storyboard artist
1985–1987 She-Ra: Princess of Power Yes Yes Storyboard assistant supervisor (1985),
director (1985–1986),
storyboard artist (1986–1987)
1986 Ghostbusters Yes Yes Director,
storyboard artist
1987 BraveStarr Yes Yes Yes Line producer
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night Yes Storyboard supervisor
1988 BraveStarr: The Movie Yes
1989–1990 Garfield and Friends Yes
1990 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Yes Storyboard director,
animation director
Kid 'n Play Yes Animation director
1990–1992 Bobby's World Yes
1991 Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars Yes Animation director
Little Shop Yes
1993 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Yes Sheet timer
The Magic Paintbrush Yes Yes
1993–1996 Biker Mice from Mars Yes Yes Yes Yes Voice director, writer of episode 1 "Rock and Ride!" and episodes 63–65 "Once Upon a Time on Mars (Parts 1–3)", Director of episodes 1–28, 32–34, 39, 53, 55, 58, 60–61 and 63–65,
producer of episodes 1–31, 33–35, 38–39, 45–46, 53, 58, 60, 62–65
1995–1996 Iron Man Season 2 (Episodes 14–26) Yes Yes Supervising producer,
voice director of episode 22 "The Armor Wars, Part 2", episode 24 "Hulk Buster" and episodes 25–26 "Hands of the Mandarin, Parts 1–2",
producer of episode 14 "The Beast Within"
1995–1996 Fantastic Four Season 2 (Episodes 14–26) Yes Yes Yes Supervising producer,
voice director of episode 15 "Inhumans Saga, Part 1: And the Wind Cries Medusa" and episode 17 "Inhumans Saga, Part 3: Beware the Hidden Land"
1996–1997 The Incredible Hulk Season 1 (Episodes 1–13) Yes Yes Yes Supervising producer,
voice director,
director of episode 6 "Man to Man, Beast to Beast", episode 8 "Fantastic Fortitude", episode 10 "And the Wind Cries...Wendigo!" and episode 11 "Darkness and Light, Part 1"
1997 The Weird Al Show Yes Voice director
1998 The Lionhearts Yes Slugging director
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Yes Slugging,
sheet timer
1998–1999 RoboCop: Alpha Commando Yes Yes Storyboard slugging,
exposure sheet timing
1999 Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends Yes
2000 Capertown Cops Yes Timing director
Milo's Bug Quest Yes Voice director
2000–2002 X-Men: Evolution Yes Animation timer
2003 Ozzy and Drix Yes Animation timer
The Night B4 Christmas Yes
2004 Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! Yes Animation timing director
My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds Yes Animation timer
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Yes Animation timing director
2005 Son of the Mask Yes Animation producer
2006 Legend of the Dragon Yes Yes
Biker Mice from Mars Yes Video game
2006–2007 Biker Mice from Mars Yes Yes Yes Story editor,
co-executive producer,
voice director,
supervising producer
2007 Come on Let's Go with the Archie Show! Yes Research,
art materials
2007–2008 Random! Cartoons Yes Yes Voice director,
supervising producer
2012–2013 NFL Rush Zone Yes Sheet timer

References

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  1. ^ "Filmation à la Tataranowicz"
  2. ^ "Tom Tataranowicz". IMDb.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings'"
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