Teddy Newton

Teddy Newton (born March 3, 1964 in Encino ) is an American animator , director and actor .

Life

Newton grew up in Dana Point . He attended the California Institute of the Arts and finished his education in the early 1990s. He then worked at Walt Disney Productions and Dreamworks, among others . At Warner Bros. Newton worked alongside Brad Bird on the film The Giant from Space . Newton was also increasingly active as a freelance animator. He produced the film The Trouble with Lou , on whose screenplay he also co-wrote, and was involved, among other things, as a screenwriter and director in the animated film Boys Night Out , which was nominated for an Annie Award .

In 2002 Newton went to Pixar and designed, among other things, the characters for the film The Incredibles . He also worked with Brad Bird on Ratatouille , Your Friend the Rat , Presto, and Partly Cloudy . He also lent his voice to numerous Pixar animation characters and appeared in short films as an actor.

Newton acted as screenwriter and director in the short animation film Day & Night , for which he was nominated for an Oscar in 2011 .

Filmography (selection)

• 1995: 2 Stupid Dogs - The Rise and Fall of the Big Dog (TV series)
• 1996: Dexter's Laboratory - Dee Dee's Room (TV series)
• 1997: Loose Tooth
• 1999: The Iron Giant (The Iron Giant)
• 2001: Osmosis Jones
• 2001: The Trouble with Lou
• 2003: Boys Night Out
• 2004: The Incredibles (The Incredibles)
• 2004: Jack-Jack Attack
• 2007: Ratatouille
• 2007: Your Friend the Rat
• 2008: Presto
• 2009: Up (Up)
• 2009: Partly Cloudy (Cloudy)
• 2010: Day & Night

Awards

For Day & Night Newton was nominated for an Oscar in the category “ Best Animated Short Film ” in 2011 , but could not prevail against The Lost Thing .

Web links

• Teddy Newton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Teddy Newton on pixartalk