Craig Bartlett

Birth Name:

Craig Michael Bartlett

Birth Place:

Seattle, Washington, United States

Profession

Writer, Animation department, Producer, Director, Actor, Soundtrack, Art department, Camera department, Art director, Music department

Earned his degree at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash
Married the sister of another famous creator of animated programming, Matt Groening of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama․"
His first job in the industry was working on stop-motion animation for such movies as "The Adventures of Mark Twain" at Will Vinton Studios
Quote: "Actions have consequences․ They are very important to character development․ Otherwise it's all fake and no one cares․"
Quote: "It's an interesting thing about life․ It's long․ You make decisions․․․A lot of my goals I had when I was younger I've had to revise․"
Known for his involvement in children's animated programming, he wrote or "Rugrats" and created "Hey Arnold!" and "Dinosaur Train․"
Known for incorporating surreal aspects into his cartoons, notably in the shorts "Arnold Escapes from Church" and "Arnold Rides His Chair․"
Authored a line of children's books based on "Hey, Arnold!" episodes
Especially enjoyed working with voice actors Dan Castellaneta and Maurice LaMarche
Made the Shuttle Launch Experience, a multimedia simulator attraction for the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla

1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
1992Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program:Nominated
2011Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Animated Program:Nominated
2011Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in Animation:Nominated
2013Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program:Nominated
2014Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Pre-School Animated Program:Nominated
2015Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Pre-School Animated Program:Nominated
2016Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program:Nominated

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