John A. Davis

Birth Name:

John Alexander Davis

Birth Place:

Dallas, Texas, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Animation department, Director, Actor, Sound department, Visual effects, Composer

Graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in Film Production in 1984 and was the first to receive the Nash Clay Parsley award for outstanding graduating senior film
Begin animating when he was a child with his parent's 8 mm camera using stop motion
His first job in the industry was in the visual effects department on the 1984 film "Blood Suckers from Outer Space․"
Best known as the director and producer of the "Jimmy Neutron" TV and film series
Founded the animation company DNA Productions, Inc․ with Keith Alcorn in 1987
The idea for "Jimmy Neutron" came from a short film that he worked on after hours while doing corporate films and commercials in Dallas

2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour):Nominated
2002Oscar - Best Animated Feature:Nominated

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