Tony Collingwood Biography

Fast Facts

• Won BAFTA Awards for Best Pre-School Program for "Animal Stories," "Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!," and "Eddy & the Bear․"
• Won the Writers Guild of Great Britain Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Writing
• Won two BAFTA Awards for Best Animation and Interactive for "The Secret Show" in 2007
• Graduated from the National Film and Television School
• Produced and animated his first film, "RARG," in 1988 as a graduation film, which gained the attention of "The Muppets" creator Jim Henson
• Best known as the director and executive producer of "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" and as the creator and director of "The Secret Show․"
• Founded the animation studio Collingwood O'Hare in 1988 with Chris O'Hare