Joel Trussell
American television director (born 1972)
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Joel Ragan Trussell (June 19, 1972)[1] is an American television producer, director and animator based in Los Angeles, California. Known for his work in animation, he has executive produced Netflix Animation's Captain Fall (2023), executive produced and developed Disney XD's Pickle and Peanut (2015–2018),[2] and directed Tom Hanks' animated miniseries Electric City (2012).[3][4][5][6]
June 19, 1972
- Television producer
- animator
- voice actor
Joel Trussell | |
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| Born | Joel Ragan Trussell June 19, 1972 Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | University of Tennessee, Knoxville (BFA) |
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Trussell has also directed several award-winning music videos,[7][8][9][10] and many animated segments for Yo Gabba Gabba! on Nickelodeon.[11] In 2008 he was selected by Mike Judge to direct the intro for The Animation Show.[12] Pictoplasma has published Trussell's work in their Character Encyclopedia, and two collections of their Characters in Motion (2&3).[13] He was selected as a speaker at their 2011 event in New York City and the 2012 event in Berlin.[14]
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song title |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kid606 | "The Illness" |
| 2004 | Atomic Swindlers | "Float" |
| 2005 | Jason Forrest | "War Photographer" |
| 2006 | Coldcut | "This Island Earth" |
| M. Ward | "Chinese Translation" | |
| 2007 | Morcheeba | "Enjoy the Ride" |
| Morcheeba | "Gained the World" | |
| 2008 | Jakob Dylan | "Evil is Alive and Well" |
| 2009 | The Gossip | "Love Long Distance" |
| Kid606 | "Mr. Wobble's Nightmare" | |
| 2012 | M. Ward | "The First Time I Ran Away" |
| 2023 | M. Ward | Supernatural Thing" |
