Peter Hannan (producer)
American singer-songwriter, animator, and producer
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Peter John Hannan (born August 13, 1954) is an American producer, animator, singer-songwriter, educator and author. He is the creator of the Nickelodeon animated series CatDog, for which he also performed and wrote the accompanying theme song.[2] He also was the producer, story editor, and songwriter of the PBS Kids animated series Let's Go Luna!.[citation needed]
- Television producer
- animator
- educator
- author
- singer-songwriter
Peter Hannan | |
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| Born | August 13, 1954 Newark, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Goddard College[1] |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | CatDog Pound Puppies Let's Go Luna! |
He created the web series Really Freaking Embarrassing. [3] His single-panel cartoon The Adventures of a Huge Mouth ran in independent newspapers and magazines in Harper's, Esquire and others. He writes and illustrates books, including Petlandia, My Big Mouth: 10 Songs I Wrote That Almost Got Me Killed, The Greatest Snowman in the World, Super Goofballs, Sillyville or Bust, Escape from Camp Wannabarf, School After Dark: Lessons in Lunacy, The Battle of Sillyville: Live Silly or Die! And Freddy! King of Flurb.
He co-founded the company FutureVision, which produced a TV concert series featuring blues artist Muddy Waters, Albert King, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Bobby Bland, Otis Rush, and Blind John Davis.[citation needed]
Hannan has taught, lectured, and led art, writing, animation, and creativity workshops for pre-school through college students.[citation needed] He has worked as a graphic designer and art director and created illustrations for magazines, newspapers, and advertising.[citation needed] He exhibits paintings, illustrations, and cartoons.[citation needed]
Works
- CatDog – Creator
- Figure It Out – Writer
- Pound Puppies – Writer
- Really Freaking Embarrassing – Creator
- Let's Go Luna! – Writer
- Max & Maple: The Can-Do Kids[2] – Writer
- Phoebe & Jay – Producer of Live Action Interstitials [4]