Seung Eun Kim
American artist, film director and animator
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Seung-Eun Kim (Korean: 김승은; born July 17, 1974) is a South Korean artist, director, and animator. He is a two-time Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 2006, and is also a three-time Annie Award nominee. Kim has worked in animation since 1996.
Seung Eun Kim | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1974 |
| Occupations | Artist, director, animator |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | Joo Kim |
| Children | SungMin Kim, Minzy Kim |
| Website | kse332 |
Career
Highlights of his career include:
- Godzilla animation, story board/clean-up artist, 1997
- Starship Troopers, story board artist, 1998
- Jackie Chan Adventures, story board artist and director, 1998
- The Spider-Man, director, 2000
- The Batman TV Series, director, 2003–2005, nominated for two Annie Awards and two-time and won and Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program in 2006.
- The Boondocks, supervising director, 2005–2008
Kim has also directed/animated the main titles of:
Godzilla cartoon, 1997 and Jackie Chan Adventures, 1998
Kim's talents extend far beyond animation. He has done award-winning work in sculpture and comic book art, most notably work on the Hellboy: Weird Tales comic.[1]
Most recently he worked on the television show The Boondocks, where his directing credits include the following episodes:
- "The Story of Gangstalicious"
- "A Huey Freeman Christmas"
- "Let's Nab Oprah"
- "Wingmen"
- "...Or Die Trying"
- "Tom, Sarah and Usher"
- "Thank You for Not Snitching"
- "Stinkmeaner Strikes Back"
- "The Story of Thugnificent"
- "Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch"
- "The Story of Gangstalicious 2"
- "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show"
Kim's latest work includes a reimagining of the Sun Wukong Monkey King story called Battle Earth: Return of the Monkey King!.[2]
