Tim Johnson (film director)
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Tim Johnson | |
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| Born | August 27, 1961[1] |
| Alma mater | Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences[3] |
| Occupations | Animator, storyboard artist, film director, film producer, television director |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Employer | DreamWorks Animation (1996–2019) |
| Notable work | Antz Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Over the Hedge Home |
Tim Johnson is an American animator, film director, film producer, and television director. Johnson is best known for directing the DreamWorks animated films Antz, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Over the Hedge, and Home.
Johnson was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at Northwestern University where he earned a BA in English Literature. He also produced two animated films; both of which earned Richter Grant Organization Awards.[4]
Upon graduating, he worked for two years as a freelance animator and director. His introduction to computer animation came in 1985 while he worked on the staff at Post Effects in Chicago.[4] He later joined Pacific Data Images in 1988 and two years later co-founded the studio's Character Animation Group.[4] He also directed the first CG Pillsbury Doughboy commercial.
Johnson won two Annie awards on Antz and Over the Hedge, an Audience Award on Over the Hedge, and a Grand Prize for The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror VI".
While at DreamWorks Animation, he also directed Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Home (an adaptation of The True Meaning of Smekday), and the Christmas television special Kung Fu Panda Holiday,[5][6][7] and additionally served as executive producer for How to Train Your Dragon and Abominable.
