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John R. Dilworth (b. 1963) is an animator who created and directed the "Ace & Avery" segments on Big Bag, followed by the "Noodles & Nedd" series on Sesame Street. A New York-based artist, Dilworth began his career in advertising and subsequently worked with Michael Sporn and on the series Doug. He produced his own shorts in his spare-time, under the banner Stretch Films, and first gained widespread attention through his 1994 short film Dirdy Birdy (featured as part of the Spike & Mike touring festival). His 1995 short The Chicken from Outer Space received an Academy Award nomination and led directly to the Courage the Cowardly Dog series.

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  • John R. Dilworth (b. 1963) is an animator who created and directed the "Ace & Avery" segments on Big Bag, followed by the "Noodles & Nedd" series on Sesame Street. A New York-based artist, Dilworth began his career in advertising and subsequently worked with Michael Sporn and on the series Doug. He produced his own shorts in his spare-time, under the banner Stretch Films, and first gained widespread attention through his 1994 short film Dirdy Birdy (featured as part of the Spike & Mike touring festival). His 1995 short The Chicken from Outer Space received an Academy Award nomination and led directly to the Courage the Cowardly Dog series.
  • Dilworth attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts. After graduation, Dilworth became an art director at Baldi, Bloom and Whelan Advertising, but continued to work on his own films in his spare time, providing much of his own funding. His animated short, "The Chicken From Outer Space", was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996. Cartoon Network later commissioned Dilworth to turn the short into a series, which eventually became the wildly popular and critically acclaimed Courage the Cowardly Dog.
  • John R. Dilworth (born February 14, 1963 in New York City, New York) is an American animator. He is best known as the producer, director, writer, and creator of the animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog. Dilworth attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts. After graduation, Dilworth became an art director at Baldi, Bloom and Whelan Advertising, but continued to work on his own films in his spare time, providing much of his own funding. His animated short, The Chicken from Outer Space , was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996. Cartoon Network later commissioned Dilworth to turn the short into a series, which eventually became the wildly popular and critically acclaimed Courage the Cowardly Dog. Dilworth is the presiden
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  • Dilworth attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts. After graduation, Dilworth became an art director at Baldi, Bloom and Whelan Advertising, but continued to work on his own films in his spare time, providing much of his own funding. His animated short, "The Chicken From Outer Space", was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996. Cartoon Network later commissioned Dilworth to turn the short into a series, which eventually became the wildly popular and critically acclaimed Courage the Cowardly Dog. Dilworth is the president of Stretch Films, a New York-based design and animation studio, which he founded in 1991. He also worked on the original opening for Nicktoons on Nickelodeon and for the Nicktoon, Doug. Dilworth's short Angry Cabaret was featured in MTV's 1994 Animation Weekend. His breakout film was The Dirdy Birdy. He was also the animation consultant for Gumby: The Movie. Dilworth appeared in pixilation sequences in the 2013 animated short Subconscious Password by Chris Landreth. His film, Life in Transition, was included in the Animation Show of Shows.
  • John R. Dilworth (b. 1963) is an animator who created and directed the "Ace & Avery" segments on Big Bag, followed by the "Noodles & Nedd" series on Sesame Street. A New York-based artist, Dilworth began his career in advertising and subsequently worked with Michael Sporn and on the series Doug. He produced his own shorts in his spare-time, under the banner Stretch Films, and first gained widespread attention through his 1994 short film Dirdy Birdy (featured as part of the Spike & Mike touring festival). His 1995 short The Chicken from Outer Space received an Academy Award nomination and led directly to the Courage the Cowardly Dog series.
  • John R. Dilworth (born February 14, 1963 in New York City, New York) is an American animator. He is best known as the producer, director, writer, and creator of the animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog. Dilworth attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts. After graduation, Dilworth became an art director at Baldi, Bloom and Whelan Advertising, but continued to work on his own films in his spare time, providing much of his own funding. His animated short, The Chicken from Outer Space , was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996. Cartoon Network later commissioned Dilworth to turn the short into a series, which eventually became the wildly popular and critically acclaimed Courage the Cowardly Dog. Dilworth is the president of Stretch Films, a New York-based design and animation studio, which he founded in 1991. He also worked on the original opening for Nicktoons and for the show Doug. Dilworth's short Angry Cabaret was also featured in MTV's 1994 Animation Weekend. His breakout film was The Dirdy Birdy. Dilworth was animation consultant of Gumby: The Movie. Dilworth is heavily influenced by Bob Clampett. His film, Life in Transition, was included in the Animation Show of Shows. His short, Psyched for Snuppa (created by Michael Pearlstein and animated by Dilworth), was spun-off into a series called "Sniz & Fondue" which became part of Nickelodeon's Kablam from the first through the third season because the production company, Funbag Animation Studios, was going bankrupt and needed to finish the TV adaption of Watership Down before closing their doors.
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