Larry Huber | |
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Born | Lawrence Huber Minnesota, U.S. |
Alma mater | Chouinard Art Institute (B.F.A.) |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1969–present |
Television | ChalkZone |
Lawrence "Larry"Huber is an Americantelevision producer,writer, andanimator who is known for his long history as a producer atHanna-Barbera,Ruby-Spears, andNickelodeon. Huber began his animation career in 1969 while working onHanna-Barbera'sThe Perils of Penelope Pitstop. He went on to work forRuby-Spears for 15 years. Returning to Hanna-Barbera in 1990, Huber worked on2 Stupid Dogs andFish Police. He was hired byBuzz Potamkin to supervise production onCartoon Network'sWorld Premiere Toons in 1995.
Huber left Hanna-Barbera in 1996 following the company's merger withTurner Broadcasting. Along withBill Burnett, Huber co-created and executive produced anOh Yeah! Cartoons pilot on Nickelodeon, which would later air asChalkZone as a full series. Huber continued his role in animation onRandom! Cartoons andAdventure Time, created byPendleton Ward originally for Nickelodeon and later greenlit by Cartoon Network, which premiered in 2010.
Animotion Works, a company founded by Huber, was launched in 2004 inBurbank, California. The company has produced theDanger Rangers series forPBS.
Huber began working in animation in 1969 as an assistant toHanna-Barbera onThe Perils of Penelope Pitstop.[1] He later left Hanna-Barbera to work forRuby-Spears, a job he held for 15 years.[2]
Huber returned to Hanna-Barbera in 1990 to work on2 Stupid Dogs and the short-lived seriesFish Police. He was soon hired by producerBuzz Potamkin to supervise production onFred Seibert's then-upcomingWorld Premiere Toons shorts program (later namedWhat a Cartoon!) onCartoon Network.[3] The series consisted of 48 animated shorts and spawned new creator-driven original programming for the network, includingDexter's Laboratory (the show paid homage to Huber, naming the titular character's school as Huber Elementary),Cow and Chicken,Johnny Bravo,I Am Weasel,The Powerpuff Girls, andCourage the Cowardly Dog.[1]
AfterTurner Broadcasting merged with Time Warner in October 1996, Huber left Hanna-Barbera once again to become an executive producer on Seibert's other animated shorts showcase,Oh Yeah! Cartoons, onNickelodeon.[4] Huber'sChalkZone short fromOh Yeah! Cartoons, which he co-created withBill Burnett, was picked up by Nickelodeon for a full series. It premiered on March 22, 2002, with the highest ratings for a new show premiere in the network's history at the time.[5] He continued to work with big idea cartoon incubators, consulting on Seibert'sRandom! Cartoons, which spawnedEric Robles'Fanboy & Chum Chum (in which he also directed the voice actors),Adventure Time byPendleton Ward and Ward'sBravest Warriors. He continued to be involved withBravest Warriors as a consultant to show runnerBreehn Burns and as an animation director.
In 2004 Huber launched his own production company called Animotion Works, located inBurbank, California. The company has since produced theeducationalchildren's television seriesDanger Rangers forPBS, which ran from September 3, 2005, to December 26, 2006.
Huber has aBachelor of Fine Arts degree in Cinemagraphics from theChouinard Art Institute (now theCalifornia Institute of the Arts), which he obtained from 1964 to 1968.[1]
Year | Work | Credit | Notes |
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1983 | The Puppy's Further Adventures | Associate producer | TV movie |
1983 | Beauty and the Beast | ||
1983 | Saturday Supercade | TV series | |
1983 | Rubik, the Amazing Cube | ||
1984 | I Love the Chipmunks Valentine Special | TV movie | |
1984 | ABC Weekend Special | TV series | |
1984 | Dragon's Lair | ||
1984 | Turbo Teen | ||
1984 | Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas | Producer | TV movie |
1984 | Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar | Associate producer | |
1984 | Rose Petal Place | TV short | |
1985 | A Chipmunk Reunion | TV movie | |
1985 | Rose Petal Place: Real Friends | ||
1983-1985 | Mister T | TV series | |
1985 | It's Punky Brewster | Producer | |
1986 | Lazer Tag Academy | Supervising producer | |
1986 | The Centurions | Producer | |
1986 | Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos | ||
1983–1985; 1987 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Associate producer; supervising producer | |
1987 | A Mouse, a Mystery and Me | Animation producer | TV movie |
1988 | Superman | Producer | TV series |
1988 | Police Academy: The Series | ||
1990 | Grim Prairie Tales | Executive producer | Film |
1989–1990 | Dink, the Little Dinosaur | Producer | TV series |
1990 | Piggsburg Pigs! | ||
1992 | Fish Police | ||
1993-1995 | 2 Stupid Dogs | ||
1993 | A Flintstone Family Christmas | TV movie | |
1993–94 | Droopy, Master Detective | TV series | |
1995 | Dexter's Laboratory | Executive producer | Short film |
1995 | Short Orders | Supervising producer | TV movie |
1995 | Short Pfuse | ||
1995–97 | What a Cartoon! | Executive producer | TV series |
1995–99 | Cow and Chicken | ||
1996–97 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | ||
1996–2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | ||
1997 | Johnny Bravo | ||
1997–99 | I Am Weasel | ||
1998–2000 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | ||
2003–06 | Danger Rangers | ||
2002–08 | ChalkZone | ||
2007–09 | Random! Cartoons | ||
2010 | Pom Pom and Friends: The Big Mystery | Voice producer: English voice | Short |
2010–11 | Cloud Bread | Creative producer | TV series |
2011–12 | Pom Pom and Friends | Advising producer |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Shared with | Result |
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1994 | Primetime Emmy Awards[6] | Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) | A Flintstone Family Christmas | Joseph Barbera,William Hanna, Sean Roche, David Ehrman, Ray Patterson and Chris Cuddington | Nominated |
1995 | Dexter's Laboratory | Buzz Potamkin andGenndy Tartakovsky (for "Changes") | Nominated | ||
1996 | Genndy Tartakovsky,Craig McCracken, andPaul Rudish (for "The Big Sister") | Nominated | |||
Cow and Chicken | Buzz Potamkin,David Feiss, Pilar Menendez, and Sam Kieth (for "No Smoking") | Nominated | |||
1997 | Dexter's Laboratory | Sherry Gunther,Craig McCracken,Genndy Tartakovsky, andJason Butler Rote (for "Star Spangled Sidekicks", "T.V. Superpals", and "Game Over") | Nominated | ||
2006 | CINE Competition | CINE Golden Eagle | Danger Rangers | Mike D. Moore, Howard G. Kazanjian, and Ilie Agopian (for "The Great Race") | Won |