American animator and writer
Loren Bouchard
Born Loren Hal Bouchard
[ 1] Occupations Animator writer producer director composer Years active 1995–present Spouse Children 2
Loren Hal Bouchard (born 1969 or 1970) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. He is the creator of several animated TV shows such asBob's Burgers Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil Central Park Home Movies Brendon Small as well as the executive producer ofThe Great North
Bouchard was born in New York City to aJewish mother and aCatholic father.[ 2] Medford, Massachusetts .
Ahigh school dropout , Bouchard was working as a bartender in 1993 when he bumped into a former grade school teacher of his,Tom Snyder , who asked if Bouchard was still drawing, and offered Bouchard a chance to work on a few animated short films Snyder was making.[ 3] Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Jonathan Katz ,H. Jon Benjamin , and Snyder as major influences.[ 4] Dr. Katz ran for six seasons, from 1995 to 2000. He also produced one season ofScience Court Soup2Nuts .[ 5]
Towards the end ofDr. Katz , Bouchard andBrendon Small teamed up to createHome Movies [ 4] UPN , which dropped it after five episodes; the remaining eight episodes from season one, and the subsequent three seasons, were shown on Adult Swim. The show was not renewed after the conclusion of the fourth season in 2004.[citation needed
AfterHome Movies concluded and another Bouchard pilot,Saddle Rash , was not picked up, Bouchard createdLucy, the Daughter of the Devil [ 6] The Ricky Gervais Show [ 7]
Bouchard atSan Diego Comic-Con in 2010 In 2009, Bouchard got together withKing of the Hill Jim Dauterive and developedBob's Burgers [ 8] Bob's Burgers because he didn't see that kind of life represented on TV.[ 9] Fox placed the series on the primetime slate for the2010–11 television season .[ 10] [ 11] Metacritic score of 54 out of 100.[ 12] King of the Hill , which carried less emphasis onshock comedy and focused more on character-driven humor.[ 13] film adaptation based on the animated TV series was released on May 27, 2022.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Bouchard lives inLos Angeles [ 17] [ 1]
Television work by Loren Bouchard Year Title Creator / Showrunner Involvement (episodes) Role 1995–1999 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist No Writer, producer, editor (47 episodes) — 1997 Science Court No Producer and director (12 episodes) — 2001–2004 Home Movies Yes (52 episodes) Writer, executive producer, director, co-theme music composer Josie Small (voice) 2002 Mr. Bean No Voice actor (episode: "Cat-Sitting/The Bottle") Rondo (voice) 2005–2007 Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil Yes (11 episodes) Writer, executive producer, director, composer Classmate (voice) 2007 My Gym Partner's a Monkey No Voice actor (episode: "Flesh Fur Fantasy/Substitute Sweetheart") Teddy (voice) 2010 The Ricky Gervais Show No Consulting producer (season 1) — 2011–present Bob's Burgers Yes Writer, co-developer, executive producer, main theme composer Mickey (voice) (episode "Beach, Please", replacedBill Hader ) 2020–2022 Central Park Yes Writer, executive producer, main theme composer — 2021–2025 The Great North No Executive producer —
Film work by Loren Bouchard Year Title Director Involvement Role 2022 My Butt Has a Fever Yes Short film; writer, music and lyrics, performer — The Bob's Burgers Movie Yes Writer, producer, music and lyrics, additional score arrangements, additional music, musician, vocalist, song producer Additional voices
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