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| Bob Camp | |
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 Camp at the 2018Phoenix Comic Fest | |
| Born | Robert Frank Camp (1956-02-07)February 7, 1956 (age 69) Gregg County, Texas, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Animator Cartoonist Comic book artist Storyboard artist Writer Production artist Director Producer |
Notable works | G.I. Joe Conan the Barbarian The Ren & Stimpy Show SpongeBob SquarePants ThunderCats Evil Con Carne The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Looney Tunes: Back in Action Robots Ice Age: The Meltdown Robotboy |
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Robert Frank Camp (born February 7, 1956) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer. He is best known for foundingSpümcø and his work for developing and serving as ashowrunner forThe Ren & Stimpy Show. He has been nominated for twoEmmys,[1][2] aCableACE Award, and anAnnie Award for his work onThe Ren & Stimpy Show.
Camp started his animation career as a designer for animated series such asThunderCats,Silverhawks,TigerSharks, and several other series produced byRankin/Bass.[3] He then worked as a designer onThe Real Ghostbusters forDiC, and later as a storyboard artist onTiny Toon Adventures forWarner Bros. Television.[3]
Camp was a co-founder of and director forSpümcø, the animation studio that createdThe Ren & Stimpy Show.[3] He played a major role in the studio's creative force (storyboarding the entirety of "Stimpy's Invention" himself) until September 21, 1992, when he left to work forGames Productions (a.k.a. Games Animation), the animation studioNickelodeon initially created to continue work onThe Ren and Stimpy Show after Spümcø and co-creatorJohn Kricfalusi had been fired.[3][4] At Games, Camp was promoted to creative director ofThe Ren and Stimpy Show and supervised the series' production until its conclusion.[3] AfterRen & Stimpy ended in 1995, Camp and formerRen & Stimpy writer Jim Gomez began developing a new series for Nickelodeon titledKid Komet and Galaxy Gal, which was never picked up for a full series.[3]
In the 1980s, Camp worked atMarvel Comics as an illustrator on many comic titles includingG.I. Joe,Crazy Magazine,Bizarre Adventures,Savage Tales,Conan the Barbarian, andThe 'Nam.[3] During this time, he also drew the cover art ofJam on Revenge, the 1984 debut album by theElectro-hip hop groupNewcleus.
In the 2000s, Camp worked as a storyboard artist on animated feature films such asLooney Tunes: Back in Action andIce Age: The Meltdown,[3] and also as a director onRobotboy.
Camp currently teaches at theSchool of Visual Arts[5] in New York City.
