Quick Facts
Biography
David Wasson (born September 11, 1968) is an American television producer, director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and art director. He graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a B.F.A. He is best known for creating Time Squad, developing Star vs. the Forces of Evil on which he is also a director, writer and executive producer, and directing and writing on the series Mickey Mouse Shorts. He was the supervising director of Making Fiends and was the executive producer and director of the series The Buzz on Maggie. Also, he is the author/illustrator of the children's book "The Big Ideas of Buster Bickles".
Career
Wasson created the animated series Time Squad at Cartoon Network. He has co-written, storyboarded, and directed a number of the shorts for the series Mickey Mouse Shorts. Wasson was the supervising director, supervising producer and a voice talent on Making Fiends. He was the executive producer and director of The Buzz on Maggie at Disney. Dave also created a series of shorts at Nickelodeon for Oh Yeah! Cartoons one of which, Max and His Special Problem, won him an Emmy Award in 1999 for Production Designer. Dave has also directed many animated commercials for the company Acme Filmworks located in Hollywood California.
Credits
Television
- The Buzz on Maggie - Director, Executive Producer
- Making Fiends - Director, Supervising Director, Supervising Producer, Art Director
- Mickey Mouse - Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist
- Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures - Layout
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons - Creator, Director, Writer, Art Director ("Max and His Special Problem", "Tales from the Goose Lady")
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil - Developed by, Story by, Supervising Director, Executive Producer
- Time Squad - Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- What a Cartoon! - Character Layout ("Buy One, Get One Free")
- The Mighty B! - Character Designer
- The Cuphead Show! - Executive Producer
Movies
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Animator
- Cool World - Animator, Character Layout, Character Design
- Down with Love - Animation Director, Title Sequence
- Space Jam - Animator
Voice acting
- Making Fiends - Additional voices
- Mickey Mouse - Additional voices
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons - Max