Jon Schnepp

Jonathan David Schnepp (May 16, 1967 – July 19, 2018) was an American animator, producer, director, writer, editor, voice actor, and media host.

Schnepp was known for the documentary film The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?, which he directed and wrote. He also directed episodes of Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros. and a segment of The ABCs of Death. He was also known for his work with Collider, appearing regularly as a panelist on the site's Collider Movie Talk, Collider Nightmares, and Collider Heroes series, the latter of which he hosted. His company, Schneppzone, works on short films and television series.

Schnepp died on July 19, 2018, due to complications following a stroke.

From 2012 to 2015, Schnepp was a regular contributor to AMC Movie Talk on YouTube, an online show dedicated to film news and commentaries.

In 2015, Schnepp directed the documentary film The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?, which documents behind-the-scenes events surrounding the cancelled Tim Burton film Superman Lives. Partially raised through a successful Kickstarter campaign, it premiered on May 1, 2015, and was released through VOD on July 9, 2015, to positive reviews.

Death On July 12, 2018, Schnepp suffered a stroke that left him unconscious and on life support. He died of complications a week later on July 19, aged 51.

Selected filmography

Film, television, and web Year Film Director Producer Writer Actor Other credits and notes 1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Extra 1995–99 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Animator, voice role (C. Ling Tile), editor 1995 HorrorGirl The Demon Club Dead Video game; voice role 1998 Upright Citizens Brigade Two episodes 1999 Cast in Stone 2000 HBO First Look Editor 2001 The Removers Short film 2003 The Orlando Jones Show Editor Brainwarp Role: The Indescribable Disaster (voice) 2003–09 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Role: The Wisdom Cube / Gary the Dairy Fairy (voices) 2004 Nerd Hunter 3004 Short film; role: Videogame Nerd 2005 My Big Fat Independent Movie Role: Mexican Standoff Extra 2005–06 Mind of Mencia Visual effects 2006–12 Metalocalypse Character designer; role: Dr. Gibbits (voice) Animated series 2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am Video game; role: Dumbassahedratron (voice) 2009 A Day in the Life Editor; role: Officer Miller 2009–10 The Venture Bros. Animated series Co-directed with Christopher McCulloch 2010 Caller ID Role: JebBlack Panther Co-created with Mark Brooks 2011 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope Guest appearance only Underworld: Endless War 2012 The ABCs of Death Segment "W is for WTF?" 2012–15 AMC Movie Talk Himself (panelist) 2014 Turbo Fast Role: Donald (voice) Episode: "Tur-Bros/The Snailman" 2015 The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? Editor; Himself Documentary Wrestling Isn't Wrestling Short film; role: Rabbi AMC Heroes Himself (host) 2015–18 Collider Movie Talk Himself (panelist) 2015–18 Collider Heroes Himself (host) 2016 Nerdland Sequence animator 2018 Temple of Art Documentary

Music videos

Year Artist Song Notes 1991 Infectious Grooves "Therapy" Extra 1992 Iron Maiden "Be Quick or Be Dead" 1994 Melvins "Revolve" 1997 Metallica "The Memory Remains" 2007 Dethklok "Bloodrocuted" Co-director (with Brendon Small) Exodus "Riot Act" Director 2008 Dethklok "Murmaider" Director "Briefcase Full of Guts" "Birthday Dethday" "Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle" "Hatredcopter" "Thunderhorse" "Go Into the Water" 2009 "Bloodlines" "Dethsupport" "The Gears" "Burn The Earth" "Black Fire Upon Us" 2010 Exodus "Downfall" The Damned Things "We've Got a Situation Here" Guest appearance only 2011 I Set My Friends on Fire "Astral Rejection" Director Forbidden "Omega Wave" Director