Matthew O'Callaghan

Matthew O'Callaghan is an American film director, animator, writer, and storyboard artist whose credits include directing the 2006 film Curious George and co-creating the television series Life with Louie.

Life and career In 1995, he co-created the animated sitcom series Life with Louie which ran from 1995 to 1998.

He worked on various Warner Bros. and Looney Tunes projects such as Coyote Falls, Fur of Flying, I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat, Flash in the Pain, Rabid Rider, and Daffy's Rhapsody, in which he served as the director for all three short films, in which the shorts debuted in 2010, focusing on Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. For his work on Daffy's Rhapsody, he was nominated at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2012.

Meanwhile, back in 2006, O'Callaghan directed Curious George, a film starring Frank Welker as the titular title character and based on the popular children's books created by Margret and H. A. Rey. He served as one of the storyboard artists on for Space Jam: A New Legacy, a sequel to the 1996 film Space Jam which starred Michael Jordan. Meanwhile back in 1987, he, along with Darrell Van Citters, directed the Disney television special Sport Goofy in Soccermania.

He directed and produced Open Season's sequel Open Season 2. He served as the creative talent of Mickey's Christmas Carol, which marked the return of Mickey Mouse after the 1953 short, The Simple Things. He was an additional animator in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In 1989, he served as the storyboard artist and directing animator for Disney 's The Little Mermaid. He created the 1993 animated series titled for The Itsy Bitsy Spider, a television series sequel to the film for Itsy Bitsy Spider, directed by O'Callaghan.

Filmography

Film and television Title Year Role Mickey's Christmas Carol 1983 The creative talent of The Black Cauldron 1985 Assistant animator The Great Mouse Detective 1986 Character animator, story adapted by, storyboard artist (uncredited) Sport Goofy in Soccermania 1987 Director, alongside Darrell Van Citters Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 Animator: additional animator The Little Mermaid 1989 Storyboard artist, directing animator Rover Dangerfield 1991 Storyboard artist, character designer, sequence director, character animator Itsy Bitsy Spider 1992 Director Itsy Bitsy Spider: The Series 1993-1996 Creator, executive creative consultant (1 episode) Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman 1994 Director, character designer The Pagemaster Character animator Asterix Conquers America Animator Life with Louie 1995-1998 Creator, teleplay (2 episodes), story (2 episodes), character designer, director (21 episodes), executive producer (12 episode), co-producer (9 episodes), story editor (8 episodes) Cats Don't Dance 1997 Storyboard artist Inspector Gadget 1999 Animation supervisor: Gadgetmobile, DQI Mission to Mars 2000 Animation supervisor: Dream Quest Images 102 Dalmatians Visual effects supervisor Family Guy Storyboards (1 episode) Shrek 2001 Pre-production: Los Angeles Snow Dogs 2002 Animation supervisors Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas 2004 Director, screenplay ("Christmas Impossible"), dialogue director, story ("Mickey's Dog-Gone Christmas") Curious George 2006 Director The Curiosity of Chance Special thanks Cinderella III: A Twist in Time 2007 Storyboard artist National Lampoon's Bag Boy Open Season 2 2008 Director, producer Disney's A Christmas Carol 2009 Motion Capture Artist Coyote Falls 2010Director Fur of FlyingDirector Rabid RiderDirector I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat 2011 Director, story Daffy's Rhapsody 2012 Director, story Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart on the Go 2013 Animation director Trans World Sport 2014 Producer Flash in the Pain Director Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip 2015 Animation supervisor Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 Storyboard Artist

Awards and nominations

Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2012) - Nominated for Daffy's Rhapsody (2012) Chicago International Film Festival (1992) - Nominated for Best Short Film on Itsy Bitsy Spider (1992) Daytime Emmy Awards (1999) - Nominated for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program for Life with Louie (1995) DVD Exclusive Awards (2005) - Nominated for Best Screenplay (for a DVD Premiere Movie) on Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1987) - Nominated for Best Motion Picture on The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Humanitas Prize (1998) - Nominated for Children's Animation Category for Life with Louie (1995)