Tom Tataranowicz

Thomas Tataranowicz is an American cartoon animator, storyboard artist, producer and director.

Career His first credit was He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He then went onto Marvel Productions / New World Animation where he was the Studio Head, Creative Executive Producer and Head of Development and Production of all series. These include franchises such as Biker Mice from Mars, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, and The Incredible Hulk.

Since 1999, Tom has operated his own animation studio, Tom T. Animation, Inc. He later formed Gang of 7 Animation in 2001.

Filmography Source: Year Title Director Producer Writer Other Notes 1978 The Lord of the Rings Animator (uncredited) 1982 American Pop Animator The Gary Coleman Show Storyboard director Heidi's Song Assistant animator Hey Good Lookin' Animator 1982–1984 Pac-Man Story director 1983–1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Storyboard artist (1983–1984), assistant storyboard supervisor (1985) 1983 Fire and Ice Animator 1984 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Storyboard artist 1984–1986 Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats Storyboard artist 1985 The Zoo Gang Storyboard artist 1985–1987 She-Ra: Princess of Power Storyboard assistant supervisor (1985), director (1985–1986), storyboard artist (1986–1987) 1986 Ghostbusters Director, storyboard artist 1987 BraveStarr Line producer Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night Storyboard supervisor 1988 BraveStarr: The Movie 1989–1990 Garfield and Friends 1990 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Storyboard director, animation director Kid 'n Play Animation director 1990–1992 Bobby's World 1991 Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars Animation director Little Shop 1993 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Sheet timer The Magic Paintbrush 1993–1996 Biker Mice from Mars Voice director, writer of episode 1 "Rock and Ride!" and episodes 63–65 "Once Upon a Time on Mars (Parts 1–3)", Director of episodes 1–28, 32–34, 39, 53, 55, 58, 60–61 and 63–65, producer of episodes 1–31, 33–35, 38–39, 45–46, 53, 58, 60, 62–65 1995–1996 Iron Man Season 2 (Episodes 14–26) Supervising producer, voice director of episode 22 "The Armor Wars, Part 2", episode 24 "Hulk Buster" and episodes 25–26 "Hands of the Mandarin, Parts 1–2", producer of episode 14 "The Beast Within" 1995–1996 Fantastic Four Season 2 (Episodes 14–26) Supervising producer, voice director of episode 15 "Inhumans Saga, Part 1: And the Wind Cries Medusa" and episode 17 "Inhumans Saga, Part 3: Beware the Hidden Land" 1996–1997 The Incredible Hulk Season 1 (Episodes 1–13) Supervising producer, voice director, director of episode 6 "Man to Man, Beast to Beast", episode 8 "Fantastic Fortitude", episode 10 "And the Wind Cries...Wendigo!" and episode 11 "Darkness and Light, Part 1" 1997 The Weird Al Show Voice director 1998 The Lionhearts Slugging director The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Slugging, sheet timer 1998–1999 RoboCop: Alpha Commando Storyboard slugging, exposure sheet timing 1999 Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends 2000 Capertown Cops Timing director Milo's Bug Quest Voice director 2000–2002 X-Men: Evolution Animation timer 2003 Ozzy and Drix Animation timer The Night B4 Christmas 2004 Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! Animation timing director My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds Animation timer What's New, Scooby-Doo? Animation timing director 2005 Son of the Mask Animation producer 2006 Legend of the Dragon Biker Mice from Mars Video game 2006–2007 Biker Mice from Mars Story editor, co-executive producer, voice director, supervising producer 2007 Come on Let's Go with the Archie Show! Research, art materials 2007–2008 Random! Cartoons Voice director, supervising producer 2012–2013 NFL Rush Zone Sheet timer