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Canadian animator and designer

Lynne Rae Naylor (born November 7, 1953) is a Canadian animator, artist, designer, director, and producer for television. She is best known for co-creating DreamWorks’ The Mighty Ones, co-founding the animation studio Spümcø with John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and Jim Smith, and co-developing The Ren & Stimpy Show for Nickelodeon. She also worked on Batman: The Animated Series, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Wander Over Yonder.[3]

Naylor attended Sheridan College.[4] She co-founded Spümcø[5][6][7][8][4] and was involved in the development of Ren & Stimpy.[4][5][8]Ren & Stimpy was criticized for violence with adult,[9] bathroom,[9] dark and sexual humor that TV scarcely uses; it received critical acclaim[7] and inspired more innovative satirical cartoons such as Beavis and Butt-Head,[10][11]Rocko’s Modern Life, South Park, Family Guy, and SpongeBob SquarePants.[12] She also produced and directed the film Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus. Her biggest roles in character designs were for The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and more.
Naylor and Sunil Hall created the DreamWorks series The Mighty Ones for Hulu and Peacock[13] in 2020.[14]

She co-created the failed Nickelodeon pilot the Modifyers with her late husband Chris Reccardi in 2007.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

  1. ^ Information comes from the opening credits of each episode she worked on.
  2. ^ Year in which awards ceremony was held.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Harris M. Lentz (6 November 2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. pp. 341–342. ISBN 9781476679785. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Amidi, Amid (2 May 2019). “Chris Reccardi, Leading Animation Industry Artist, Dies At 54”. Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623292/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm[unreliable source?]
  4. ^ a b c Thad Komorowski (2013). Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1593932343.
  5. ^ a b Cerone, Daniel (28 September 1992). “‘Ren & Stimpy’ and Its Creator: A Parting of Ways : Animation: John Kricfalusi fought with Nickelodeon over deadlines, finances and the ribald nature of his cartoon”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ^ “So, What Happened to Cartoons Anyway?”. Wild Cartoon Kingdom. June 1993. pp. 20–21.
  7. ^ a b Kanfer, Stefan (13 April 1992). “Loonier Toon Tales”. Time. Archived from the original on 30 November 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  8. ^ a b Wheeler W. Dixon (2001). Collected Interviews: Voices from Twentieth-century Cinema. SIU Press, 2001. p. 88. ISBN 978-0809324071.
  9. ^ a b “Letters to the Editor archive”. Parents Television Council. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
  10. ^ Daniel Cerone (17 October 1993), “New Kings of TV’s Toon Town”, Los Angeles Times
  11. ^ Ted Cox (31 August 2005). “TV’s Turning Points: A New Book Looks at Pivotal Moments in TV History”. Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  12. ^ Michael Barrier (11 December 2004). “SpongeBath”. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  13. ^ Davis, Victoria (1 July 2021). “Lynne Naylor and Sunil Hall Talk ‘The Mighty Ones’ Season 2”. Animation World Network. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  14. ^ Zahed, Ramin (6 November 2020). “Backyard Buddies: Sunil Hall & Lynne Naylor-Reccardi Introduce ‘The Mighty Ones’“. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  15. ^ “Outstanding Short Format Animated Program Nominees / Winners 1994”. EmmyAwards.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  16. ^ “Ren & Stimpy’s Nomination for the 46th Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) – 1994”. EmmyAwards.org. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  17. ^ “30th Annual Annie Awards Legacy”. AnnieAwards.org. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  18. ^ Martin, Denise (5 January 2003). “‘Lilo’ leads Annie noms with 10″. Variety. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  19. ^ “32nd Annie Awards”. AnnieAwards.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  20. ^ International Animated Film Society. “Legacy: 32nd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2004)”. AnnieAwards.org. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.

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