Matt Danner
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Matt Danner
| image =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Director
- screenwriter
- animator
- storyboard artist
- producer
- voice actor}}
| birth_name = Matthew Thomas Danner
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|6|30}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| years_active = 1997–present
}}
Matthew Thomas Danner (born June 30, 1981) is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, director, producer and voice actor. His credits include work on The Ripping Friends, ¡Mucha Lucha!, The Looney Tunes Show, Xiaolin Showdown, Team Hot Wheels, Dan Vs., Gravity Falls, Wander Over Yonder, Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island, Legend of the Three Caballeros and the 2018 reboot of Muppet Babies for which he provides the voice of Kermit.{{cite web|last1=Flores|first1=Terry|url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/disney-junior-muppet-babies-1203113515/|title='CGI Conjures Fur, Feathers and Fabric for Disney Junior's 'Muppet Babies'|publisher=Variety|date=January 25, 2019|accessdate=April 20, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427103123/https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/disney-junior-muppet-babies-1203113515/|url-status=live}}
Early life
Danner's initial memory of comedy and cartoon characters was of Kermit the Frog,{{cite web|last1=Bentley|first1=Rick|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2018/03/23/matt-danner-happy-to-speak-for-new-version-of-muppet-babies.html|title='Matt Danner happy to speak for new version of Muppet Babies'|publisher=Toronto Star|date=March 23, 2018|accessdate=April 20, 2019|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421030226/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2018/03/23/matt-danner-happy-to-speak-for-new-version-of-muppet-babies.html|url-status=live}} who he thought was his friend and was talking directly to him.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Giacomo|url=https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/motion-graphics/3d-spin-on-the-muppets-capture-spirit-of-jim-henson-for-a-new-generation/|title=A 3D spin on The Muppets captures the spirit of Jim Henson for a new generation|publisher=Digital Arts|date=November 20, 2018|accessdate=April 20, 2019|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421030223/https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/motion-graphics/3d-spin-on-the-muppets-capture-spirit-of-jim-henson-for-a-new-generation/|url-status=live}}
Career
Danner began his animation career while still in high school.{{cite web|last1=Wolfe|first1=Jennifer|url=https://www.awn.com/news/matt-danner-lead-free-storyboarding-workshop|title=Matt Danner to Lead Free Storyboarding Workshop|publisher=Animation World Magazine Arts|date=January 19, 2015|accessdate=April 20, 2019|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421030236/https://www.awn.com/news/matt-danner-lead-free-storyboarding-workshop|url-status=live}}
In 2004, Danner was nominated for an Annie Award for his character design work on Xiaolin Showdown, the animated series that aired on Kids' WB.{{cite web |url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/31st-annie-awards |title=31st Annie Awards |website=Annie Awards |access-date=2019-04-20 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903124450/https://annieawards.org/legacy/31st-annie-awards |url-status=live }}
In 2018, Danner served as the supervising director on the CG-animated Muppet Babies series, in addition to writing episodes. Danner also supplied the voice of Kermit, Rowlf, Mr. Waldorf, Beaker and Chef.
In 2019 Danner directed the animated Disney+ series Legend of the Three Caballeros.
In 2020, Danner won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program for playing Kermit, Rowlf, Mr. Waldorf, Beaker and Chef on Muppet Babies.
In 2022, Danner directed the animated film Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again.
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External links
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Film producers from Los Angeles
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American storyboard artists
Category:American animated film directors
Category:Animation screenwriters
Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners