Matthew O'Callaghan

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| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US

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| other_names = Matt O'Callaghan

| known_for = Life with Louie

| occupation = {{cslist|Film director|writer|animator|storyboard artist}}

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| notable_works = Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Curious George
Looney Tunes short films

| yearsactive = 1981{{ndash}}present

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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/mia-animation-conference-brings-disney-cartoon-network-animators-to-miami-6501784|title=MIA Animation Conference Brings Disney, Cartoon Network Animators to Miami|last=Melendez|first=Elisa|date=2012-09-24|access-date=2016-08-04}}

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.{{Citation|title=Fur of Flying (2010)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fur_of_flying|language=en|access-date=2021-06-17}} For his work on Daffy's Rhapsody, he was nominated at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2012.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987) - The Internet Animation Database|url=https://www.intanibase.com/shorts.aspx?shortID=602|access-date=2021-06-17|website=intanibase.com}}

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.{{Citation|title=Mickey's Christmas Carol|url=https://movies.disney.com/mickey-s-christmas-carol|language=en|access-date=2021-06-21}} 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.{{Cite web|title=The Little Mermaid|url=https://screenrant.com/tag/the-little-mermaid/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}} 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 =

class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Role
scope="row" \| Mickey's Christmas Carol \| 1983 \| The creative talent of
scope="row" \| The Black Cauldron \| 1985 \| Assistant animator
scope="row" \| The Great Mouse Detective \| 1986 \| Character animator, story adapted by, storyboard artist (uncredited)
scope="row" \| Sport Goofy in Soccermania \| 1987 \| Director, alongside Darrell Van Citters
scope="row" \| Who Framed Roger Rabbit \| 1988 \| Animator: additional animator
scope="row" \| The Little Mermaid \| 1989 \| Storyboard artist, directing animator
scope="row" \| Rover Dangerfield \| 1991 \| Storyboard artist, character designer, sequence director, character animator
scope="row" \| Itsy Bitsy Spider \| 1992 \| Director
scope="row" \| Itsy Bitsy Spider: The Series \| 1993-1996 \| Creator, executive creative consultant (1 episode)
scope="row" \| Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman \| rowspan=3 \| 1994 \| Director, character designer
scope="row" \| The Pagemaster \| Character animator
scope="row" \| Asterix Conquers America \| Animator
scope="row" \| 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)
scope="row" \| Cats Don't Dance \| 1997 \| Storyboard artist
scope="row" \| Inspector Gadget \| 1999 \| Animation supervisor: Gadgetmobile, DQI
scope="row" \| Mission to Mars \| rowspan=3 \| 2000 \| Animation supervisor: Dream Quest Images
scope="row" \| 102 Dalmatians \| Visual effects supervisor
scope="row" \| Family Guy \| Storyboards (1 episode)
scope="row" \| Shrek \| 2001 \| Pre-production: Los Angeles
scope="row" \| Snow Dogs \| 2002 \| Animation supervisors
scope="row" \| Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas \| 2004 \| Director, screenplay ("Christmas Impossible"), dialogue director, story ("Mickey's Dog-Gone Christmas")
scope="row" \| Curious George \| rowspan=2 \| 2006 \| Director{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Curiously-new-monkey-movie-lands-in-middle-of-2522849.php\|title=Curiously new monkey movie lands in middle of cultural battle \|date=10 February 2006 }} SF Gate Retrieved 2016-8-4
scope="row" \| The Curiosity of Chance \| Special thanks
scope="row" \| Cinderella III: A Twist in Time \| rowspan=2 \| 2007 \| rowspan=2 \| Storyboard artist
scope="row" \| National Lampoon's Bag Boy
scope="row" \| Open Season 2 \| 2008 \| Director, producer {{Cite web\|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36011/open-season-2/\|title=Open Season 2}} DVD Talk Retrieved 2016-8-4
scope="row" \| Disney's A Christmas Carol \| 2009 \| Motion Capture Artist
scope="row" \| Coyote Falls \|rowspan="3" \| 2010 \|Director
scope="row" \| Fur of Flying \|Director
scope="row" \| Rabid Rider \|Director
scope="row" \| I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat \| 2011 \| Director, story{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2011/11/happy-feet-two-180868/\|title=Happy Feet Two\|date=6 July 2023 }} Indiewire Retrieved 2016-8-4
scope="row" \| Daffy's Rhapsody \| 2012 \| Director, story{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2011/11/happy-feet-two-180868/\|title=Happy Feet Two\|date=6 July 2023 }} Indiewire Retrieved 2016-8-4
scope="row" \| Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart on the Go \| rowspan=1 \| 2013 \| Animation director
scope="row" \| Trans World Sport \| rowspan="2" \| 2014 \| Producer
scope="row" \| Flash in the Pain \| Director
scope="row" \| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip \| rowspan=1 \| 2015 \| Animation supervisor
scope="row" \| Space Jam: A New Legacy \| rowspan=1 \| 2021 \| Storyboard Artist

class="wikitable"

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role

scope="row" | Mickey's Christmas Carol

| 1983

| The creative talent of

scope="row" | The Black Cauldron

| 1985

| Assistant animator

scope="row" | The Great Mouse Detective

| 1986

| Character animator, story adapted by, storyboard artist (uncredited)

scope="row" | Sport Goofy in Soccermania

| 1987

| Director, alongside Darrell Van Citters

scope="row" | Who Framed Roger Rabbit

| 1988

| Animator: additional animator

scope="row" | The Little Mermaid

| 1989

| Storyboard artist, directing animator

scope="row" | Rover Dangerfield

| 1991

| Storyboard artist, character designer, sequence director, character animator

scope="row" | Itsy Bitsy Spider

| 1992

| Director

scope="row" | Itsy Bitsy Spider: The Series

| 1993-1996

| Creator, executive creative consultant (1 episode)

scope="row" | Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman

| rowspan=3 | 1994

| Director, character designer

scope="row" | The Pagemaster

| Character animator

scope="row" | Asterix Conquers America

| Animator

scope="row" | 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)

scope="row" | Cats Don't Dance

| 1997

| Storyboard artist

scope="row" | Inspector Gadget

| 1999

| Animation supervisor: Gadgetmobile, DQI

scope="row" | Mission to Mars

| rowspan=3 | 2000

| Animation supervisor: Dream Quest Images

scope="row" | 102 Dalmatians

| Visual effects supervisor

scope="row" | Family Guy

| Storyboards (1 episode)

scope="row" | Shrek

| 2001

| Pre-production: Los Angeles

scope="row" | Snow Dogs

| 2002

| Animation supervisors

scope="row" | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

| 2004

| Director, screenplay ("Christmas Impossible"), dialogue director, story ("Mickey's Dog-Gone Christmas")

scope="row" | Curious George

| rowspan=2 | 2006

| Director{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Curiously-new-monkey-movie-lands-in-middle-of-2522849.php|title=Curiously new monkey movie lands in middle of cultural battle |date=10 February 2006 }} SF Gate Retrieved 2016-8-4

scope="row" | The Curiosity of Chance

| Special thanks

scope="row" | Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

| rowspan=2 | 2007

| rowspan=2 | Storyboard artist

scope="row" | National Lampoon's Bag Boy

scope="row" | Open Season 2

| 2008

| Director, producer {{Cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36011/open-season-2/|title=Open Season 2}} DVD Talk Retrieved 2016-8-4

scope="row" | Disney's A Christmas Carol

| 2009

| Motion Capture Artist

scope="row" | Coyote Falls

|rowspan="3" | 2010

|Director

scope="row" | Fur of Flying

|Director

scope="row" | Rabid Rider

|Director

scope="row" | I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat

| 2011

| Director, story{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2011/11/happy-feet-two-180868/|title=Happy Feet Two|date=6 July 2023 }} Indiewire Retrieved 2016-8-4

scope="row" | Daffy's Rhapsody

| 2012

| Director, story{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2011/11/happy-feet-two-180868/|title=Happy Feet Two|date=6 July 2023 }} Indiewire Retrieved 2016-8-4

scope="row" | Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart on the Go

| rowspan=1 | 2013

| Animation director

scope="row" | Trans World Sport

| rowspan="2" | 2014

| Producer

scope="row" | Flash in the Pain

| Director

scope="row" | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

| rowspan=1 | 2015

| Animation supervisor

scope="row" | Space Jam: A New Legacy