Talent
The only U.S. Army veteran at Titmouse.
Tommy has worked for Conan O’Brien, Ali G, the World Wrestling Federation, a buncha comedy junk and he also lost all of his money trying to be a mixed martial arts promoter. Way to go!
He is currently the co-creator of Metalocalypse. Well… He’ll ALWAYS be the co-creator of Metalocalypse. That you cannot take from him.
Reverend David ‘Cornelius’ Johnson was raised in the deep south and suffered there for 30 some-odd years until Hollywood came calling. He has worked on many shows, including “Batman Beyond”, “Justice League / JLUnlimited”, “Legion Of Superheroes” and “G.I. Joe Resolute”. He also designed and art directed “Ben 10” for Cartoon Network. Being a comic book artist for many years eased the transition into animation design. He is an Eisner Award winning cover artist for the books 100 Bullets, Captain America, Batman, The Punisher and many more. After reading this bio, The Reverend realizes that there is nothing left to do in his career except coast on his accomplishments. That, and sit in bars, get drunk, and create weird art with his pals from the Drink and Draw Social Club.
Mark Brooks is a writer, director, musician and chef. Among his credits are directing the feature film “Lil’ Pimp” starring Bernie Mac, “The Slim Shady Show” starring Eminem, and the “Fruity Oaty Bars” segment of Joss Whedon’s “Serenity”. Currently, Brooks is directing on the third season of “Metalocalypse” and Marvel Comic’s “Black Panther”. Brooks is also is known for his savory citrus sea bass.
Jody Schaeffer has been rampaging around the animation industry for over a decade. His design and direction sensibility can be described as ‘intense’. Some of his achievements include work on the Emmy nominated series “MTV Downtown”, designing for the Hallucination Sequence in “Beavis and Butthead do America”, and recently, his own show on Cartoon Network “Megas XLR”. He has also directed the animated spots for the Snoop Dogg feature film “Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horrors”, and worked on the Cartoon Network/Titmouse original “Metalocalypse”.
Terence “D-zil” Ball is an up-and-coming artist/director/animator with a cutting edge urban sensibility. He has directed some of hip-hop’s biggest talent, including Snoop Dogg and The Game.
Ironically born in Lexington, KY; the same town as her hero Muhammad Ali. Allison went to Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, OH. She then moved to Boston and worked at Soup2Nuts for two years but is now a real Titmouse Californian even though she claims she will never be tan enough to pass as one.
- She is addicted to Lost and Harry Potter.
- She works in traditional animation and flash.
- She directed the open for Larry TV on TBS.
We like to call her Muhammad Allison.
The mysterious George Krstic’s credits include many aspect of the entertainment industry: Directing – the multiple-award winning film “The Last Actor.” Writing for television – the Emmy-nominated “MTV Downtown”, co-creating the fan-favorite Cartoon Network series “Megas XLR”, and has penned many episodes of George Lucas’ new CGI “Clone Wars” series. Long form animation – Krstic is also working with “Kingdom Come” comic-book master storyteller Mark Waid on a Gonzo Studios anime project to follow hot on the heels of their hit “Afro Samurai”. Comics -He is currently a fancy pants writer/editor at Boom Studios and is scripting a number of titles for DC Comics.
Juno does Design, Animation, Storyboards, After Effects and stuff. Juno loves guitar, ping pong, cars, cilantro, and of course… Video Games. Juno has worked for DIC entertainment as well as Cartoon Network where he was a board artist and an episode director. He also was one of those mysterious dudes known as an “Overseas Badass”... Yikes.
Juno’s Titmouse achievements include: GUITAR HERO 3, AVATAR, SIMPLE LIFE SEASON 4, SNOOP’S HOOD OF HORRORS, THE AMAZING SCREW ON HEAD, WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN and EXTREME APPLESAUCE COUNTDOWN. Juno was one of the original Titmouse employees when the company was being run out of a large garbage can on Santa Monica Blvd.
His massive talent allows him to be anti-social, crabby and yet still function in society. Juno hates “gamey” meat.
Born in the frozen tundra of Minnesota, Kelsey began his career at Reelworks Animation. There he worked up from intern to one of their in-house directors, working on spots for clients such as Hershey’s and the PBS series “Between the Lions”. In 2000, he and his wife made to the move out to Los Angeles and Kelsey accepted an offer to direct for Unbound Studios where he made content for TNN, Mattel, and Comedy Central.
In 2002, Kelsey moved over to Cartoon Network where he worked as a storyboard artist and director. Before moving on he was producing and directing shorts for their “New Media” interstitial department. In early 2008 He began working on a secret project for George Lucas. Shhh… don’t tell!
Kelsey is a kind, generous, and handsome man. He also enjoys writing his own bios.
Joaquim Dos Santos is a ten year veteran in the animation industry, best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited. He started his career at SONY animation working on shows such as, Roughnecks: Starship troopers chronicles, Heavygear, and Men in Black: the animated series. he soon moved on to Warner Bros. animation where He worked as a storyboard artist for Justice League before being promoted in the show’s renamed third season. He went on to direct half of the episodes of JLU, including the final episode “Destroyer”. He joined the staff of Avatar: The Last Airbender in the middle of the show’s second season as a storyboard artist, and began directing episodes in the third season, including the last two parts of the four-part season finale. He is currently finishing up work on “G.I. Joe: Resolute,” an animated series for the web. When He’s not hunched over his lightbox drawing, Joaquim can usually be found training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, playing video games, or spending time with his loving wife Sharon.
Jon Schnepp has been directing, writing and producing episodic series for the past twelve years. His credits include directing the popular “Upright Citizens Brigade”, directing the 3D origin of “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”, co-directing on the 4th season of “The Venture Bros”, and editing episodes of “Space Ghost: Coast to Coast”. Schnepp is currently co-producing and directing the third season of “Metalocalypse” as well as directing an upcoming episode of “Black Panther”. Jon is deeply, Let me emphasize this, DEEPLY influenced by Comic Books, SciFi and Horror flicks, and all things “geek”. The Schnepp makes his own films, which include “Nerd Hunter 3004” and “The Removers”, one of the trippiest short films ever made. Absorb all that is Schnepp.
Schnepp’s image can be seen in many videos such as Iron Maidens “Be Quick or be Dead,” with Ozzy in “Therapy” and he is a hooded figure in Metallica’s “The Memory Remains”.
Titmouse dares to live in the Scneppzone. Can you?
Deeply morbid fun loving Junpei is one of Titmouse’s youngest fellows. He was hired as a clean up animator and has since been doing whatever’s needed.
- I was born and raised in California
- I like good tasting cheese
- I play BAD tv shows as a BG music while I work
- I still enjoy GOOD shows
- I enjoy looking at any type of art
- I choose Indian food over Thai food
- I love dark humor and forensic science
- I get deeply pissed when I spill a tall cup of drink on my books, papers, carpet, electronics, etc.
An embarrassment to the Portland Vandervoorts, Dave’s application to Cal Arts was denied. He still managed to land a job as an animator at a small cd-rom startup in Portland, after that company folded and at the strong urging of the rest of the Vandervoorts, Dave left Portland.
The next decade Dave was not unlike David Carradine’s nomadic character in the famous 70’s TV series Kung Fu, only he’s an animator.
David worked at various animation studios in Vancouver and New York where he held nearly every artistic position, specializing in traditional animation. In Los Angeles he worked for The Cartoon Network, Klasky Csupo and other studios on commercials, TV shows, feature pitches, illustration and most notably, the Emmy nominated opening to “The Anna Nicole Show”. In his favorite city, San Francisco, he worked at Wild Brain as their lead 2D animator, working on such campaigns as Coke, Cap’n Crunch, Esurance, Nesquik and others.
David is now in Hollywood making his own movie and working for Titmouse. A real self-made super talented weirdo. Take that Vandervoorts.
Mike Roush has been with Titmouse animation since 2004, contributing storyboards, design, and animation to high profile TV, music video and commercial clients and most recently served as Supervising Animator on season one of [adult swim]’s smash hit “Metalocalypse”. Born in East Moline, Illinois, Mike found his way to California, earning his BFA in Animation from California State University, Fullerton. In 2008, Mike made his directorial debut with “The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl” – an innovative blend of live action elements and unconventional Flash Animation.
Edward likes to animate and draw.
When Edward looks loving into his children’s eyes, he realizes that he has no business raising a family on an animator’s income. Nevertheless, he gets paid for what he loves to do, and that tends to help him push out such stressful thoughts. He started his career as a layout artist on Beavis and Butthead in New York City, and has been toiling in animation since graduating with a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1993. Currently he finds himself joining Titmouse so that he may complete his training and help bring order back to the galaxy.
Edward lives in LA with his wife, two daughters, big fluffy white cat. In his spare time, he enjoys watching anime, playing video games and riding his motorcycle.