J. J. Sedelmaier

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J. J. Sedelmaier

J. J. Sedelmaier is an American animator, illustrator, designer, author and film director/producer, known for co-creating (with

Saturday TV Funhouse" segment—including The Ambiguously Gay Duo and The X-Presidents—on the TV series Saturday Night Live; as well as the Tek Jansen series on The Colbert Report, the interstitial cartoons seen in the USA TV series Psych
, and over 500 other TV and advertising projects.

Early life

J. J. Sedelmaier's father is Joe Sedelmaier, a retired director and producer of TV commercials.[1] His mother was artist/designer Maria Svolos (1937–2014).[2]

Career

Sedelmaier and his wife Patrice run J. J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc., a multiple award-winning animation/graphic design studio they established in 1990 in

Captain Linger series of interstitials for Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network. JJSP also launched the first and second season of the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head
series in 1993.

Sedelmaier, along with Turner network exec

Schoolhouse Rock
series for ABC. Sedelmaier was also co-creator of Cartoon Network's Sunday Pants with Craig "Sven" Gordon and Stuart Hill.

As author, Sedelmaier has contributed to numerous articles for Print Magazine and its Imprint blog (http://www.printmag.com/author/jj-sedelmaier/) as well as books by Steven Heller, Spencer Drate, David Levy, Maureen Furniss, and Paul Wells. He has spoken and organized screenings at schools and universities throughout the United States and is a regular presenter at both the

.

Awards

J.J. Sedelmaier and J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc's animated productions have received 2 Emmy Award statuettes for Boston Bruins/Arnold Worldwide advertising at the 2016 New England Emmy Awards, a contributing writing honor in the 2001–02 Primetime Emmy for Saturday Night Live, and a 1997 Daytime Emmy nomination for Schoolhouse Rock. Other industry accolades include: Annie Award, Annecy Festival Award, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Art Directors Club Awards, Society Of Illustrators, American Illustration, New York International Film & TV, BDA Awards, Gracie Award, Telly Awards, Promax Award,

References

  1. ^ "J. J. Sedelmaier" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Maria Svolos 1937 – 2014". Chicago Sun-Times. December 21, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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