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Van Partible
Born
Efrem Giovanni Bravo Partible

(1971-12-13)December 13, 1971(age 52)
Manila,Philippines
Occupations
  • Cartoonist
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
  • animator
Years active1993–present
Notable workJohnny Bravo
Websitevanpartible.com

Van Partible(bornEfrem Giovanni Bravo Partible;[1]December 13, 1971) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, director, and animator best known for creating theanimated television seriesJohnny Bravo.

Early life and education

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Partible was born inManilabut moved to the United States when he was nine months old.[2][3]He grew up inSalinas, Californiawith an avid love of drawing.[1][3][4]Despite growing up copying artwork from collections of old comic books, it was not until college that Partible decided to pursue a career inanimation.[4]Partible attendedLoyola Marymount Universitywhere he began work on a senior thesis project titledMess O' Blues(1993).[1]Initially a film about threeElvis Presleyimpersonators, the short time to produce thecartooninfluenced Partible to shorten it to one.[2][5]

Career

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Johnny Bravo

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Upon graduation in 1993, Partible was 22 and did not have the extensive experience and portfolio that studios were looking for, and for a while worked in a daycare program for a local elementary school.[4]Mess O' Blueswas shown by Partible's animation professor, Dan McLaughlin, to a friend working forHanna-Barbera Cartoons.[1]The studio loved the film and asked Partible to do a pitch for a seven-minute cartoon based on it – what would becomeJohnny Bravo.[2][6]

The short was produced forCartoon Network's new animation showcase titledWorld Premiere Toons.[1][5]Partible initially roomed withCraig McCracken(creator ofThe Powerpuff Girls,Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends,andWander Over Yonder),Paul Rudish(a designer on that series) andGenndy Tartakovsky(creator ofDexter's Laboratory,Samurai Jack,andStar Wars: Clone Wars).[5]The only two cartoonists who worked at Hanna-Barbera fresh out of college were Partible andSeth MacFarlane(creator ofFamily Guy,American Dad!,andThe Cleveland Show).[5]Partible changed his character fromMess O' Bluesaround so that "he would be more of this '50's iconicJames Dean-looking character that talked like Elvis ". Partible picked voice actorJeff Bennettto play Johnny Bravo solely based on his young, hyped Elvis impression.[5]

The shortpremiered onWorld Premiere Toonson March 26, 1995, and involved Johnny trying to score with a zookeeper girl by capturing a runaway gorilla. Partible, with a small team of animators, animated the short themselves in-house at Hanna-Barbera usingdigital ink and paint(the latter shorts and first three seasons of the series would instead use the traditional ink and paint and film camera).[7]Two more shorts on the program followed (Jungle Boy in "Mr. Monkeyman",andJohnny Bravo and the Amazon Women), and the shorts were so popular that Cartoon Network commissioned a first season of series based around Johnny Bravo, consisting of 13 episodes.[8]

The crew of the first season ofJohnny Bravoconsisted of several writers, animators, and directors fromWorld Premiere Toons,including MacFarlane,Butch Hartman,Steve Marmel,andJohn McIntyre.Veteran cartoonist and animation legendJoseph Barberawas also a creative consultant for the first season of the series.[9]The series premiered on July 14, 1997, and three additional seasons followed.[2]Partible was fired following the first season amid theWarner Bros.takeover of Turner Broadcasting;he returned to produce "A Johnny Bravo Christmas"and its fourth season.[10]

Other work

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Partible was a guest in aSpace Ghost Coast to Coastepisode, "President's Day Nightmare",which premiered February 20, 1995; the episode also featuresGenndy Tartakovsky,Eugene Mattos,Dian Parkinson,Craig McCrackenand Pat Ventura.[11]

Partible created a short calledThe PhabulizersforDisney Channelas a part of a short series calledShorty McShorts' Shorts.

He has produced original materials forFilm Roman,Walt Disney Television Animation,Fox Kidsand for NBC'sMedium,for which he was the animation producer for the premiere of the third season.[12][13][14]Partible served as an executive producer forCartoon Network Asia's original programming from 2007 to 2012.[1][15]

Partible worked on a video game titledDancers of Waralongside Scott Eaton (Call of Duty,Medal of Honor) andVince Clarke(ofDepeche Mode,Yaz), although the project ended after the Kickstarter campaign was unsuccessful.[16][17]

He currently teaches animation workshops at Loyola Marymount University, works as a director at Surfer Jack Productions inVenice,California, and is directing thePete the Catseries forAmazon,based onthe children's booksby James Dean.[1][3][18][19]

References

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  1. ^abcdefgCruz, Marinel R. (December 8, 2011)."Meet the creator of 'Johnny Bravo'".Philippine Daily Inquirer.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  2. ^abcdPulumbarit, Oliver M. (March 17, 2016)."Van Partible: Filipino creator of hit animated series Johnny Bravo".Philippine Daily Inquirer.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  3. ^abcPartible, Van."About".Van Partible.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  4. ^abc"Drawing from Experience".Jamie's johnny Bravo Page.1997.RetrievedJune 16,2010.
  5. ^abcdeVan Partible, Jeff Bennett, Butch Hartman, John McIntyre et al. (2010).Johnny Bravo: Season One. Special Features: Bringing Up Johnny Bravo(DVD). Warner Home Video.
  6. ^Azar, Philip (April 28, 2010)."LMU-originated 'Johnny Bravo' on DVD".Los Angeles Loyolan. Archived fromthe originalon January 3, 2013.RetrievedJune 16,2010.
  7. ^Partible, Van (2010).Johnny Bravo season one DVD commentary for the episode "Johnny Bravo / Jungle Boy in" Mr. Monkeyman "/ Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women"(DVD). Warner Home Video.
  8. ^Moore, Scott (July 13, 1997)."EXPANDED FAVORITES A BOON FOR TOONS".The Washington Post.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  9. ^Partible, Van (2010).Johnny Bravo season one DVD commentary for the episode "The Sensitive Male! / Bravo Dooby-Doo"(DVD). Warner Home Video.
  10. ^Partible, Van (2015)."In and Out of Toon".LMU Magazine.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  11. ^"President's Day Nightmare".IMDb.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  12. ^"Who Is This Van Partible Guy Anyway?".Alloy.November 14, 2006.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  13. ^"Medium: Full Cast & Crew".IMDb.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  14. ^Balsley, Sarah (November 14, 2006)."Medium Premiere Episode Features Animation By Van Partible".Animation World Network.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  15. ^"Van Partible".LinkedIn.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  16. ^Edwards, C. (April 14, 2014)."'Johnny Bravo' Creator Van Partible Talks About New Dance-Combat Game ".Cartoon Brew.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  17. ^"DANCERS OF WAR: A 3rd person action video game for PC!".Kickstarter.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
  18. ^"Pete the Cat: A Groovy New Year".Amazon.2017.RetrievedJanuary 29,2018.
  19. ^Partible, Van (July 14, 2017)."20 Years Of Johnny Bravo".Van Partible.RetrievedJanuary 29,2018.
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