Chris Tsirgiotis is an American animator, most known for his background art pieces. He has won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement: once in 2012 for his work on Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, and one in 2015 for his work on Tome of the Unknown (the pilot episode to the critically lauded animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall).[1]

Chris Tsirgiotis
Alma materPratt Institute
Known forAnimation

Accolades

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Tsirgiotis received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation in 2012, 2015, and 2016; Tsirgiotis also won an Emmy of the same name at the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Awards ceremony held in 2022.[2][3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role
1997-99 Jumanji Background designer (22 episodes)
1999–2000 Dilbert Background design supervisor (29 episodes)
2001–03 The Mummy Background designer (23 episodes)
2002 Eight Crazy Nights Layout design supervisor
2003–04 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Layout designer (13 episodes)
2004–05 My Life as a Teenage Robot Background designer (4 episodes)
2004 Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! Background key design
2006–07 Camp Lazlo Background designer (12 episodes)
2007 Project Gilroy Background designer
2008 The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! Background designer
2008, 2011 The Mighty B! Additional layout designer (4 episodes), layout designer (1 episode)
2008–10 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Background designer (45 episodes)
2010–13 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Background designer (32 episodes), background supervisor (4 episodes)
2011–15 Adventure Time Background designer
2011 Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz Background designer
2011 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Background designer (5 episodes)
2012 The Legend of Korra Background designer (5 episodes)
2013 Sanjay and Craig Background designer (1 episode), clean-up artist (1 episode)
2013 My Science Fiction Project Background designer
2013 Steven Universe Background designer (Pilot only)
2013–15 Wander Over Yonder Background designer (9 episodes), location designer (3 episodes)
2013 Tome of the Unknown Background designer
2014, 2015 Long Live the Royals Background designer (Pilot & mini-series)
2014–15 Mickey Mouse Location designer (4 episodes)
2014 Over the Garden Wall Background designer
2015 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Location designer (1 episode)
2015 Ridin' with Burgess Background designer
2016 Lazybones Background layout designer
2017 The Fancies Background designer
2017 Tiggle Winks Background designer

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Tsirgiotis". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Chris Tsirgiotis | Awards & Nominations". Emmys.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Tinoco, Armando (December 11, 2022). "Children's & Family Emmys Complete Winners List: 'Heartstopper' Leads & 'The Baby-Sitters Club' Gets Recognition After Cancellation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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