Thomas Herpich is an American artist who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time.
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 Herpich at the Peabody Awards, 2015 | |
| Born | Thomas Herpich New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts, 2002[1] |
| Known for | Animation, Comics |
History
editHerpich graduated from the School of Visual Arts (SVA), and was known in indie cartooning circles before he was hired to work on Adventure Time.[2] He was eventually hired on as a prop and character designer for the first season,[3] before storyboarding the season one episode "Freak City" and being promoted to storyboard artist in season two.[4]
Accolades
editTom Herpich's work on Adventure Time has gained him two Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy Award wins, along with three Primetime Emmy Award for Short-format Animation nominations: he was first nominated for the third-season episode "Too Young" in 2012, along with his then-storyboarding partner Jesse Moynihan; he was later nominated for the fifth-season episode "Be More", along with his partner Steve Wolfhard; and in 2016 he was nominated for his solo work on the seventh-season episode "The Hall of Egress".[5][6][7] In both 2015 and 2016, he was awarded an Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy for his work on the episodes "Walnuts & Rain" and "Stakes Part 8: The Dark Cloud".[8][9] Furthermore, his solo storyboarded episode "Thank You" was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for a Best Animated Special Production Annie Award.[10][11][12]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–2017 | Adventure Time | Character designer, writer, storyboard artist, voice actor |
| 2013, 2018–2019 | Steven Universe | Background layout (pilot), writer, storyboard artist (TV series) |
| 2012 | Clarence | Background designer (pilot) |
| 2013 | Mars Safari! | Background designer |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Story, writer, storyboard artist |
| 2017–2023 | Summer Camp Island | Writer, storyboard artist |
Internet
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Manly[13] | Character designer |
References
edit- ^ "2019 Emmy Nominations Honor Alumni Dan Minahan, Rebecca Sugar, Chris Prynoski, and More," SVA Features (July 26, 2019).
- ^ Arsenault, Marc (October 11, 2011). "Meet The Artists of Adventure Time". WowCool. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ Herpich, Thomas (February 9, 2009). "Adventure Time". Blogspot. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ Herpich, Thomas (November 5, 2010). "Storytelling". Blogspot. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ "Adventure Time". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "66th Emmy Nomination List" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (July 14, 2016). "Complete List of 2016 Emmy Nominees". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Juried Award Winners Announced for the 67th Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ Yahoo TV staff (August 26, 2016). "Emmys 2016: 'Adventure Time,' 'Robot Chicken' Among First Winners". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Thank You – Festival Program". Sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (December 5, 2011). "Annie Award Nominations 2011". Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "'Thank You' Backgrounds". Frederator Studios. 2012. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ "Manly" - Cartoon Hangover Shorts # 8 - Full Episode. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
External links
edit- Tom Herpich on Tumblr
- Tom Herpich at IMDb
- Tom Herpich on Twitter
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