B.K. TAYLOR Writer/Illustrator
Credits (most recent first)Co-writer: "Stocking stuffers". Holiday comedy. Feature script, (with Greg Grabianski)
Illustrator: Illustrating a new children's book for release next year "My Messy Room" by Jessica Steinbrenner. ( Ibooks Pub.)
Illustrator: for new book release "Would Somebody Please Send Me To My Room!?" by Bob Schwartz.
Co-Creator, Writer (with Tex Ragsdale) of "Natchez Cross," Time Warner/DC Comics. (Science-fiction Western)Co-Writer of "Heavy Duty," feature screenplay for Walt Disney Pictures, to star Tim Allen.
Creative Director: For "Stunt Pilot Productions". Film and television development Company.
Co-Creator, Illustrator/Writer(with Tex Ragsdale) of "Zoo Crew" and "Pencil Dreams," monthly 6-page strips in "Harvey Magazine for Kids" developed for print and television from Harvey Entertainment.
Creative Director children's website, "Zoomrooms.com," in conjunction with the web portal Lycos. Won GLIMA Award for Best New Entertainment Site.Staff Writer: three seasons, ABC's "Home Improvement" starring Tim Allen (Wind Dancer Productions, Disney/Touchstone).
Creative Consultant with Walt Disney Feature Animation (story and character design for "Mulan").
Designer: Jim Henson's Muppets. "Dr. Teeth" and band members, creatures and characters for television specials and film, such as "Digit" and band for NBC's "Jim Henson Hour". Character books, and production design (Henson Associates) Co-writer for optioned television film "The Big Zamboo"
Staff Writer, three seasons, Nickelodeon's "Eureeka's Castle." Wrote approx. 40 scripts (with Tex Ragsdale) -- Cable ACE award for best new children's show.
Production designer: "Moontrap" (feature film, Shapiro-Glickenhaus). Storyboards, voiceover and walk-on performance.
Creator/Illustrator: Character reference book for Sesame St., including design of "Sam the Robot" also various Monsters, for television, and print. (Random house) (Muppets, Inc.)
Art and Publications (most recent first)
Artist/Writer: "National Lampoon" (nine-year contributor). Best known for Funny Pages strips, "The Appleton's," "Timberland Tales" and "Uncle Kunta." Named Best Strips by readers' polls.
Contributing Artist: "Mad" magazine.
Illustrator: Ibooks, (Random House, Pyramid, Manor, Doubleday, McClannahan, St. Martin's Press, Addison-Wesley, Muppet Publishing, Scholastic Publications, Bantam, Avon, McMillan Jr.
Cartoonist: Scholastic Publications, numerous Magazines, joke books, covers and special projects.Co-writer/Illustrator: Make It Big in Business (humor), published by Doubleday. A satirical guide to office etiquette, and backstabbing.
Illustrator: Sesame Street books and "Sesame Street Magazine" (Muppets, Inc.)
Awards
GLIMA Award, Caddies (seven / advertising), Orlando Con- Gold Brick, Funny Bone Award, Ace Award ("Eureeka's Castle"/Nickelodeon) Inkpot Award.
Professional Study
Center for Creative Studies Birmingham/Bloomfield Academy of Art
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