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Peter Hudecki (born 1954) is an animator. He directed the Roseanne Barr animated series Little Rosey, and was Chief Modelmaker for Gemini Award- and Emmy Award-winning series Rolie Polie Olie.

Biography

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Peter Hudecki, a 45-year veteran in the animation industry, has fulfilled multiple roles, including director and producer. Some of his earlier experiences include animation work for television series such as Scooby-Doo and The Flintstones.

Career

Hudecki originally was an animator at Nelvana starting from A Cosmic Christmas in 1977 through Rock & Rule in 1983. He was storyboard supervisor for the first season of Inspector Gadget. He was a line producer for 1986's Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation, as well as for Ewoks and Droids for Lucasfilm. In 1990, he directed the Roseanne Barr animated series Little Rosey, produced by Nelvana for the American Broadcasting Company.

He was line producer for Babar, and a second-unit director on the series The Adventures of Tintin. He was a storyboard artist for the live action films Cocktail, The Freshman, Searching for Bobby Fischer, A Simple Wish and Bless the Child. In television, he was also a storyboard artist for Nickelodeon's Animorphs and Nick Jr.'s The Backyardigans. He also had the same job for Showtime's original movies Deacons for Defense, Soldier's Girl and Jasper, Texas.

He was Chief Modelmaker for Gemini Award- and Emmy Award-winning series Rolie Polie Olie.

He has been involved various commercials, including Rice Krispies, 7Up, and Planters Peanuts; and provided the main lip sync and facial animation for the Bud Light commercial Smooth Monkey during the 2004 Super Bowl.

Hudecki has lectured and taught at various post-secondary institutions, and is a senior instructor on the digital animation program at Durham College.

Awards

References

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1. Hal Erickson (2005). Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003, Volume 1. McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-2099-5.
2. ^ "Peter Hudecki". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
3. ^ "Faculty experts – Durham College – Oshawa, Ontario, Canada". Archived from the original on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
4. "Peter Hudecki – School of Media, Art & Design – Durham College – Oshawa, Ontario, Canada". mad.durhamcollege.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
5. "Peter Hudecki – School of Media, Art & Design – Durham College – Oshawa, Ontario, Canada". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
6. "Toronto Animated Image Society".

External links

• Peter Hudecki at IMDb
• Durham College
• Pictures at tais.ca
• 1993 Bear Spots adds computer capability by Susan Tolusso, Playback Magazine

• 1954 births
• Canadian animated film directors
• Canadian animated film producers
• Canadian television producers
• Canadian storyboard artists
• Canadian television directors
• Canadian voice directors
• Living people