Peter Hannan
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Peter Hannan is a television producer
, writer
, singer-songwriter
.
Hannan is the creator and executive producer of the Nickelodeon
animated television series CatDog
, overseeing all aspects (writing, storyboarding, character design, art direction, and post-production) of over one hundred 11-minute episodes and holiday specials. He also produced "Fetch", the CatDog theatrical short subject and a ninety-minute television movie called "CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery." He also wrote and sang the CatDog theme song.
Hannan is the author and illustrator of The Sillyville Saga: "Sillyville or Bust," "Escape from Camp Wannabarf," "School After Dark: Lessons in Lunacy," and "The Battle of Sillyville: Live Silly or Die!"
As of 2008 Hannan is working on a variety of film, TV, game, and book projects, including a series of six middle-grade illustrated novels for HarperCollins called Super Goofballs, which features a staggering group of avenging lunatics: "Super Goofballs #1: That Stinking Feeling," "Super Goofballs #2: Goofballs in Paradise," "Super Goofballs #3: Super Underwear...and Beyond!," "Super Goofballs #4: Attack of the 50-Foot Alien Creep-oids!," "Super Goofballs #5: Doomed in Dreamland," "Super Goofballs #6: Battle of the Brain-sucking Robots." As of 2008 he is working on a picture book and another series of middle-grade illustrated novels called "Wally, King of Flurb" — also for HarperCollins. He is working on a graphic novel and an animated television series. Hannan’s writing, illustrations, and single-panel cartoons (The Adventures of a Huge Mouth) have appeared in lots of newspapers and magazines and he has exhibited his paintings and drawings.
As of 2008 he lives in California with his wife and children.
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
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Hannan is the creator and executive producer of the Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
animated television series CatDog
CatDog
CatDog is an American animated television series which premiered on April 4, 1998, and ended with an unaired episode on September 22, 2004. The series was created for Nickelodeon by Peter Hannan. It was also shown as a sneak peek in theaters with The Rugrats Movie...
, overseeing all aspects (writing, storyboarding, character design, art direction, and post-production) of over one hundred 11-minute episodes and holiday specials. He also produced "Fetch", the CatDog theatrical short subject and a ninety-minute television movie called "CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery." He also wrote and sang the CatDog theme song.
Hannan is the author and illustrator of The Sillyville Saga: "Sillyville or Bust," "Escape from Camp Wannabarf," "School After Dark: Lessons in Lunacy," and "The Battle of Sillyville: Live Silly or Die!"
As of 2008 Hannan is working on a variety of film, TV, game, and book projects, including a series of six middle-grade illustrated novels for HarperCollins called Super Goofballs, which features a staggering group of avenging lunatics: "Super Goofballs #1: That Stinking Feeling," "Super Goofballs #2: Goofballs in Paradise," "Super Goofballs #3: Super Underwear...and Beyond!," "Super Goofballs #4: Attack of the 50-Foot Alien Creep-oids!," "Super Goofballs #5: Doomed in Dreamland," "Super Goofballs #6: Battle of the Brain-sucking Robots." As of 2008 he is working on a picture book and another series of middle-grade illustrated novels called "Wally, King of Flurb" — also for HarperCollins. He is working on a graphic novel and an animated television series. Hannan’s writing, illustrations, and single-panel cartoons (The Adventures of a Huge Mouth) have appeared in lots of newspapers and magazines and he has exhibited his paintings and drawings.
Television Series
- CatDogCatDogCatDog is an American animated television series which premiered on April 4, 1998, and ended with an unaired episode on September 22, 2004. The series was created for Nickelodeon by Peter Hannan. It was also shown as a sneak peek in theaters with The Rugrats Movie...
(1998) - Robot ChickenRobot ChickenRobot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. Green provides many voices for the show...
(2005)
As of 2008 he lives in California with his wife and children.