David Lovelace
Encyclopedia
David Lovelace is an animator
known for creating the popular Flash cartoon
, Retarded Animal Babies, which has appeared as part of the G4
animated nightly block, Midnight Spank
, as well as Newgrounds
and Lovelace's own Retarded Animal Babies DVD
box sets.
A comic strip he drew, called The Packrat, about a rodent who collects synthesizers, ran in Keyboard Magazine
in 2005-2006 http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/packrat/Dec-05/15904 and from August, 2010 to present.
, Lovelace is a self-taught cartoonist. He presently lives in Connecticut
.
are featured on the Flash animation website
Newgrounds
. Retarded Animal Babies is one of the top draws at Newgrounds, with more than 3 million hits to date. It is notorious for foul language and adult situations. Other flash cartoons produced by Lovelace include Sci-Fi Guys and Jot and Jab.
Lovelace has produced music videos for several artists, most notably "Weird Al" Yankovic
. The video for Yankovic's song "Virus Alert" was created by Lovelace, for which he received a gold record. Five characters from Retarded Animal Babies make cameo appearances in the video.
Other websites using his animations include Fark
(including a five-part cartoon about "Farkman", a dim-witted superhero who thinks in Fark article tags)http://www.umop.com/farkman/index.htm and Camp Chaos.
He also produced artwork and animation for advertising and CD-ROM games, for clients including Paramount Pictures
, Wonka
Candies, Quest For Camelot
by Warner Bros.
, Animaniacs
, Fisher Price, National Lampoon
, and the educational JumpStart
series. His promotional comic strips for Hartford, CT rock station 106.9 WCCC run on an approximate monthly schedule in local CT publications.
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
known for creating the popular Flash cartoon
Flash cartoon
A Flash animation or Flash cartoon is an animated film which is created using Adobe Flash or similar animation software and often distributed in the .swf file format. The term Flash animation not only refers to the file format but to a certain kind of movement and visual style which, in many...
, Retarded Animal Babies, which has appeared as part of the G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
animated nightly block, Midnight Spank
Midnight Spank
Midnight Spank was the former name of a late-night block shown on G4. This block was originally based on G4's recent venture to Williams Street Studios, pioneers of the Adult Swim block on Cartoon Network. G4 Late Nights was made originally to offer the similar content like that of Adult Swim...
, as well as Newgrounds
Newgrounds
Newgrounds is an American entertainment and social media website. Founded on July 6, 1995 by Tom Fulp, the site primarily hosts Adobe Flash animations and games, but also features a music-oriented page, along with an art portal...
and Lovelace's own Retarded Animal Babies DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
box sets.
A comic strip he drew, called The Packrat, about a rodent who collects synthesizers, ran in Keyboard Magazine
Keyboard Magazine
Keyboard Magazine is a magazine that originally covered electronic keyboard instruments and keyboardists, though with the advent of computer based recording and audio technology, they have added digital music technology to their regular coverage, including those not strictly pertaining to the...
in 2005-2006 http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/packrat/Dec-05/15904 and from August, 2010 to present.
Early life
Born in Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
, Lovelace is a self-taught cartoonist. He presently lives in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
Works
Lovelace's Flash animationsAdobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
are featured on the Flash animation website
Newgrounds
Newgrounds
Newgrounds is an American entertainment and social media website. Founded on July 6, 1995 by Tom Fulp, the site primarily hosts Adobe Flash animations and games, but also features a music-oriented page, along with an art portal...
. Retarded Animal Babies is one of the top draws at Newgrounds, with more than 3 million hits to date. It is notorious for foul language and adult situations. Other flash cartoons produced by Lovelace include Sci-Fi Guys and Jot and Jab.
Lovelace has produced music videos for several artists, most notably "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
. The video for Yankovic's song "Virus Alert" was created by Lovelace, for which he received a gold record. Five characters from Retarded Animal Babies make cameo appearances in the video.
Other websites using his animations include Fark
Fark
Fark is a community website created by Drew Curtis that allows members to comment on a daily batch of news articles and other items from various websites. As of June 2009, the site boasts approximately four million unique visitors per month, which puts it among the top 100 English language websites...
(including a five-part cartoon about "Farkman", a dim-witted superhero who thinks in Fark article tags)http://www.umop.com/farkman/index.htm and Camp Chaos.
He also produced artwork and animation for advertising and CD-ROM games, for clients including Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, Wonka
The Willy Wonka Candy Company
The Willy Wonka Candy Company is a brand of candy owned by the Nestle company using licensed materials from Roald Dahl's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and its two film adaptations for their packaging and marketing. The brand started in 1971, coinciding with the release of the first film adaptation...
Candies, Quest For Camelot
Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot is a 1998 animated feature film from Warner Bros. Animation, based on the novel The King's Damosel by Vera Chapman, starring the voices of Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Gary Oldman, Eric Idle, Don Rickles, Jane Seymour, Pierce Brosnan, Bronson Pinchot, Jaleel White, Gabriel Byrne,...
by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
, Animaniacs
Animaniacs
Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as simply Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros. Television and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was the second animated series produced by the collaboration of Steven...
, Fisher Price, National Lampoon
National Lampoon Inc
National Lampoon, Incorporated is a company formed in 2002 in order to use the brand name "National Lampoon" in comedy and entertainment. In the words of its prospectus, the role of the company is to "develop, produce, provide creative services and distribute National Lampoon branded comedic...
, and the educational JumpStart
JumpStart
JumpStart is an educational media franchise for children, consisting mostly of educational games, produced by Knowledge Adventure. The series is distributed as Jump Ahead in the United Kingdom...
series. His promotional comic strips for Hartford, CT rock station 106.9 WCCC run on an approximate monthly schedule in local CT publications.
External links
- Personal website with a large archive of past work
- David Lovelace at IMDB
- David Lovelace's YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel - David Lovelace's NewgroundsNewgroundsNewgrounds is an American entertainment and social media website. Founded on July 6, 1995 by Tom Fulp, the site primarily hosts Adobe Flash animations and games, but also features a music-oriented page, along with an art portal...
profile - Metasonix guitar amp featuring Lovelace cartoons