Paul Fierlinger
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Paul Fierlinger is a creator of animated films and shorts
, especially animated documentaries
. He is also a part-time lecturer at University of Pennsylvania School of Design
.
: the son of career Czechoslovakia
n diplomats. He spent the WWII
years in the United States
. At the age of twelve: while living in a boarding school in Podebrady
, Czechoslovakia
, Fierlinger created his first animated film by shooting drawings from his flipbook with a 16 mm Bolex
camera.
, as a book illustrator and gag cartoonist
for cultural periodicals under the pen name Fala. Fierlinger established himself in 1958 as Czechoslovakia’s first independent producer of animated films, providing 16 mm films from his home studio for Prague TV and the 16 mm division of Kratky Film. Thus, he created approximately 200 films, ranging from 10-second station breaks to 10-minute theatrical releases and TV children’s shorts.
In 1967, Fierlinger escaped from Czechoslovakia to the Netherlands
, where he pitched for a number of station breaks for Dutch television in Hilversum
. He then went to Paris
to work for a short stint as a spot animator for Radio Television France and ended up in Munich
for half a year, having been offered the job of key animator
on a feature film
at Linda Films, The Conference of the Animals. In Munich, prior to his departure to the United States
, he married a Czechoslovak compatriot and photographer, Helena Strakova.
in 1968 where he first worked for Universal Pictures
as a documentary
director of Prague, The Summer of Tanks. For a short period the Fierlingers lived in Burlington, Vermont
to work for a local TV station: while in Vermont
, their first son, Philip, was born. In 1969, the Fierlingers settled in Philadelphia, where he was hired by Concept Films to animate political commercials for Hubert Humphrey
and other political candidates. In 1971, a second son, Peter was born.
Fierlinger formed AR&T Associates, Inc., his own animation house, in 1971. It produced animated segments for ABC
’s Harry Reasoner
specials and PBS
’ Sesame Street
, including the popular Teeny Little Super Guy
series, a network ID for Nickelodeon
, and more. Since 1971, AR&T has produced over 700 films, of which several hundred are television commercials. Many of these films received considerable recognition, including an Academy Award
nomination for It’s so Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House. Other awards include Cine Golden Eagles, and "Best in Category" awards at festivals in many cities and countries. And Then I’ll Stop, a 1989 film on drug and alcohol abuse, has received more awards than any other of his films, including "First Prize" in Aspen, Colorado
, and was selected for screening at MOMA
’s New Films, New Directors series, and the London Royal Film Festival. At that time, Paul and Helena were divorced, and their two young adult sons moved to San Francisco to pursue their own careers in computer
and multimedia
productions.
, winning a variety of international awards. At this time he met and married Sandra Schuette, a fine arts painter at the Boston Museum of Art School and the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts. Together they developed a small series of interstitial
s for Nickelodeon
called Amby & Dexter
: The Way of Silent, a Sesame Street
series called Alice Kadeezenberry, and a twenty-minute film of children’s songs for The Children’s Book of the Month Club, called Playtime.
In 1993 Fierlinger received a commission from PBS
’ American Playhouse
to create a one-hour-long autobiography, called Drawn from Memory. This was completed and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
in 1995, and has since been televised worldwide. Drawn From Memory has received several major film festival awards, including a presentation by invitation at INPUT 96 in Guadalajara
, Mexico
.
In 1997, Fierlinger received a PEW Fellowship in the Arts award for the body of his work.
In the late 1990s, ITVS
, an agency of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
, commissioned Fierlinger to create a half-hour PBS special called Still Life With Animated Dogs. This film, about dogs and other things of a divine nature, premiered on national feed March 29, 2001. The film went on to win "1st Prize" at the 2002 International Festival of Animation in Zagreb
, and the Peabody Award
in April, 2001.
At the end of 1999, production on Still Life had to be interrupted for several months so that the Fierlingers could develop and begin the production of an animation series for Oxygen Network, Drawn from Life
: two-minute films which feature the voices and simple stories of real life women. That series won the "Grand Prix of 2000" at the Ottawa International Animation Festival
in Ottawa, Canada. Still Life with Animated Dogs won the Golden Gate Award
in San Francisco, and represented the United States at INPUT 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.
In the early 2000s, the Fierlingers' animation was used on Independent Lens
: Maggie Growls: a Biography of Maggie Kuhn, who established the Gray Panthers
advocacy group in the 1970s.
In October, 2003, the Fierlingers' completed another ITVS/PBS special called A Room Nearby. It premiered in November at the Margaret Meade Festival in New York City
, and was aired on PBS
in March, 2005. The 27-minute-long film illustrates five very different people, who tell personal stories about their bouts with loneliness and how they benefited from the experience: among the storytellers are Lynn Blue and Miloš Forman
.
Another Peabody Award in 2005.
In the fall of 2004, Fierlinger became a part-time lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design
, teaching an undergraduate and graduate course in 2D animation, called "Hand Drawn 2D computer Animation", and a freshman seminar, called "In Pursuit of Originality". The Fierlingers just began their own production of a feature-length film
, called My Dog Tulip
, based on the book of the same title by British
author J. R. Ackerley
. The film will feature the voice talents of Christopher Plummer
, Lynn Redgrave
and Isabella Rossellini
.http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2006/08/my_dog_tulip_voice_actors.html They also continue to produce TV commercials. Paul and Sandra Fierlinger currently live and work out of their Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
home and studio.
Later, in 2009 he created the Teeny Little Super Guy cameo in episode 4196 of Sesame Street
.
Contact:Paul and Sandra Fierlinger 610-649-7748
Shorts
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, especially animated documentaries
Animated documentary
The animated documentary is a genre of film which combines the genres of animation and documentary. This genre should not be confused with documentaries about movie and TV animation history that feature excerpts.- History :...
. He is also a part-time lecturer at University of Pennsylvania School of Design
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
.
Early life
Paul Fierlinger was born March 15, 1936 in Ashiya, JapanAshiya
Ashiya may refer to:* Ashiya, Hyōgo, Japan* Ashiya, Fukuoka, Japan* Ashiya, a subcaste of Charans from Rajasthan, India-People with the family name Ashiya:* Mizuki Ashiya, the lead character in the manga series Hana-Kimi...
: the son of career Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
n diplomats. He spent the WWII
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
years in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. At the age of twelve: while living in a boarding school in Podebrady
Podebrady
Poděbrady is a historical spa town in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on the river Labe 50 km east of Prague on the D11 highway. A historic milestone in the life of the town was the year 1905, when it was visited by the German estate owner Prince von Bülow...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, Fierlinger created his first animated film by shooting drawings from his flipbook with a 16 mm Bolex
Bolex
Bolex is a Swiss company that manufactures motion picture cameras and lenses, the most notable products of which are in the 16 mm and Super 16 mm formats. The Bolex company was initially founded by Jacques Bogopolsky in 1927. Bolex is derived from his name. He had previously designed cameras for...
camera.
European career
In 1955 he graduated from the Bechyne School of Applied Arts. After two years of military service, he freelanced in PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, as a book illustrator and gag cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
for cultural periodicals under the pen name Fala. Fierlinger established himself in 1958 as Czechoslovakia’s first independent producer of animated films, providing 16 mm films from his home studio for Prague TV and the 16 mm division of Kratky Film. Thus, he created approximately 200 films, ranging from 10-second station breaks to 10-minute theatrical releases and TV children’s shorts.
In 1967, Fierlinger escaped from Czechoslovakia to the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, where he pitched for a number of station breaks for Dutch television in Hilversum
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
. He then went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to work for a short stint as a spot animator for Radio Television France and ended up in Munich
Munich
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for half a year, having been offered the job of key animator
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...
on a feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
at Linda Films, The Conference of the Animals. In Munich, prior to his departure to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he married a Czechoslovak compatriot and photographer, Helena Strakova.
Career in the United States & Founding of AR&T
He arrived in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1968 where he first worked for Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
as a documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
director of Prague, The Summer of Tanks. For a short period the Fierlingers lived in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
to work for a local TV station: while in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, their first son, Philip, was born. In 1969, the Fierlingers settled in Philadelphia, where he was hired by Concept Films to animate political commercials for Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and...
and other political candidates. In 1971, a second son, Peter was born.
Fierlinger formed AR&T Associates, Inc., his own animation house, in 1971. It produced animated segments for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
’s Harry Reasoner
Harry Reasoner
Harry Truman Reasoner was an American journalist for ABC and CBS News, known for his inventive use of language as a television commentator, and as a founder of the 60 Minutes program.-Biography:...
specials and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
’ Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
, including the popular Teeny Little Super Guy
Teeny Little Super Guy
Teeny Little Super Guy was an animated short featured on PBS's Sesame Street. The shorts featured a small animated man, the Teeny Little Super Guy, who resides in a live-action, regular-sized kitchen. Robert W...
series, a network ID for 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...
, and more. Since 1971, AR&T has produced over 700 films, of which several hundred are television commercials. Many of these films received considerable recognition, including an Academy Award
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
nomination for It’s so Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House. Other awards include Cine Golden Eagles, and "Best in Category" awards at festivals in many cities and countries. And Then I’ll Stop, a 1989 film on drug and alcohol abuse, has received more awards than any other of his films, including "First Prize" in Aspen, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
, and was selected for screening at MOMA
Moma
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’s New Films, New Directors series, and the London Royal Film Festival. At that time, Paul and Helena were divorced, and their two young adult sons moved to San Francisco to pursue their own careers in computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
and multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
productions.
1990s and Beyond
Fierlinger became a steady provider of many TV commercials and sales films for US Healthcare (now Aetna)Aetna
Aetna, Inc. is an American health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management...
, winning a variety of international awards. At this time he met and married Sandra Schuette, a fine arts painter at the Boston Museum of Art School and the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts. Together they developed a small series of interstitial
Interstitial program
In television programming, an interstitial program refers to a short program which is often shown between movies or other events, e.g. a cast interview after movies on premium channels...
s for 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...
called Amby & Dexter
Amby & Dexter
Amby & Dexter was a small series of animated interstitials on Nick Jr. in 1997, created by Paul Fierlinger and his wife Sandra Schuette. The title is a play on the word "ambidextrous", meaning "the ability to use both hands", as the characters transform from a pair of hands.Amby and Dexter, after...
: The Way of Silent, a Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
series called Alice Kadeezenberry, and a twenty-minute film of children’s songs for The Children’s Book of the Month Club, called Playtime.
In 1993 Fierlinger received a commission from PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
’ American Playhouse
American Playhouse
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.It premiered on January 12, 1982 with The Shady Hill Kidnapping, written and narrated by John Cheever and directed by Paul Bogart...
to create a one-hour-long autobiography, called Drawn from Memory. This was completed and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in 1995, and has since been televised worldwide. Drawn From Memory has received several major film festival awards, including a presentation by invitation at INPUT 96 in Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, Mexico
Mexico
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.
In 1997, Fierlinger received a PEW Fellowship in the Arts award for the body of his work.
In the late 1990s, ITVS
ITVS
Independent Television Service is a service in the United States which funds and presents documentaries and dramas on public television, new media projects on the Internet, and the weekly series Independent Lens and Global Voices on PBS....
, an agency of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting...
, commissioned Fierlinger to create a half-hour PBS special called Still Life With Animated Dogs. This film, about dogs and other things of a divine nature, premiered on national feed March 29, 2001. The film went on to win "1st Prize" at the 2002 International Festival of Animation in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, and the Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
in April, 2001.
At the end of 1999, production on Still Life had to be interrupted for several months so that the Fierlingers could develop and begin the production of an animation series for Oxygen Network, Drawn from Life
Drawn From Life
Drawn from Life is a 2001 music album by the British ambient musician Brian Eno and J. Peter Schwalm.-Track listing:# "From This Moment" – 1:21# "Persis" – 7:41# "Like Pictures Part 1" – 1:20# "Like Pictures Part 2" – 5:48# "Night Traffic" – 8:19...
: two-minute films which feature the voices and simple stories of real life women. That series won the "Grand Prix of 2000" at the Ottawa International Animation Festival
Ottawa International Animation Festival
-History:In 1976, the Canadian Film Institute founded the biennial Ottawa International Animation Festival . First held August 10 to 15, 1976, the OIAF created a gathering place for North American animation professionals and enthusiasts to ponder the craft and business of animation...
in Ottawa, Canada. Still Life with Animated Dogs won the Golden Gate Award
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries...
in San Francisco, and represented the United States at INPUT 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.
In the early 2000s, the Fierlingers' animation was used on Independent Lens
Independent Lens
Airing weekly on PBS through ITVS, the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens introduces new drama and documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by hosts Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Howard, Maggie...
: Maggie Growls: a Biography of Maggie Kuhn, who established the Gray Panthers
Gray Panthers
The Gray Panthers was an organization in the United States founded by Maggie Kuhn in 1970, in response to her forced retirement at age 65. The group focused on health and other issues....
advocacy group in the 1970s.
In October, 2003, the Fierlingers' completed another ITVS/PBS special called A Room Nearby. It premiered in November at the Margaret Meade Festival in New York City
New York City
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, and was aired on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
in March, 2005. The 27-minute-long film illustrates five very different people, who tell personal stories about their bouts with loneliness and how they benefited from the experience: among the storytellers are Lynn Blue and Miloš Forman
Miloš Forman
Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...
.
Another Peabody Award in 2005.
In the fall of 2004, Fierlinger became a part-time lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, teaching an undergraduate and graduate course in 2D animation, called "Hand Drawn 2D computer Animation", and a freshman seminar, called "In Pursuit of Originality". The Fierlingers just began their own production of a feature-length film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
, called My Dog Tulip
My Dog Tulip
My Dog Tulip is an American independent animated feature film based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by J. R. Ackerley, BBC editor, novelist and memoirist. The film tells the story of Ackerley's fifteen-year relationship with his German Shepherd Queenie, who had had been renamed Tulip for the...
, based on the book of the same title by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
author J. R. Ackerley
J. R. Ackerley
J. R. Ackerley was arts editor of The Listener, the weekly magazine of the BBC...
. The film will feature the voice talents of Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orne Plummer, CC is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1957's Stage Struck, and notable early film performances include Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther and The Man Who Would Be King.In a career that spans over five...
, Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE was an English actress.A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962...
and Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Rossellini is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her.-Background and early life:Rossellini is a...
.http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2006/08/my_dog_tulip_voice_actors.html They also continue to produce TV commercials. Paul and Sandra Fierlinger currently live and work out of their Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is a suburban community located outside of Philadelphia in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania and Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Wynnewood was named in 1691 for Dr. Thomas Wynne, William Penn's physician and the first Speaker of the Pennsylvania General...
home and studio.
Later, in 2009 he created the Teeny Little Super Guy cameo in episode 4196 of Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
.
Contact:Paul and Sandra Fierlinger 610-649-7748
External links
- "My Dog Tulip" official website
- LIFE WITH ANIMATED DOGS site for Independent LensIndependent LensAiring weekly on PBS through ITVS, the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens introduces new drama and documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by hosts Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Howard, Maggie...
on PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... - LiveJournal thread with Fierlinger
- "Drawn from Memory" at the AWN store (description and DVD)