Patrick Alexander Ventura (often shortened to Patrick Ventura or Pat Ventura) is an animation director, writer, animator, storyboard artist and character designer who has worked for Hanna-Barbera Productions, Cartoon Network, Disney, Warner Bros., Universal and Nickelodeon. Ventura is known for having written and directed several cartoon shorts for the What a Cartoon! series on Cartoon Network and the Oh Yeah! Cartoons and Random! Cartoons series on Nickelodeon.
Career[]
Ventura graduated from CalArts in the late '70s and proceeded to work all over the animation industry as an artist, storyboarder and writer. He worked as a "gag man" at Disney features during their 1980s revival, writing many of the Roger Rabbit shorts and worked on Aladdin. He left for Hanna-Barbera Productions to work on Tom & Jerry Kids where he got to work alongside and learn from Joseph Barbera. While at Hanna-Barbera, Ventura was instrumental in the development of Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! showcase series (then known as World Premiere Toons). The series also gave Ventura his first chance to create his own shorts. Pat is a fan of silent comedians such Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and Harold Lloyd[1][2] along with cartoons from the Golden Age such as Looney Tunes, the works of Tex Avery, and the works of the Fleischer Brothers.[1] He currently runs an blog called VenturaToons.
Television[]
| Year | Series | Production Credit(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Saturday Supercade | Models |
| The Puppy's Further Adventures | Models | |
| Beauty and the Beast (TV Movie) | Models | |
| Rubik, the Amazing Cube | Models | |
| 1983-1984 | Mister T | Models |
| 1984 | ABC Weekend Specials | Models |
| Turbo Teen | Models | |
| Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (TV Movie) | Models | |
| Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar (TV Movie) | Models | |
| Dragon's Lair | Models | |
| 1985 | Punky Brewster | Models |
| Muppet Babies | Model Designer | |
| 1986-1987 | The Smurfs | Character Designer |
| 1987 | 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy (TV Movie) | Character Designer |
| Yogi's Treasure Hunt | Character Designer | |
| CBS Storybreak | Character Designer | |
| Popeye and Son | Character Designer | |
| 1988 | Rockin' with Judy Jetson (TV Movie) | Character Designer |
| Scooby-Doo! and The Reluctant Werewolf (TV Movie) | Character Designer | |
| 1988-1989 | Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters | Storyboard Artist |
| 1989 | Tummy Trouble | Story by |
| 1990-1993 | Tom & Jerry Kids | Writer |
| 1990 | Rollercoaster Rabbit | Story by |
| 1992 | Aladdin (Animated Series) | Story by |
| 1993 | Trail Mix-Up | Story by |
| 1994 | Yogi the Easter Bear | Story by |
| 1995 | George and Junior: "Look Out Below" | Writer, Director |
| George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular | Writer, Director, Sound Recording Director | |
| Yuckie Duck: "Short Orders" | Creator, Writer, Director | |
| Yuckie Duck: "I'm On My Way" | Creator, Writer, Director | |
| Sledgehammer O'Possum: "Out and About" | Creator, Writer, Director | |
| Cow and Chicken | Storyboard Artist | |
| The Baby Huey Show | Writer, Director | |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Appeared as himself in the episode "President's Day Nightmare" | |
| 1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Animation Director, Director, Storyboard Artist |
| 1997 | Sledgehammer O'Possum: "What's Goin' On Back There?!" | Creator, Writer, Director |
| 1998 | Jamal the Funny Frog: Mind the Baby | Creator, Writer, Director |
| 2000 | Tom Sawyer | Storyboard Artist |
| 2002 | Jamal the Funny Frog: Dentist (TV Short) | Creator, Character Designer, Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist, Producer |
| Jamal the Funny Frog: Beach (TV Short) | Creator, Character Designer, Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist, Producer | |
| Groove Squad | Director | |
| Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (TV Movie) | Director | |
| 2003 | ChalkZone | Character Designer, Storyboard Artist |
| 2005 | Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry | Storyboard Artist |
| Johnny Test | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2007 | The Dangerous Duck Brothers | Director, Character Designer, Title Card Designer |
| Phineas and Ferb | Storyboard Artist | |
| Random! Cartoons | Director, Character Designer, Title Card Designer |