Patrick A. Ventura

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 Lloydhttp://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2007/03/13/blog-history-of-frederator%e2%80%99s-original-carto/https://www.blogger.com/profile/13086781900445565030 along with cartoons from the Golden Age such as Looney Tunes, the works of Tex Avery, and the works of the Fleischer Brothers. He currently runs an blog called VenturaToons.
===Television===
Year 	Series 	Production Credit(s)
1983 	Saturday Supercade 	Models
1983 	The Puppy's Further Adventures 	Models
1983 	Beauty and the Beast (TV Movie) 	Models
1983 	Rubik, the Amazing Cube 	Models
1983-1984	Mister T 	Models
1984 	ABC Weekend Specials 	Models
1984 	Turbo Teen 	Models
1984 	Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (TV Movie) 	Models
1984 	Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar (TV Movie) 	Models
1984 	Dragon's Lair 	Models
1985 	Punky Brewster 	Models
1985 	Muppet Babies 	Model Designer
1986-1987	The Smurfs 	Character Designer
1987 	'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy (TV Movie) 	Character Designer
1987 	Yogi's Treasure Hunt 	Character Designer
1987 	CBS Storybreak 	Character Designer
1987 	Popeye and Son 	Character Designer
1988 	Rockin' with Judy Jetson (TV Movie) 	Character Designer
1988 	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
1995 	George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular 	Writer, Director, Sound Recording Director
1995 	Yuckie Duck: "Short Orders" 	Creator, Writer, Director
1995 	Yuckie Duck: "I'm On My Way" 	Creator, Writer, Director
1995 	Sledgehammer O'Possum: "Out and About" 	Creator, Writer, Director
1995 	Cow and Chicken 	Storyboard Artist
1995 	The Baby Huey Show 	Writer, Director
1995 	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
2002 	Jamal the Funny Frog: Beach (TV Short) 	Creator, Character Designer, Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist, Producer
2002 	Groove Squad 	Director
2002 	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
2005 	Johnny Test 	Storyboard Artist
2007 	The Dangerous Duck Brothers 	Director, Character Designer, Title Card Designer
2007 	Phineas and Ferb 	Storyboard Artist
2007 	Random! Cartoons 	Director, Character Designer, Title Card Designer
== References ==
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