Aaron Springer

Aaron Paul Springer (born September 5, 1973) is an American cartoonist, animator, artist, writer, director, and voice actor. He is best known for his work on the animated series , for which he contributed to as a writer, storyboard artist and storyboard director for eight seasons, as well as co-writing and storyboarding its . He is also the creator of the original series , in which he voiced the main character, Billy Dilley.
==Career==
A graduated of the , Springer began his career in animation working for . He was best known for creating pilots at Cartoon Network Studios that were never picked up as full series, but have developed .
His most recognizable pilot was for Adult Swim in 2006, which was originally picked up for a full series, because of its critical and commercial success with garnering high ratings. Later events including a formal petition to revive the show.
Springer also created Periwinkle Around the World back in 2004 for Cartoon Network, that was divided into five separate two-minute shorts, produced and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. This series of shorts followed an anthromophic platypus as he travels around a few places in the world, such as China and Italy. voiced a majority of the characters in these shorts. Refusing to pick it up as a full series, Cartoon Network instead was going to release five shorts from the pilot as mobile phone content, but ended up putting them in their Sunday Pants anthology series in 2005.
Springer's last pilot for Cartoon Network was Baloobaloob's Fun Park in 2009, which was produced as part of .
Springer gained notoriety through his efforts as a writer and storyboard artist on various movies and television series. His notable efforts include Samurai Jack (2002-2003), Dexter's Laboratory (2003), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2005-2007), (1999-2012). More recently, he has contributed to (2012-2013), (2014) and the (2013-2015) television series.
Springer created for , where he voices the main character, Billy Dilley. The show was first announced in 2014 as a potential pilot. In March 2016, it was confirmed that Disney XD has greenlit the show for a full series, and it officially premiered on June 3rd, 2017, and ended 12 days later. In 2019, mentioned that Springer was at Warner Bros. Animation developing a new adult animated project under the name Snail Rides of Zongdar, the project will get scrapped in 2021. In 2024, Springer returned to to be a storyboard artist for .
Springer has collaborated with various animation veterans such as , Chris Reccardi, , Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Rudish, , Dave Wasson, Rob Renzetti, Maxwell Atoms, C.H. Greenblatt, , Chris Savino, , and . Aaron Springer's cartoon are unique for their inclusion of extended gags, and poses. Springer has cited , , , , , and amongst his influences.
==Filmography==
===TV series===
Samurai Jack
;Season 2
* 21 - "Jack and the Dragon" - storyboard, writer
* 24 - "Jack Is Naked" - storyboard, writer
;Season 3
* 27 - "Chicken Jack" - storyboard, writer,
* 33 - "Jack and the Annoying Creature" - storyboard, writer
* 35 - "Jack and the Haunted House" - storyboard, writer
;Season 4
* 42 - "Samurai vs. Samurai" - storyboard, writer
* 48 - "Jack vs. Aku" - storyboard, writer
Dexter's Laboratory
;Season 4
* 74b - "The Blonde Leading the Blonder" - storyboard, writer
* 75a - "Tee Party" - storyboard, writer
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
;Season 3
* 51a - "The Firebird Sweet" - story, storyboard
;Season 4
* 56b - "The Loser from the Earth's Core" - story, storyboard
;Season 6
* 79a - "Waking Nightmare" - story, storyboard
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