Vanessa Coffey
Vanessa Coffey | |
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Born | Columbus, Ohio |
Residence | Nashville, Tennessee |
Occupation | Film Producer |
Years active | 1979-present |
Known for | |
Awards |
2 Daytime Emmy Awards * 1 CableACE Award |
Vanessa Coffey is an American film producer best known for her work on Rugrats, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Doug and Rocko's Modern Life. Coffey has won two Daytime Emmy Awards and a CableACE Award.[1]
Career
Marvel Animation
Coffey's film career began at Marvel Animation working on television shows including Transformers, G.I. Joe, Muppet Babies and Defenders on Earth.[2] Coffey later moved to Murakami-Wolf-Swenson where she worked on the development of the television show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[2]
Nickelodeon & Nicktoons
Coffey says that after leaving Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, she didn’t want to do animation anymore[3] because everything was either modeled after pre-existing comic strips or a vessel for selling related products.[2] Coffey decided that she wanted to bring back original animation[2] and called Debbie Beece at Nickelodeon.[3] Coffey was told that Nickelodeon couldn't afford animation at the time, but she could produce a special for them. She produced Nick's Thanksgiving Fest in 1988 as an independent contractor.[3] It was only the second time that the studio had done animation.[2] After the success of the special, Nickelodeon contracted with Coffey to develop Nicktoons[4] with original, creator-driven ideas.[2]
Coffey developed three ideas to fill the 90-minute time slot allocated to Nicktoons - Rugrats, The Ren & Stimpy Show and Doug.[2] All three shows were successful and are credited with beginning Nickelodeon’s "golden age of cartoons.[2] Coffey calls the variety of the three shows “a balanced meal” for kids."[2] Between the pilots and series' production, Coffey was hired as Nickelodeon’s Vice President of Animation.[4]
Of being able to create original programming for Nicktoons, Coffey says, “I was in the right place at the right time."[5] Arlene Klasky, co-creator of Rugrats and Jim Jenkins, creator of Doug, credit Coffey for enabling them to get their shows off the ground and into the homes of millions around the world.[5]
Awards and nominations
Organization | Year[lower-alpha 1] | Work(s) | Category | Result |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | Rugrats for episode "Passover" | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | Nominated |
1994 | The Ren & Stimpy Show for episode "Ren's Retirement" | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | Nominated | |
1993 | The Ren & Stimpy Show for episode "Son of Stimpy" | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | Nominated | |
1992 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | Nominated | |
CableACE Awards | 1995 | Rocko's Modern Life | Animated Programming Special or Series | Nominated |
1994 | Rugrats | Animated Programming Special or Series | Won | |
1994 | Doug | Animated Programming Special or Series | Nominated | |
1994 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Animated Programming Special or Series | Nominated | |
1993 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Animated Programming Special or Series | Nominated | |
Daytime Emmy Awards | 1995 | Rugrats | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Nominated |
1994 | Rugrats | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Won | |
1993 | Doug | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Nominated | |
1993 | Rugrats | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Nominated | |
1992 | Rugrats | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Won | |
1992 | Doug | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Nominated | |
Filmography
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Rayman: The Animated Series | Executive producer | TV series |
1991-96 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Executive producer | TV series |
1991-95 | Rugrats | Executive producer | TV series |
1991-94 | Doug | Executive producer | TV series |
1993-95 | Rocko's Modern Life | Executive producer | TV series |
1990 | Big House Blues | Executive producer | Film short |
1989 | Nick's Thanksgiving Fest | Producer | TV special |
1987-88 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Production manager | TV series |
References
- ↑ "Vanessa Coffey". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Duca, Lauren (2014-12-18). "One Woman Is Responsible For Starting Nickelodeon's Golden Age Of Cartoons". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- 1 2 3 "The Oral History of 'Nicktoons', Part I: How The Storied Animation Block Came To Be". Decider. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- 1 2 Owen, Rob (2016-05-05). "Nickelodeon Animation Studio: Pop-Culture Powerhouse Got an Unlikely Start". Variety. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- 1 2 "Cal State Fullerton Exhibit Celebrates 25 Years of NickToons". Animation Magazine. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ↑ Year in which awards ceremony was held.