Wilbert Plijnaar

Wilbert Plijnaar (born 12 February 1954, Rotterdam)[1] is a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist. He is the winner of the 1995 Stripschapprijs.[2]

Plijnaar started his career working for Donald Duck in 1972.[3] In the mid 1970s, he moved to the magazine Eppo, where he and Jan van Die started writing scripts for Sjors en Sjimmie and modernized the strip.[4] The other comic he is known for is Claire, published exclusively in the women's magazine Flair.[5]

In 1995, he moved to Hollywood to work as an animator. He has contributed to animated features such as Quest for Camelot, Osmosis Jones, Ice Age, Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, Shrek 2, and Over the Hedge.[6]

He is the nephew of jazz singer Rita Reys. A portrait of her by his design will be placed in the Oude Binnenweg of Rotterdam.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1998Quest for Camelotstoryboard artist
2001Osmosis Jonesstoryboard artist/visual development artist
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Geniusstoryboard artist
2002Ice Agestoryboard artist
2006Ice Age: The Meltdownadditional story artist
Over the Hedgestoryboard artist
2008Horton Hears a Who!additional story artist
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaursadditional story artist
Planet 51storyboard artist
The Princess and the Frogstory artist
2010How to Train Your Dragonconcept artist
Despicable Meadditional story artist
2011Gnomeo & Julietstoryboard artist
2012The Loraxstory artist
2013Despicable Me 2story artist
2015Minionsstory artist
2016The Secret Life of Petsstory artist

References

  1. ↑ Wilbert Plijnaar at the RKD
  2. ↑ "38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974–2011". Het Stripschap. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/plijnaard.htm
  4. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/plijnaard.htm
  5. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/plijnaard.htm
  6. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/plijnaard.htm
  7. ↑ "Portret Rita Reys op gevel Jazz-route". RTV Rijnmond. 2014-08-06.


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