Charles Zembillas

Charles Steve Zembillas[1] is an American video game art director, character designer, educator, author and concept artist from Burbank, California, founder of Animation Academy.[2] Zembillas designed early concept art for games such as Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, and Spyro the Dragon,[3][4] as well as animated TV cartoons such as Wish Kid, Where's Waldo?, James Bond Jr., and Ghostbusters.[1]

Charles Zembillas
Born
Charles Steve Zembillas

Gary, Indiana U.S.
Occupation
  • Art educator
  • character designer
  • educator
  • author
  • concept artist
Known forFounder of the Animation Academy

He currently teaches art in his home state of California.

Career

Charles Zembillas was a character designer for the TV series She-Ra: Princess of Power from 1985 to 1987 for a total of ninety-three episodes. He was also a character designer in 1985 for the film The Secret of the Sword, and would go on to be the art director of the TV series Ghostbusters for sixty-five episodes in 1986. In 1987 Zembillas was commissioned for Spiral Zone as a character designer for sixty-five episodes.[1]

In 1991, Charles Zembillas was commissioned to work as an animator, art director, and character designer for movies and TV shows such as Wish Kid, Where's Waldo?, Captain N, and James Bond Jr. In 1993, he was the character designer of the TV series Hurricanes as "Skevos Zembillas". In the same year, he also served as the storyboard reviser for the TV series Sonic the Hedgehog.

In 1996, Charles Zembillas worked for Naughty Dog Inc. on a new project known as "Crash Bandicoot", a video game series for the Sony PlayStation. Zembillas would continue to work for Naughty Dog in 1998 with Crash Bandicoot: Warped.

In the year 2000, Zembillas designed early concept art for Naughty Dog in the game Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, as well as Spyro: Year of the Dragon.

Charles Zembillas currently serves as the CEO and Founder and instructor at The Animation Academy in California.

Filmography and gameography
Date TitlePlatformRole
1982 The Secret of NIMHFilmAssistant animator (uncredited)
1985 She-Ra: Princess of PowerTV seriesCharacter designer
The Secret of the SwordFilm
1986 GhostbustersTV series
1987 Spiral Zone TV series
1989 The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure IslandShortModel director
1991 Wish Kid TV series Character designer
Where's Waldo?Additional character designer
Captain N and the New Super Mario WorldCharacter designer
Captain N: The Game Master
James Bond Jr.
1992 Defenders of Dynatron CityTV short
1993 Sonic the HedgehogTV series
HurricanesTV seriesCharacter designer
1995 The New Adventures of MadelineTV seriesCharacter and prop designer
1996 Crash BandicootVideo gameArt director
1997 A Christmas CarolVideo
1998 Crash Bandicoot: WarpedVideo game
Spyro the Dragon
The Snowden, Raggedy Ann and Andy Holiday ShowFilmLayout supervisor
2000 Spyro: Year of the DragonVideo gameArt director
2001 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Source[1]

References
  1. Zembillas, Charles. "Charles Zembillas - IMBd". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. Zembillas, Charles. "Blogger: User Profile: Charles Z". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. Zembillas, Charles (2008). Controlling Illusion: The Class Demonstrations of Charles Zembillas. Animation Academy. ISBN 0981605001. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. "Interview with Charles Zembillas". Crash Mania. May 17, 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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