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Seung Eun Kim

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Seung Eun Kim
Born (1974-07-17) July 17, 1974 (age 50)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Artist, director, animator
Years active1996–present
SpouseJoo Kim
ChildrenSungMin Kim, Minzy Kim
Websitekse332.deviantart.com

Seung-Eun Kim (Korean: 김승은; born July 17, 1974) is an American artist, director and animator. He is a two-time Emmy nominee and won in 2006, and three-time Annie Award nominee. Kim has worked in animation since 1996.

Career

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Highlights of his career include:

  • Godzilla animation, story board/clean-up artist, 1997
  • Starship Troopers, story board artist, 1998
  • Jackie Chan Adventures, story board artist and director, 1998
  • The Spider-Man, director, 2000
  • The Batman TV Series, director, 2003–2005, nominated for two Annie Awards and two-time and won and Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program in 2006.
  • The Boondocks, supervising director, 2005–2008

Kim has also directed/animated the main titles of:

Godzilla cartoon, 1997 and Jackie Chan Adventures, 1998

Kim's talents extend far beyond animation. He has done award-winning work in sculpture and comic book art, most notably work on the Hellboy: Weird Tales comic.[1]

Most recently he worked on the television show The Boondocks, where his directing credits include the following episodes:

Kim's latest work includes a reimagining of the Sun Wukong Monkey King story called Battle Earth: Return of the Monkey King!.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "BATTLE EARTH: Return of the Monkey King!". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  2. ^ "BATTLE EARTH: Return of the Monkey King!". Archived from the original on 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
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