Lynne Naylor-Reccardi | |
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Born |
Lynne Naylor Vancouver, British Columbia |
Other names | Lynn Naylor |
Occupation | Artist Animator Writer Director Producer Executive Producer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Known for |
The Ren & Stimpy Show The Powerpuff Girls Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus The Modifyers Chowder SpongeBob SquarePants |
Spouse(s) | Chris Reccardi (1994–present) |
Website | lynive |
Lynne Naylor is a Canadian, award-winning designer, animator, artist, director, producer, and icon for television. She is best known for co-finding Spümcø alongside John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and Jim Smith as well as co-developing The Ren & Stimpy Show for Nickelodeon. Other best-known pieces of work she took part in was Monsters vs. Aliens, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, & Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Naylor co-founded Spumco and was involved in the development of Ren & Stimpy. Ren & Stimpy was criticized for violence with adult, bathroom, dark, and sexual humor that TV scarcely uses, it was also praised by some critics and audiences and inspired more innovative satirical cartoons such as Beavis and Butt-head, Rocko's Modern Life, South Park, Family Guy and SpongeBob SquarePants. She also produced and directed the film Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus. Her biggest roles in character designs were for The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and more. In 2007, she co-created and developed a pilot for Nickelodeon called The Modifyers alongside Chris Reccardi, to whom she has been married to since 1994. She's making original ideas for TV animation right now.