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Don Shank(I)

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Art Director
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Don Shank is known for Samurai Jack (2001), The Powerpuff Girls (1998) and Elemental (2023).
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Phil LaMarr and Mako in Samurai Jack (2001)
    Samurai Jack
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Grey Griffin, Jennifer Hale, Daran Norris, Jennifer Martin, Rob Paulsen, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Frank Welker in The Powerpuff Girls (1998)
    The Powerpuff Girls
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Newman, Jonathan Adams, Wilma Bonet, P.L. Brown, Ronnie Del Carmen, John Hoberg, Alex Kapp, Jean-Claude Kalache, Matthew Yang King, Ronobir Lahiri, Denise Ream, Stephen Schaffer, Don Shank, Peter Sohn, Kat Likkel, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff LaPensee, Innocent Ekakitie, Mason Wertheimer, Clara Lin Ding, Brenda Hsueh, Shila Ommi, Leah Lewis, David Juan Bianchi, Ben Morris, Joe Pera, Mamoudou Athie, and Reagan To in Elemental (2023)
    Elemental
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2023
    Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
    Luca
    7.4
    • Art Director
    • 2021

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    Animation Department

    • Sigourney Weaver, Willem Dafoe, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger, Deb Fink, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, David Arnott, Torbin Xan Bullock, Doug Burch, Ty Burrell, Cathy Cavadini, Judi M. Durand, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Barbara Harris, Aaron Hendry, Andy Hirsch, Carlyle King, Eugene Levy, Vicki Lewis, Angus MacLane, Jeremy Maxwell, Kate McKinnon, Daniel Edward Mora, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Jason Pace, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, David Randolph, Jerome Ranft, Katherine Ringgold, Stephen Root, Andreana Weiner, Dominic West, Aaron Fors, Alexander Gould, Will Collyer, Nancy Truman, Regina Taufen, Liza Seneca, Willow Geer, Dylan Naber, Carrie Paff, Terrell Ransom Jr., Alex Puccinelli, Dashell Zamm, Gunnar Sizemore, Molly Jackson, Emma Shannon, Daniella Jones, Dara Iruka, Carter Hastings, Paige Nan Pollack, Hayden Rolence, Riley Lio, Veronika Bonell, Ashlyn Faith Williams, Gabriel C. Brown, Bennett Dammann, Sloane Murray, and Lucia Geddes in Finding Dory (2016)
      Finding Dory
      7.2
      • sets art director
      • 2016
    • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
      Inside Out
      8.1
      • set artist
      • 2015
    • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004)
      Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
      7.6
      TV Series
      • background artist
      • background supervisor
      • 2004–2005
    • Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon' (2003)
      Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon'
      5.3
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • 2003
    • Billy West in Ren and Stimpy Rocks (2001)
      Ren and Stimpy Rocks
      6.0
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • 2002
    • Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998)
      Oh Yeah! Cartoons
      7.3
      TV Series
      • background designer (segment "Max & the Pigeon Incident")
      • 1998
    • Dexter's Laboratory (1996)
      Dexter's Laboratory
      7.9
      TV Series
      • layout keys
      • background designer
      • 1996–1998
    • Courtland Mead in Nightmare Ned (1997)
      Nightmare Ned
      6.9
      TV Series
      • key layout designer
      • 1997
    • Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)
      Space Jam
      6.5
      • assistant animator
      • 1996
    • Billy West in The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)
      The Ren & Stimpy Show
      7.5
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • layout: characters
      • 1991–1996
    • Buy One, Get One Free* (1996)
      Buy One, Get One Free*
      7.0
      Short
      • background designer
      • 1996
    • Noelle North and Lorenzo Music in Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985)
      Adventures of the Gummi Bears
      7.5
      TV Series
      • layout artist (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Shelley Long in Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
      Troop Beverly Hills
      5.9
      • animator: opening titles (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • The Thing What Lurked in the Tub
      6.0
      Short
      • title animator
      • 1988
    • Beany and Cecil (1988)
      Beany and Cecil
      6.4
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • 1988

    Art Department

    • Dogpile
      • storyboard artist (english version)
      • Short
    • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Tristan Allerick Chen, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, and Rosalie Chiang in Turning Red (2022)
      Turning Red
      6.9
      • additional artist (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
      Soul
      8.0
      • additional artist
      • 2020
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ratzenberger, Tracey Ullman, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Wilmer Valderrama, Catherine Apple, Sharon Calahan, Grey Griffin, Chris Pratt, Kori Rae, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Scanlon, Octavia Spencer, Keith Bunin, Kyle Bornheimer, Noah Klocek, Lena Waithe, Adam Habib, Jason Headley, Tom Holland, Ali Wong, and George Psarras in Onward (2020)
      Onward
      7.4
      • set designer
      • 2020
    • Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019)
      Primal: Tales of Savagery
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • storyboarded by
      • 2019
    • Aaron LaPlante in Primal (2019)
      Primal
      8.6
      TV Series
      • storyboarded by
      • 2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
      Incredibles 2
      7.5
      • additional designer
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Alfonso Arau, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Gael García Bernal, Dyana Ortelli, Herbert Siguenza, and Anthony Gonzalez in Coco (2017)
      Coco
      8.4
      • set designer
      • 2017
    • Phil LaMarr and Mako in Samurai Jack (2001)
      Samurai Jack
      8.5
      TV Series
      • layout keys
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboarded by
      • 2003–2017
    • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
      Up
      8.3
      • environment art direction
      • 2009
    • Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)
      Ratatouille
      8.1
      • additional production artist
      • 2007
    • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004)
      Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
      7.6
      TV Series
      • background artist
      • 2005
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
      The Incredibles
      8.0
      • visual development
      • 2004
    • Shrek: The Ghost of Lord Farquaad (2003)
      Shrek: The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
      6.2
      Video
      • story artist (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, and Roger Jackson in The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)
      The Powerpuff Girls Movie
      6.5
      • storyboarded by
      • 2002
    • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
      SpongeBob SquarePants
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2002

    Art Director

    • Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
      Luca
      7.4
      • sets art director
      • 2021
    • Bao (2018)
      Bao
      7.5
      Short
      • sets art director
      • 2018
    • Sigourney Weaver, Willem Dafoe, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger, Deb Fink, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, David Arnott, Torbin Xan Bullock, Doug Burch, Ty Burrell, Cathy Cavadini, Judi M. Durand, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Barbara Harris, Aaron Hendry, Andy Hirsch, Carlyle King, Eugene Levy, Vicki Lewis, Angus MacLane, Jeremy Maxwell, Kate McKinnon, Daniel Edward Mora, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Jason Pace, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, David Randolph, Jerome Ranft, Katherine Ringgold, Stephen Root, Andreana Weiner, Dominic West, Aaron Fors, Alexander Gould, Will Collyer, Nancy Truman, Regina Taufen, Liza Seneca, Willow Geer, Dylan Naber, Carrie Paff, Terrell Ransom Jr., Alex Puccinelli, Dashell Zamm, Gunnar Sizemore, Molly Jackson, Emma Shannon, Daniella Jones, Dara Iruka, Carter Hastings, Paige Nan Pollack, Hayden Rolence, Riley Lio, Veronika Bonell, Ashlyn Faith Williams, Gabriel C. Brown, Bennett Dammann, Sloane Murray, and Lucia Geddes in Finding Dory (2016)
      Finding Dory
      7.2
      • Art Director
      • 2016
    • Cartoon Cartoon Fridays (2000)
      Cartoon Cartoon Fridays
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2000–2001
    • Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Grey Griffin, Jennifer Hale, Daran Norris, Jennifer Martin, Rob Paulsen, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Frank Welker in The Powerpuff Girls (1998)
      The Powerpuff Girls
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1999–2001

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