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James Burks(I)

  • Art Department
  • Director
  • Animation Department
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James Burks is known for The Iron Giant (1999), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Treasure Planet (2002).
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    Known for

    Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, Bob Bergen, and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    The Iron Giant
    8.1
    • Animation Department
    • 1999
    Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, James Garner, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney, Jacqueline Obradors, Steven Barr, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Jim Cummings, Phil Morris, Don Novello, Patrick Pinney, Florence Stanley, Cree Summer, and Natalie Strom in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    6.9
    • Animation Department
    • 2001
    Treasure Planet (2002)
    Treasure Planet
    7.2
    • Animation Department("Jim Hawkins")
    • 2002
    Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)
    Space Jam
    6.5
    • Animation Department
    • 1996

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    Art Department

    • Rock, Paper, Scissors (2024)
      Rock, Paper, Scissors
      6.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard director
      • 2024
    • Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009)
      Fanboy & Chum Chum
      3.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011–2012
    • Grey Griffin in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (2006)
      Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
      6.3
      TV Series
      • song storyboards by
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard revisionist
      • 2006–2009
    • Ben Wang, Khamani Griffin, Clem Cheung, Jack Samson, Jade-Lianna Peters, and Angie Wu in Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2007)
      Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
      5.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard revisionist
      • 2007–2008
    • Wubbzy's Big Movie! (2008)
      Wubbzy's Big Movie!
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)
      Lilo & Stitch: The Series
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard cleanup
      • 2005

    Director

    • The Chicken Squad (2021)
      The Chicken Squad
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Bird & Squirrel (2021)
      Bird & Squirrel
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
      The Powerpuff Girls
      3.7
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2017–2019
    • Grey Griffin in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (2006)
      Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
      6.3
      TV Series
      • creative director
      • 2008–2009
    • Wow Wow Wubbzy: Wubb Idol (2009)
      Wow Wow Wubbzy: Wubb Idol
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Wubbzy's Big Movie! (2008)
      Wubbzy's Big Movie!
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2008

    Animation Department

    • Wubbzy's Big Movie! (2008)
      Wubbzy's Big Movie!
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • storyboard revisionist
      • 2008
    • The Little Matchgirl (2006)
      The Little Matchgirl
      7.8
      Short
      • inbetween artist
      • 2006
    • Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)
      Lilo & Stitch: The Series
      6.8
      TV Series
      • character cleanup
      • character clean-up
      • 2005
    • One by One (2004)
      One by One
      7.0
      Video
      • clean-up artist
      • 2004
    • Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Judi Dench, Roseanne Barr, G.W. Bailey, Joe Flaherty, Charles Haid, Estelle Harris, Ross Simanteris, Bobby Block, and Keaton Savage in Home on the Range (2004)
      Home on the Range
      5.4
      • inbetween artist: "Grace", "Wesley" and "Rusty"
      • 2004
    • Stripperella (2003)
      Stripperella
      5.7
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2004
    • Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
      Looney Tunes: Back in Action
      5.8
      • key assistant animator
      • 2003
    • Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
      Brother Bear
      6.9
      • additional clean-up artist: Los Angeles
      • 2003
    • Treasure Planet (2002)
      Treasure Planet
      7.2
      • inbetween artist: "Jim Hawkins"
      • 2002
    • Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, James Garner, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney, Jacqueline Obradors, Steven Barr, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Jim Cummings, Phil Morris, Don Novello, Patrick Pinney, Florence Stanley, Cree Summer, and Natalie Strom in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
      Atlantis: The Lost Empire
      6.9
      • additional clean-up animator
      • 2001
    • David Spade in The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
      The Emperor's New Groove
      7.4
      • inbetween artist: "Kuzco Llama"
      • 2000
    • Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, Bob Bergen, and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
      The Iron Giant
      8.1
      • clean-up key artist
      • 1999
    • Quest for Camelot (1998)
      Quest for Camelot
      6.3
      • breakdown artist: United States (as James R. Burks)
      • 1998
    • Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)
      Space Jam
      6.5
      • inbetween artist
      • 1996

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    • Alternative name
      • James R. Burks

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