Born in 1946 in Portland, Oregon. In 1968 he moved to New York City, where he studied at the School of Visual Arts and worked as designer, cartoonist and illustrator. Made Boom Town, his first short animation, in 1985. he has also made commercials and video clips. Filmography: Features: The Tune (1992), J. Lyle (1994), Guns of the Clackamas (1995), Mondo Plympton (1997), I Married a Strange Person (1998). Short Films: Boom Town (1985), Drawing Lesson #2 (1987), One of Those days (1988), Toon-o-Rama (1992), The Edge (1992-93), 12 Tiny Christmas Tales (2001).