Jean-Jacques Villard (often credited as J.J. Villard) is a French-American cartoonist, animator, filmmaker, producer, director, writer, and voice actor. He is best known for the creation of several shows on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim, consisting of King Star King and JJ Villard's Fairy Tales, as well as the failed pilot Trap Universe. He's a graduate from the California Institute of the Arts, and is best known for his careers at Cartoon Network, Sony Pictures Animation and DreamWorks Animation.
Villard also served as a designer for Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, and has also pitched Portal Hoppers to Disney Television Animation, as it was going to be for Disney XD, but likely was passed around the time Disney decided to return Disney TVA shows to Disney Channel.
Influences[]
Many of Villard's influences include Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Fleischer Studios, Walt Disney, Walter Lantz, Looney Tunes, MGM Cartoons, Roald Dahl, UPA, Tim Burton, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Art Clokey, underground comix, John Kricfalusi (preferably the Ren & Stimpy Show), John R. Dilworth, Mad, Richard Scarry, Don Bluth, Genndy Tartakovsky, Hanna-Barbera, Tom Ruegger, Rob Zombie, Monty Python, David Feiss, Stephen Hillenburg, Joe Murray, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Sid and Marty Krofft, Ralph Bakshi, KaBlam!, Danny Antonucci, Jhonen Vasquez, Craig McCracken, Jay Ward, Jim Henson, South Park, Osmosis Jones, Patrick A. Ventura, He-Man: Masters of the Universe, The Real Ghostbusters, Thundarr the Barbarian, Sesame Street, Mike Judge, Celebrity Deathmatch, anime, Doug TenNapel, Matt Groening, Klasky Csupo, Maxwell Atoms, Schoolhouse Rock!, Yellow Submarine, Classic MTV, Paper Rad, PFFR, Dr. Seuss, and Little Golden Books.
Villard has shared various similar influences alongside other content creators, like Christy Karacas (known for creating Superjail! and Ballmastrz: 9009), C. H. Greenblatt (creator of Chowder, Harvey Beaks, and Jellystone!), Thurop Van Orman (creator of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack), Pendleton Ward (known for creating Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, and Midnight Gospel), Kyle Adam Carrozza (creator of Mighty MagiSwords), Vivienne Medrano (creator of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss), Justin Roiland (creator of Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites), Peter Browngardt (creator of Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Uncle Grandpa, and Looney Tunes Cartoons), and J. G. Quintel (creator of Regular Show and Close Enough).
