Mitch Schauer ( SCHAU-ɛ-ER) is an American animation professional who has been involved with television programs and feature films since 1978. He is perhaps best known as the creator of the Nickelodeon series The Angry Beavers.
Contents
Early life
Mitch Schauer graduated from Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1974.
Schauer briefly attended Tulsa Junior College, then studied with Disney's character animation program at California Institute of the Arts ('76–77). He graduated with a BFA degree in Advertising and Illustration from ArtCenter College of Design in 1980.
Schauer cited 1960s cartoons such as Jonny Quest, The Pink Panther, The Flintstones, and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends as primary influences for his work.
Career
Besides working in animation, Schauer has also been a book illustrator including comic books (DNAgents, Jonny Quest) children's books such as Pogman. He wrote and illustrated the graphic novel Rip M.D., and was the cover artist for Famous Monsters of Filmland (2011).
Schauer began his career as an animation layout artist before becoming a freelance storyboard artist, producer, and director. He directed the intro sequence of Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and produced the first season of Freakazoid!, for which he won an Emmy Award in 1995. Schauer also worked as an assistant storyboard artist for Nickelodeon's The Ren & Stimpy Show for such episodes as "Stupid Sidekick Union" (along with Rocko's Modern Life writers and future Phineas and Ferb creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh) and "Pen Pals" with Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett. Additionally, Schauer worked as an assistant storyboard artist on both of the Nickelodeon animated shows Rocko's Modern Life and Hey Arnold!.
