Samuel John "Sam" Levine is an American animator, storyboard artist, character designer, writer, director and producer
Artist and animation[]
Disney[]
He served as an in-between artist for Nessus, the Argons, and the Goddesses for Disney's Hercules, and he was an additional animator for Disney's Tarzan. He was a storyboard artist for Treasure Planet and Home on the Range, the latter of which he also wrote and voiced the Willie Brothers, and was an additional story artist for Bolt. He wrote additional story material for Wreck-It Ralph. He is also the co-creator of the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, in which he voiced Phyllis and Phil.
Others Animation[]
He service from HR Animation, Illumination, Warner Bros. Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Movie Land Animation Studios, Paramount Animation and Sony Pictures Animation.
Warner Bros. Animation[]
Sony Pictures Animation[]
DreamWorks Animation[]
Illumination[]
HR Animation[]
He served as an storyboard artist for HR Animation and Illumination films
, the latter of which he also writer, director and voiced Willetandy.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Position | Voice role(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hercules | In-Between Artist for Nessus, the Argons, and the Goddesses | ||
| 1999 | Tarzan | Additional Animator | ||
| 1999/2000 | Fantasia 2000 | Breakdown Artist | ||
| 2002 | Ice Age | In-Between Artist / Additional Production: Story & Animation | ||
| Treasure Planet | Storyboard Artist | |||
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Additional story | ||
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Story Writer / Story Artist | The Willie Brothers | |
| 2005 | Robots | Additional Production: Story | ||
| Director / Writer | Directorial debut of the film | |||
| 2006 | Director with Eric Darnell / Additional Story Material and Executive produced / Supervising character designer | |||
| Under the Beanstalk | Director with Kirk Wise, John Musker and Ron Clements / Story Writer / Story Artist / Character designer | |||
| Enatacho | Additional Production: Story | |||
| 2007 | Migerfocation | Director with Eric Darnell and Conrad Vernon / Writer with Eric Darnell and John A. Davis / Additional Story Material / Supervising Executive producer | Directed and written by credited as Sam John Levine (also supervising executive producer and additional story material) | |
| 2008 | Flamincos | Director / Additional Story Material | ||
| Bolt | Additional Story Artist | |||
| 2009 | Over the Hedge 2 (faning film) |
Story Writer with Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale | ||
| Peter Dog | Director / Writer / Additional Story Material and Executive produced | Directed and written by credited as Sam John Levine | ||
| 2011 | Story Writer with Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger | |||
| Skate (faning film) | Director with Kyle Balda / Writer with Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio | |||
| 2012 | Director / Writer | |||
| Over the Hedge 3 (faning film) |
Story Writer with Kirk Wise and Brian Lynch / Co-producer with Kirk Wise / Additional screenwriters with Gary Trousdale and Karey Kirkpatrick | |||
| Wreck-It Ralph | Additional Story Material with Jared Bush and John C. Reilly | |||
| 2012- | Little Nicholas | Co-creator with Harry Richardson / Executive Producer / Writer / Co-director | Directorial of the series in English | |
| 2013 | Bees 2 Bee Movie (faning film) |
Story Writer with Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale and Brian Lynch / Co-producer with Kirk Wise | ||
| 2014 | Huolamerinco | Story Writer with Kirk Wise, John A. Davis, Phil Lyson, Will Beck and Palbo Smith / Director with Kirk Wise / Story Artist / Character Designer | Mainstero / Cinquo Karbilie, Escarbill Rogsbilie and Naciro Murkobilie / Fredonick the Parrot | |
| 2015 | Dreamsinchiminted (faning film) |
Additional Story Material with Jared Bush / Character Animation Lead; Ganariny the Goat | ||
| 2015-2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Co-Creator with Jared Bush / Executive Producer / Writer / Supervising director | Phyllis and Phil | |
| 2016 | Harajuku | Director / Writer | Directed and written by credited as Sam John Levine | |
| Director / Writer / Senior Story Artist / Supervising Animator | ||||
| Funfair (faning film) | Director / Writer / Additional story material with Kirk Wise, Matt Braly | Directed by credited as Sam John Levine | ||
| 2017 | Neighborhood | Director, Writer and producer with Matt Braly / Story Artist / Animator | ||
| 2020 | Curious George: Lovalentio Maniastated | Director of Story / Story Artist / Additional Character designer from HR Animation | ||
| Neighborhood 2: The Escape | Director, Writer and producer with Matt Braly / Story Artist / Animator | |||
| Morachino | Executive producer / Story Artist / Character Designer from HR Animation | |||
| 2021 | The Cats Join In | Co-director / Story Writer / Executive producer / Story artist / Character desginer / Conpect desginer / Conpect animator | ||
| Lecakrings | Story Artist / Character Designer from DreamWorks Animation and HR Animation | White Lee | ||
| 2022 | The Bash | Assistant Executive producer / Additional Story Artist / Character Designer from HR Animation | ||
| DC League of Super-Pets | Co-director | Boston Terrier (aka Waffles) / Robot Guards | ||
| The Great Bravincahos | Supervising Animator from HR Animation / Story Artist / Character designer from HR Animation | |||
| Oggy and the Cockroaches (faning and fanmade film) |
Director / Writer / Executive Producer / Story Artist / Character designer from Sony Pictures Animation | |||
| 2023 | Honerincego | Director with Eric Jean Williams / Writer / Executive producer / Story Artist / Character designer from HR Animation | Willetandy | |
| Director with Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise and Alessandro Carloni / Writer / Producer with John Lasseter, Alison Chanulireson, Ryan Haylorind and Harry Robertson / Senior Story Artist / Senior animator / Character Designer from HR/Movie Land/Paramount Animation | ||||
| Curious George: On the Summertime Vacation | Senior Story Artist / Additional Character designer from HR Animation | |||
| Neighborhood 3: Most Wanted | Director, Writer and producer with Matt Braly / Story Artist / Animator | The Hunchters | ||
| Methan (faning film) |
Director / Writer / Executive producer / Story Artist / Supervising Animator from HR Animation / Character designer from Sony Pictures Animation | |||
| Foster | Story Artist: HR Animation / Animator | |||
| 2024 | MicroStated | Co-director / Co-producer / Story Writer / Story Artist | ||
| Pangiration | Artistic Supervisor - Story: Animation production by HR Animation | Story as Sam John Levine | ||
| Go, Dog. Go! (A CGI-animated sports comedy film) | Director with Kirk Wise and Matt Braly / Writer | Wilburalet the Goat | ||
| The Jetsons Movie (Warner Bros. Animation and Hanna-Barbera CGI-aniamted film) | Director / Co-producer / Unit writer / Story Artist / Animator; HR Animation (US unit) | |||
| Little Nicholas (CGI-animated sci-fi comedy film) | Co-Director with Matt Braly / Assistant Producer / Executive Producer / Songs producer / Unit writer / Song writer; "Better When We're Dancing" / Songs co-writer / Story Artist / Supervising animator from HR Animation / Character Designer / Story and Script production from HR Animation | Reverend Pope-lil / DeVon / Antonio / Phil Pacileke / UFO-robot | ||
| 2025 | Director with Kirk Wise and Matt Braly / Writer | |||
| 2026 | The Super Mario Bros. and Wario Too Movie | Co-director with Matt Braly / Story Writer with Matthew Fogel, Matt Braly, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic | ||
| 2027 | Home on the Range | Executive Producer / Assistant & additional director / Assistant producer with Marco Brander / Additional producer with Jim Howard Lee / Unit Writer / Based on / Story Artist / Character Designer / Animator / Senior Story Artist from HR Animation (CGI animation production unit) | The Willie Brothers / Citzen #4 / Mainter | |
| The Croods: City of Stone | Co-director with Joel Crawford / Story co-Writer with William Schifrin, Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, Kirk Wise, Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris | ADR group provided | ||
| 2027 MLAS, DAF, HR Animation and WDAS computer-animated sci-fi comedy film | Director with John Musker, Ron Clements, Chris Buck, Matt Braly, and Rich Moore / Writer / Executive Producer / Story artist / Character designer | Rich Moore, John Musker and Ron Clements returned for Walt Disney Animation Studios |