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Wilbert Plijnaar

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Wilbert Plijnaar (born 12 February 1954, Rotterdam)[1] is a Dutch comics artist. He is the winner of the 1995 Stripschapprijs.[2]

Biography

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Plijnaar started his career working for Donald Duck in 1972.[3] In the mid 1970s, he moved to the magazine Eppo, where he and Jan van Die started writing scripts for Sjors en Sjimmie and modernized the strip.[4] The other comic he is known for is Claire, published exclusively in the women's magazine Flair.[5]

In 1985, Wilbert Plijnaar bumps into Hans Buying of the Comic House Agency. The meeting ignites a close and productive collaboration that lasts for over ten years. During this period, Plijnaar is moving from Rotterdam to Amsterdam. There, both artists are working together on dozens of animation productions per year, rapidly making Comic House one of the largest animation producers in the Netherlands.

In 1995, he moved to Hollywood to work as a story artist. He has contributed to animated features such as Quest for Camelot, Osmosis Jones, Ice Age, Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, Shrek 2, and Over the Hedge.[6]

In 2019, Plijnaar released his biography Rotterdammer in Hollywood.

Personal life

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He is the nephew of jazz singer Rita Reys. A portrait of her by his design is placed in the Oude Binnenweg of Rotterdam.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role
1998 Quest for Camelot storyboard artist
2001 Osmosis Jones storyboard artist/visual development artist
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius storyboard artist
2002 Ice Age storyboard artist
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown additional story artist
Over the Hedge storyboard artist
2008 Horton Hears a Who! additional story artist
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs additional story artist
Planet 51 storyboard artist
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater Writer/ story artist
2010 The Princess and the Frog story artist
2010 How to Train Your Dragon concept artist
Despicable Me additional story artist
2011 Gnomeo & Juliet storyboard artist
The Ballad of Nessie storyboard artist
2012 The Lorax story artist
2013 Despicable Me 2 story artist
2015 Minions story artist
2016 The Secret Life of Pets story artist
2018 The Grinch story artist
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy storyboard artist

References

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  1. ^ Wilbert Plijnaar at the RKD
  2. ^ "38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974–2011". Het Stripschap. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Wilbert Plijnaar".
  4. ^ "Wilbert Plijnaar".
  5. ^ "Wilbert Plijnaar".
  6. ^ "Wilbert Plijnaar".
  7. ^ "Portret Rita Reys op gevel Jazz-route". RTV Rijnmond. 2014-08-06.
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