Chris Tsirgiotis is an American animator, most known for his background art pieces. He has won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement: once in 2012 for his work on Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, and one in 2015 for his work on Tome of the Unknown (the pilot episode to the critically lauded animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall).[1]
Chris Tsirgiotis | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Pratt Institute |
| Known for | Animation |
Accolades
editTsirgiotis received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation in 2012, 2015, and 2016; Tsirgiotis also won an Emmy of the same name at the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Awards ceremony held in 2022.[2][3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-99 | Jumanji | Background designer (22 episodes) |
| 1999–2000 | Dilbert | Background design supervisor (29 episodes) |
| 2001–03 | The Mummy | Background designer (23 episodes) |
| 2002 | Eight Crazy Nights | Layout design supervisor |
| 2003–04 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Layout designer (13 episodes) |
| 2004–05 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Background designer (4 episodes) |
| 2004 | Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! | Background key design |
| 2006–07 | Camp Lazlo | Background designer (12 episodes) |
| 2007 | Project Gilroy | Background designer |
| 2008 | The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! | Background designer |
| 2008, 2011 | The Mighty B! | Additional layout designer (4 episodes), layout designer (1 episode) |
| 2008–10 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Background designer (45 episodes) |
| 2010–13 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Background designer (32 episodes), background supervisor (4 episodes) |
| 2011–15 | Adventure Time | Background designer |
| 2011 | Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz | Background designer |
| 2011 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Background designer (5 episodes) |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra | Background designer (5 episodes) |
| 2013 | Sanjay and Craig | Background designer (1 episode), clean-up artist (1 episode) |
| 2013 | My Science Fiction Project | Background designer |
| 2013 | Steven Universe | Background designer (Pilot only) |
| 2013–15 | Wander Over Yonder | Background designer (9 episodes), location designer (3 episodes) |
| 2013 | Tome of the Unknown | Background designer |
| 2014, 2015 | Long Live the Royals | Background designer (Pilot & mini-series) |
| 2014–15 | Mickey Mouse | Location designer (4 episodes) |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Background designer |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Location designer (1 episode) |
| 2015 | Ridin' with Burgess | Background designer |
| 2016 | Lazybones | Background layout designer |
| 2017 | The Fancies | Background designer |
| 2017 | Tiggle Winks | Background designer |
References
edit- ^ "Chris Tsirgiotis". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ "Chris Tsirgiotis | Awards & Nominations". Emmys.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (December 11, 2022). "Children's & Family Emmys Complete Winners List: 'Heartstopper' Leads & 'The Baby-Sitters Club' Gets Recognition After Cancellation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 15, 2022.