What is your name and your current occupation?
JOHN HARDMAN, Director of Development and Production, Saban Brands LLC.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I was a maintenance man for a function hall. I spent every afternoon cleaning cigarette butts out of urinals and mopping up wedding guests’ vomit. I worked in a car wash for one summer and had numerous close calls whenever I had to park a car with a stick shift. I also have the typical Hollywood story of working for a producer who threw the telephone across the room at me when she got mad. Worst of all, she got mad a lot.
I was a maintenance man for a function hall. I spent every afternoon cleaning cigarette butts out of urinals and mopping up wedding guests’ vomit. I worked in a car wash for one summer and had numerous close calls whenever I had to park a car with a stick shift. I also have the typical Hollywood story of working for a producer who threw the telephone across the room at me when she got mad. Worst of all, she got mad a lot.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
So many…. Rugrats, Rocket Power, Jackie Chan Adventures, Xiaolin Showdown, Mr. Men, Power Rangers.
So many…. Rugrats, Rocket Power, Jackie Chan Adventures, Xiaolin Showdown, Mr. Men, Power Rangers.
How did you become interested in animation?Â
I’ve been a huge fan of animation since I was a kid (no surprise!).  What I found most exciting was Continue reading
