What is your name and your current occupation?Â
Jeffrey Scott. Screenwriter.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?Â
I was a portrait photographer in high school. I got one job. The guy hated the pics so much he refused to pay me. Not at all crazy, but I also inked comic books for Disney, Warners, Hanna-Barbera and Lantz characters.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?Â
Number one by far would be my work on Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies, for which I won three Emmys and the Humanitas Prize. Working with Jim was a true pleasure. I later wrote a live-action screenplay for him, but sadly he passed before we could make the film.
How did you become interested in animation?Â
First by watching cartoons as a kid. I loved the old Max Fleisher Superman cartoons. Then my father invented an animation process so I got know animation from a deeper perspective.
Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?Â
I was born in Hollywood into a show biz family. My grandfather was Moe Howard of The Three Stooges. Continue reading