Desmond Mullen (born August 1, 1966) is an American producer, director, actor, and writer. He is best known as the narrator and the voice of the puppet Pig in The Busy Little EngineBusy Little Engine review at DVD Verdict.com. Retrieved 26 March 2007Busy Little Engine review in Kids Movies/TV at About.com. Retrieved 26 March 2007Busy Little Engine review at Parenting.com (July 2006 Parenting Pick). Retrieved 26 March 2007 Busy Little Engine review in School Library Journal. Retrieved 26 March 2007Busy Little Engine at 2006 San Diego International Children's Film Festival . Retrieved 26 March 2007 series of DVDs.
Mullen started off as a sound designer in Off-Broadway theater but later moved on to television, working as a production assistant for Comedy Central (then known as The Comedy Channel) and eventually, as technical director under effects director Scott SquiresIndustrial Light and Magic's list of Academy Awards . Retrieved 26 March 2007Scott Squires' biography at StarWars.com. Retrieved 23 March 2007 at Industrial Light & MagicIndustrial Light and Magic. Retrieved 26 March 2007 for Paul McCartney's 1991 music video, "Off the Ground".Paul McCartney's Off the Ground album review at Rolling Stone.com. Retrieved 26 March 2007Paul McCartney's Off the Ground music video in Cinefex magazine issue 57. Retrieved 23 March 2007Solo Promos and Videos by John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Retrieved 23 March 2007 Starting in 2000, Mullen was a Show Producer at Morehead PlanetariumMorehead Planetarium and Science Center. Retrieved 26 March 2007 and Science Center where he helped create science education shows including "Magic Tree House: Space Adventure"Magic Tree House breaks attendance records. Retrieved 26 March 2007Magic Tree House: Space Adventure show information at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. Retrieved 23 March 2007 by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne.Mary Pope Osborne author bio at Random House. Retrieved 26 March 2007 Currently, Mullen is the creative director at Busy Little Studios.Busy Little Studios' home page. Retrieved 23 March 2007
Personal background Desmond Mullen was born in Tampa, Florida. His father, John O'Keefe Mullen, Sr., was a businessman and engineer who developed the first plastic-lined paper cup in 1956. His mother, Ann, an artist and musician, had her hands full raising five kids.
Mullen attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, and studied technical theater and electronic music.
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