Lawrence Leichliter is an American animator and television director. He began his work in animation in 1975 with the made-for-television Peanuts special You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown. Throughout his career, he has worked on Peanuts animated television films, but he has also contributed to other animated series including Nickelodeon's ChalkZone and The Mighty B!, as well as Cartoon Network's Time Squad, Squirrel Boy, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Sym-Bionic Titan, and Adventure Time.

Career Leichliter's career in animation began in 1975 when he worked on You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown. This was followed by numerous other Peanuts specials that he was a crew member of throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. Since then, he has worked on many animated television series, particularly those made for Nickelodeon, which include Hey Arnold!, ChalkZone, SpongeBob SquarePants, CatDog, The Fairly OddParents, The Mighty B!, and Catscratch. Leichliter more recently was a director for the Cartoon Network original series Adventure Time, for which he directed 114 episodes and the original short. Adventure Time also garnered him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the category "Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program" in 2010, 2011, and 2012. He is currently directing Bee and PuppyCat for Cartoon Hangover. In 2015, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work as animation director on Over the Garden Wall.

Filmography Year Work Role Notes 1975 You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown Assistant animator TV short 1976 It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown Assistant animator TV short1977 Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown Animator Theatrical movie It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown Animator TV short 1978 What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! Assistant animator TV short 1979 You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown Animator TV short1980 She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown Assistant animator TV short Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) Animator Theatrical movie Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown Assistant animator TV short1981 It's Magic, Charlie Brown Assistant animator TV short Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown Animator TV short No Man's Valley Animator TV short1982 A Charlie Brown Celebration Animator TV movie Hey Good Lookin' Assistant animator Theatrical movie Here Comes Garfield Animator TV short1983 Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? Animator TV short It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown Animator TV movie What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? Animator TV short Garfield on the Town Animator TV short 1983–85 The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Animator TV series; 10 episodes 1984 It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown Animator TV short1985 Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown Animator TV short The Romance of Betty Boop Animator TV movie You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Animator TV short1986 Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! Animator TV short It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown Animator TV short 1987 Cathy Animator TV movie1988 Snoopy: The Musical Animator TV movie It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown Graphic blandishment TV movie Cathy's Last Resort Animator TV movie 1988–89 This Is America, Charlie Brown Animator TV mini-series; 7 episodes 1989 Cathy's Valentine Animator TV movie 1990 Why, Charlie Brown, Why? Animator TV short1991 Snoopy's Reunion Animator TV short Rock-a-Doodle Character clean-up artist Theatrical movie1992 It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown Graphic blandishment TV short Frosty Returns Animator TV short It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown Animator TV short1994 You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown Supervisor: Taiwan TV short A Troll in Central Park Character clean-up artist Theatrical movie Garfield and Friends Animator (archive footage) TV series; 1 episode 1994–95 Spider-Man Animation director TV series; 3 episodes 1995 Aladdin Character designer TV series; 1 episode 1996–98 Hey Arnold! Director; animation director; supervising director; sheet timer TV series; 10 episodes 1998 CatDog Director TV series; 1 episode 1999–2007 SpongeBob SquarePants Animation director; sheet timer TV series; 7 episodes2001 The Fairly OddParents Director TV series; 4 episodes Time Squad Director; retake supervisor; timing director TV series; 2 episodes2002 A Charlie Brown Valentine Animation supervisor TV short ChalkZone Supervising director; supervising producer TV series; 1 episode Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales Director TV short Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order Director; animation timer TV short/pilot Baby Looney Tunes Animation Timing Director TV series; 5 episodes2003 Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown Director TV short I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown Director TV short 2004 Party Wagon Animatic, animation supervisor TV movie 2005–06 Catscratch Sheet timer; timing director TV series; 4 episodes2006 Danger Rangers Sheet timing TV series; 1 episode He's a Bully, Charlie Brown Director; animation supervisor TV movie 2007 Squirrel Boy Sheet timer TV series; 1 episode 2007–08 Random! Cartoons Director; sheet timer; lip assignment TV series; 6 episodes 2008 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Sheet timing TV series; 1 episode 2008–09 The Mighty B! Director; supervising timing director; sheet timer TV series; 40 episodes 2009–10 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Sheet timer TV series; 19 episodes 2009 Regular Show - "The Pilot" Animation director Web short 2010–12 Adventure Time Director; supervising director TV series; 114 episodes 2010–11 Sym-Bionic Titan Animation director; sheet timer TV series; 11 episodes2011 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Animation director TV series; 1 episode Thank You Collaborating director Short 2012–13 Gravity Falls Timing director TV series; 11 episodes 2013–16 Bee and PuppyCat Director YouTube series; 2013–15 Sofia the First Co-director TV series 2016–19 The Loud House Sheet timer TV series

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