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Loren Bouchard

American animator and writer

Loren Bouchard
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American animator and writer

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nameLoren Bouchard
imageLoren Bouchard by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
captionBouchard at the 2022 WonderCon
birth_nameLoren Hal Bouchard
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birth_placeNew York City, U.S.
occupation{{flatlist
yearsactive1995–present
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children2
  • Animator
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
  • composer Loren Hal Bouchard (born 1969 or 1970) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. He is the creator of several animated TV shows such as Bob's Burgers, Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil, and Central Park. He is also the co-creator of Home Movies with Brendon Small as well as the executive producer of The Great North.

Early life

Bouchard was born in New York City to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father. He grew up in Medford, Massachusetts.

Career

A high school dropout, Bouchard was working as a bartender in 1993 when he bumped into a former grade school teacher of his, Tom Snyder, who asked if Bouchard was still drawing, and offered Bouchard a chance to work on a few animated short films Snyder was making. The shorts developed into Bouchard's first series, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, which he produced. He credits Jonathan Katz, H. Jon Benjamin, and Snyder as major influences. Dr. Katz ran for six seasons, from 1995 to 2000. He also produced one season of Science Court, another animated show made by Soup2Nuts.

Towards the end of Dr. Katz, Bouchard and Brendon Small teamed up to create Home Movies. The show was picked up initially by UPN, which dropped it after five episodes; the remaining eight episodes from season one, and the subsequent three seasons, were shown on Adult Swim. The show was not renewed after the conclusion of the fourth season in 2004.

After Home Movies concluded and another Bouchard pilot, Saddle Rash, was not picked up, Bouchard created Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil. The show's pilot was created on October 30, 2005, but it was not until September 2007 that the show debuted as a weekly feature on Adult Swim. He was a consulting producer on HBO's The Ricky Gervais Show.

Bouchard at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2010

In 2009, Bouchard got together with King of the Hill writer and producer Jim Dauterive and developed Bob's Burgers, an animated series about a family working at a hamburger restaurant. Bouchard grew up in a working-class family full of "blue collar creatives" and created Bob's Burgers because he didn't see that kind of life represented on TV. In 2010, Fox placed the series on the primetime slate for the 2010–11 television season. A special preview aired on Thanksgiving on November 25, 2010. When the series premiered, it received mixed reviews with a Metacritic score of 54 out of 100. However, as the first season progressed and concluded and the second began, critics began giving the series praise. The show has generally been viewed as a spiritual successor to King of the Hill, which carried less emphasis on shock comedy and focused more on character-driven humor. A film adaptation based on the animated TV series was released on May 27, 2022. and serves as Bouchard's feature directorial debut.

Personal life

Bouchard lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Holly Kretschmar. The couple married on September 3, 2006, and have two sons.

Filmography

Series

YearTitleCreator / ShowrunnerInvolvement (episodes)Role
1995–1999Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistWriter, producer, editor (47 episodes)—
1997Science CourtProducer and director (12 episodes)—
2001–2004Home Movies(52 episodes)Writer, executive producer, director, co-theme music composerJosie Small (voice)
2002Mr. BeanVoice actor (episode: "Cat-Sitting/The Bottle")Rondo (voice)
2005–2007Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil(11 episodes)Writer, executive producer, director, composerClassmate (voice)
2007My Gym Partner's a MonkeyVoice actor (episode: "Flesh Fur Fantasy/Substitute Sweetheart")Teddy (voice)
2010The Ricky Gervais ShowConsulting producer (season 1)—
2011–presentBob's BurgersWriter, co-developer, executive producer, main theme composerMickey (voice) (episode "Beach, Please", replaced Bill Hader)
2020–2022Central ParkWriter, executive producer, main theme composer—
2021–2025The Great NorthExecutive producer—

Films

YearTitleDirectorInvolvementRole
2022My Butt Has a FeverShort film; writer, music and lyrics, performer—
The Bob's Burgers MovieWriter, producer, music and lyrics, additional score arrangements, additional music, musician, vocalist, song producerAdditional voices

Awards and honors

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1995CableACE AwardAnimated Programming Special or SeriesDr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Writing a Comedy Series
1998TCA AwardOutstanding Achievement in Children's ProgrammingScience Court
2011Teen Choice AwardChoice Animated SeriesBob's Burgers
2012Critics' Choice Television AwardBest Animated Series
Teen Choice AwardChoice Animated Series
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "Burgerboss"
2013last=Tapleyfirst=Kristophertitle='Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nomineesurl=http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/brave-and-wreck-it-ralph-lead-40th-annual-annie-awards-nomineesaccess-date=January 31, 2014newspaper=Hitfixdate=December 3, 2012archive-date=February 1, 2014archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221847/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/brave-and-wreck-it-ralph-lead-40th-annual-annie-awards-nomineesurl-status=live}}Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionBob's Burgers for "Ear-sy Rider"
Teen Choice AwardChoice Animated SeriesBob's Burgers
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "O.T.: The Outside Toilet"
2014Annie AwardBest General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionBob's Burgers
title=Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are...magazine=Entertainment Weeklyurl=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/28/critics-choice-television-awards-nominees/date=May 28, 2014access-date=May 28, 2014archive-date=May 29, 2014archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529051606/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/28/critics-choice-television-awards-nominees/url-status=dead}}Best Animated Series
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "Mazel-Tina"
2015People's Choice AwardFavorite Animated TV ShowBob's Burgers
Annie AwardBest General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Critics' Choice Television AwardBest Animated Series
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "Can't Buy Me Math"
Environmental Media AwardTelevision Episodic ComedyBob's Burgers for "Late Afternoon in the Garden of Bob and Louise"
2016People's Choice AwardFavorite Animated TV ShowBob's Burgers
Critics' Choice Television AwardBest Animated Series
Annie AwardBest General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "The Horse Rider-er"
2017People's Choice AwardFavorite Animated TV ShowBob's Burgers
Annie AwardBest General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionBob's Burgers for "Glued, Where's My Bob?"
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionBob's Burgers for "Glued, Where's My Bob?" (shared with John Dylan Keith)
Teen Choice AwardChoice Animated TV ShowBob's Burgers
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "Bob Actually"
2018Critics' Choice Television AwardBest Animated SeriesBob's Burgers
Teen Choice AwardChoice Animated TV Show
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "V for Valentine-detta"
2019Annie AwardBest General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionBob's Burgers for "The Bleakening: Parts 1 & 2"
Critics' Choice Television AwardBest Animated SeriesBob's Burgers
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now"
2020Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "Pig Trouble in Little Tina"
2021Dorian TV AwardsBest Animated ShowBob's Burgers
Hollywood Critics Association TV AwardsBest Animated Series or Animated Television Movie
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Animated ProgramBob's Burgers for "Worms of In-Rear-Ment"
2022Peabody AwardEntertainmentBob's Burgers

References

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