Dave Wasson

David "Dave" Wasson is an American television producer, director, screenwriter, animator and art director. He graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a B.F.A. He is best known for creating Time Squad and directing and writing on the series Mickey Mouse Shorts. He was the supervising director of Making Fiends and was the executive producer and director of the series The Buzz on Maggie. Also, he is the author/illustrator of the children's book "The Big Ideas of Buster Bickles".

Career
Wasson created the animated series Time Squad at Cartoon Network. He has co-written, storyboarded, and directed a number of the shorts for the series Mickey Mouse Shorts. Wasson was the supervising director, supervising producer and a voice talent on Making Fiends. He was the executive producer and director of The Buzz on Maggie at Disney. Dave also created a series of shorts at Nickelodeon for Oh Yeah! Cartoons one of which, Max and His Special Problem, won him an Emmy Award in 1999 for Production Designer. Dave has also directed many animated commercials for the company Acme Filmworks located in Hollywood California.

Television

 * Mickey Mouse Shorts - Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist
 * Star vs. the Forces of Evil - Developed by, Supervising Director, Executive Producer
 * Making Fiends - Supervising Director, Supervising Producer, Art Director
 * Max and His Special Problem - Creator, Director, Writer, Art Director
 * Tales from the Goose Lady - Creator, Director, Writer, Art Director
 * Time Squad - Creator, Director, Writer
 * The Buzz on Maggie - Director, Executive Producer
 * Buy One, Get One Free - Character Layout

Movies

 * Down with Love - Animation Director (Title Sequence)
 * Space Jam - Animator
 * Cool World - Animator, Character Layout, Character Design

Voice acting

 * Making Fiends - Viktor, Sugar Fiend, Mr. Gumpit, Mr. Bank Manager and additional voices
 * Max and His Special Problem - Max
 * Mickey Mouse Shorts/Stayin' Cool - Record Producer, Slide Kid, Ice Cream Man
 * Mickey Mouse Shorts/Dog Show - Walrus Judge
 * Mickey Mouse Shorts/Al Rojo Vivo - The Bull
 * Mickey Mouse Shorts/Bronco Busted - Head Cowboy, Wealthy Texas Millionaire
 * Mickey Mouse Shorts/Coned! - Baby Hippo, Construction Workers
 * Mickey Mouse Shorts/Movie Time - Goat Shop Keeper