Larry Whitaker
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Larry D. Whitaker, Jr. is an animation director, actor, writer, and animation illustrator.
Whitaker's first interest in art came around age four as he watched his father sculpt and paint. When his father bought him a pad of blank paper, he began to fill up the pages with scribbles and stick figures, and soon had filled reams of paper. He continued his enjoyment in art as he began school. His interest began to expand as he attended grade school, when he began acting classes, which he continued into college. He attended Oklahoma University, and later California Institute of the Arts
(Cal-Arts). After attending Cal-Arts, he immediately began working at Warner Bros. Animation on Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toons, soon moving onto feature films as well.
Whitaker's first interest in art came around age four as he watched his father sculpt and paint. When his father bought him a pad of blank paper, he began to fill up the pages with scribbles and stick figures, and soon had filled reams of paper. He continued his enjoyment in art as he began school. His interest began to expand as he attended grade school, when he began acting classes, which he continued into college. He attended Oklahoma University, and later California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
(Cal-Arts). After attending Cal-Arts, he immediately began working at Warner Bros. Animation on Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toons, soon moving onto feature films as well.