Nationality American Name Lou Romano | Years active 1992–present Role Voice actor | |
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Born 15 April 1972 (age 51) ( 1972-04-15 ) San Diego, California, United States Occupation Animation production artist, producer, actor, voice artist Nominations ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Period or Fantasy Film Movies Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Cars, Your Friend the Rat, Whoopass Stew! Similar People Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird, Patton Oswalt, Brad Garrett, Teddy Newton | ||
Ratatouille - Lou Romano, Peter Sohn Interview
Lou Romano (born April 15, 1972 in San Diego, California) is an American animation production artist and voice actor. He did design work on Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles, and he provided the voices of Bernie Kropp in The Incredibles, Snot Rod in Cars and Alfredo Linguini in Ratatouille.
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Romano had an interest in drawing and painting at an early age and studied theater arts, performing in plays throughout junior high and high school. He studied acting at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). After graduating in 1990 he studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts. He then completed workshops at The Groundlings in L.A.. He later went on to work as an art director and designer for animated projects, such as The Powerpuff Girls and The Iron Giant.
In 2000, Romano joined Pixar as the production designer of The Incredibles, for which he won an Annie Award in 2005. His artwork has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and the Gallery at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City and has been published on the cover of The New Yorker. In 2009, Romano left Pixar to work at Laika in Portland, Oregon. Lou and his wife reside in the Bay Area.
1991 Cody with Lou Romano on News4
Filmography
Art Department
2022
Wendell & Wild (main title design)
2021
Luca (development artist)
2019
Dumbo (concept artist)
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (visual development)
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Samurai Jack (TV Series) (layout keys - 6 episodes, 2017) (background layout designer - 5 episodes, 2017) (background designer - 1 episode, 2017)
- Episode CI (2017) - (background layout designer - uncredited) / (layout keys)
- Episode XCIX (2017) - (background layout designer - uncredited) / (layout keys)
- Episode XCVII (2017) - (layout keys)
- Episode XCV (2017) - (background designer - uncredited) / (background layout designer - uncredited) / (layout keys)
- Episode XCIV (2017) - (background layout designer - uncredited) / (layout keys)
- Episode XCII (2017) - (background layout designer - uncredited) / (layout keys)
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings (concept artist)
2014
The Boxtrolls (visual development)
2012
Paperman (Short) (artist: early visual development)
2010
Day & Night (Short) (additional support: art & storyboarding)
2009
Up (lighting direction)
2005
Jack-Jack Attack (Video short) (art director: lighting)
2003
Boys Night Out (Short) (development artist)
2001
Monsters, Inc. (visual development)
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The Powerpuff Girls (TV Series) (background color - 7 episodes, 1999 - 2001) (storyboard by - 1 episode, 1999)
- Members Only (2001) - (background color)
- Three Girls and a Monster/Monkey See, Doggie Two (2000) - (background color)
- Criss Cross Crisis (2000) - (background color)
- Fallen Arches/The Mane Event (2000) - (background color)
- Speed Demon/Mojo Jonesin (1999) - (background color)
- Imaginary Fiend/Cootie Gras (1999) - (background color)
- A Very Special Blossom/Daylight Savings (1999) - (background color) / (storyboard by - segment "A Very Special Blossom")
2001
Monkeybone (illustrator)
1999
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (TV Movie) (background color)
1999
The Iron Giant (character designer) / (visual development and character design)
1996
Dexter's Laboratory (TV Series short) (storyboard artist - 3 episodes)
- Dexter's Rival/The Justice Friends: Bee Where?/Mandarker (1996) - (storyboard artist - segment "Mandarker")
- Jurassic Pooch/Dial M for Monkey: Orgon Grindor/Dimwit Dexter (1996) - (storyboard artist - segment "Dial M for Monkey: Orgon Grindor")
- Dexter's Rival/Dial M for Monkey: Simion/Old Man Dexter (1996) - (storyboard artist - segment "Dial M for Monkey: Simion")
Actor
2022
Vagababy (Short) as
Tama (V.O)
2018
LEGO The Incredibles (Video Game) as
Bernie Kropp / Alfredo Linguini (voice)
2014
Cars: Fast as Lightning (Video Game) as
Snotrod (voice)
2012
Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (Video Game) as
Alfredo Linguini (voice)
2011
Cars 2: The Video Game (Video Game) as
Snotrod (voice)
2010
Crackdown 2 (Video Game)(voice)
2009
Tracy as
Pizza Face
2009
Cars Race-O-Rama (Video Game) as
Snot Rod (voice)
2007
Your Friend the Rat (Video short) as
Linguini (voice)
2007
Ratatouille (Video Game) as
Linguini (voice)
2007
Ratatouille as
Linguini (voice)
2006
Cars (Video Game) as
Snot Rod / Minivan (voice)
2006
Cars as
Snotrod (voice)
2004
The Incredibles: When Danger Calls (Video Game) as
Mr. Kropp (voice)
2004
The Incredibles (Video Game) as
Bernie Kropp (Teacher) (voice)
2004
The Incredibles as
Bernie Kropp (voice)
2003
Boys Night Out (Short)(voice)
2001
Monkeybone as
Cop
2001
The Trouble with Lou as
Lou Romano / Ciro Romano
1998
The Powerpuff Girls (TV Series) as
Daddy Bird / Bossman / Junior / ...
- A Very Special Blossom/Daylight Savings (1999) - Daddy Bird (voice)
- A Sticky Situation! (1998) - Bossman / Junior / Slim (voice)
1999
Herd (Short) as
Bible Boy #1
1992
Whoopass Stew! (Short) as
Amoeba Boys (voice)
Animation Department
2017
Samurai Jack (TV Series) (character designer - 1 episode)
- Episode XCII (2017) - (character designer)
2008
Random! Cartoons (TV Series short) (character designer - 1 episode)
- Mind the Kitty (2008) - (character designer - uncredited)
1999
The Powerpuff Girls (TV Series) (background color - 1 episode)
- Something's a Ms./Slumbering with the Enemy (1999) - (background color)
1999
The Iron Giant (character design) / (visual development artist)
1999
Histeria! (TV Series short) (character designer - 1 episode)
- Better Living Through Science (1999) - (character designer - as Louie Romano)
1998
Oh Yeah! Cartoons (TV Series short) (background color stylist - 1 episode)
- Max and the Pigeon/Zoomates/Microcops (1998) - (background color stylist - segment "Max & the Pigeon Incident")
1996
Dexter's Laboratory (TV Series short) (background designer - 1 episode)
- Dexter's Rival/Dial M for Monkey: Simion/Old Man Dexter (1996) - (background designer - segment ": "Dial M for Monkey: Simion")
Production Designer
2022
Wendell & Wild (Co-Production Designer)
2015
The Little Prince
2004
The Incredibles
Visual Effects
1997
Cats Don't Dance (effects assistant)
1994
The Pagemaster (special effects breakdown artist)
Art Director
2019
Wonder Park
2015
On Ice (Short)
Miscellaneous
2005
The Making of 'The Incredibles' (Video documentary short) (color scripts)
Thanks
2012
ParaNorman (with thanks to)
1992
Whoopass Stew! (Short) (special thanks)
Self
2007
Dinner: Impossible (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Sous Chef
- Pixar Movie Mission (2007) - Self - Guest Sous Chef
2005
The Art of Mary Blair (Documentary short) as
Self
2005
More Making of 'The Incredibles' (Video documentary short) as
Self
2005
The Making of 'The Incredibles' (Video documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2012
Pixar Short Films Collection 2 (Video) as
Linguini
2007
Cars Mater-National (Video Game) as
Snot Rod
References
Lou Romano Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA