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From a very early age Jonathan remembers being captivated by movies.  Whether it was film or television, what intrigued and excited him most were characters from films and shorts such as The Jungle Book, What's Opera Doc and all things Looney Tunes, The Frog Prince by Jim Henson and the Muppets, anything by Ray Harryhausen, Planet of the Apes and Star Wars. Animated or otherwise it became obvious to him that this was the direction with which he wanted to pursue a career.
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These early influences instilled in him the passion to create as a sculptor. Jonathan's career path has taken him from stop motion animator for commercials, a puppeteer with the Muppets, model making for commercials and television, sculpting prototypes for the toy industry, as well as sculpting of clay and digital characters on ICE AGE, Sausage Party, and Oscar winning films such as THE INCREDIBLES, RATATOUILLE, and UP and several Oscar nominated shorts including BOUNDIN', ONE MAN BAND, and LIFTED. Jonathan also teaches his sculpture courses at Think Tank Training Center a comprehensive training facility for 3D animation, Visual Effects and Game Design in beautiful North Vancouver.

Jonathan is currently developing concept art for a number of animated Film and TV properties and resides in Vancouver BC.