Author - Historian - Professor
of Art and Animation
Jake S. Friedman
A Smattering of Published Articles
"Today’s Secret Word Is: Animation – How Pee-wee’s Playhouse Redefined Cartoons"
Interviewing Prudence Fenton, Stephen Oakes, Phil Trumbo, and David Daniels
8/17/23 Animation Magazine
Reflecting upon the closing of the largest animation studio out east
4/16/21 Animation Magazine
"The Original Animaniacs Toonsmith: Randy Rogel"
An interview with performer and composer of Warner TV animation
12/11/19 Animation Magazine
"The Biggest Mouse in New York City"
An interview with artist Darren Romanelli
1/1/19 Animation Magazine
With the world at war, animation auteur battled his artists
6/1/17 American History Magazine
"Looking Back: The '73 Teachers' Strike"
Interviewing my parents on their fight for labor rights
"Chasing Fowl: The Ducktales Gang is Revitalized for Today's Gamers"
Interviewing Capcom's Rey Jimenez, and actor Alan Young
8/01/13 Animation Magazine
"D23: A Toon-lover's Impressions"
Interviewing D23 hosts Billy Stanek and Justin Arthur
5/27/13 Animation Magazine
"A Class of His Own: How One Artist/Activist Pioneered Animation Education"
An investigation on Art Babbitt, incl. interview with Carl Bell
5/12/11 Animation World Network
"Brooklyn's 2010 Animation Block Party"
Interviewing festival curator Casey Safron
7/23/10 Animation Magazine
"Animators Capture the Performance in Commercials"
Interviewing Valdimar Baldvinsson, Eric Luhta, John Vielee, and Kyle Mohr
1/1/10 Animation Mentor
Interviewing co-director Bob Peterson, and animators Aaron Hartline & Chris Chua
11/1/09 Animation Mentor
"A Wooden Boy Gets a New Polish"
Interviewing the original voice of Pinocchio, actor Dick Jones
4/1/09 Animation Magazine
"The Year of the Indie Animator"
Interviewing Jerry Beck, Nina Paley, Ron Diamond, & Eric Goldberg
1/1/09 Animation Mentor
"Dalmatians on DVD: Out Out Darn Spots!"
Interviewing voice actress Lisa Davis
6/22/08 AnimatorsUnite.com
"Far Beyond the Bare Necessities"
Bruce Reitherman reflects on The Jungle Book
11/1/07 Animation Magazine
"Dean Yeagle: Disney-esque artist and Pin-up King"
Interviewing illustrator and comics artist
8/1/07 AnimatorsUnite.com
"Keeping Fresh the Old Spirit"
An interview with J. J. Sedelmaier
6/1/07 aNYmator and AnimatorsUnite.com
Interviewing Amy Winfrey, Rob Boutilier, and Chris Siemasko
6/1/07 Animation Magazine
"Will Disney's Meet the Robinsons Have a Bright Future?"
Interviewing author/illustrator William Joyce and directors Robh Ruppel & Steve Anderson
5/1/07 Animation Magazine (Cover Story)
"Pirates, Pixie Dust, and Poignancy"
Interviewing actor & Disney legend Kathryn Beaumont
4/1/07 Animation Magazine
Interviewing Cinderella III director Frank Nissen
3/1/07 Animation Magazine
Interviewing MoCCA chief & toon aficionado Matt Murray
12/1/06 Animation Magazine
Interviewing The Little Mermaid directors Ron Clements & John Musker
11/1/06 Animation Magazine
Interviewing the voice of Disney TV animation's Launchpad McQuack
10/30/06 AnimatorsUnite.com
"IDT Hits One Out of the Park"
Interviewing Everyone's Hero creative producer Ron Tippe, VP of artistic development Frank Gladstone, executive producer Jerry Davis, and writer Rob Kurtz
10/1/06 Animation Magazine
"Adventures in the Toon Trade"
Interviewing animation director and author David B. Levy
9/1/06 Animation Magazine
Interviewing animation creator of Broken Saints Brooke Burgess
9/1/06 Animation Magazine
"MoMA's Tomorrowland Looks Back in Wonder"
Interviewing MoMA CalArts exhibit curator Josh Siegel, animators Leon Joosen & Gary Conrad
7/1/06 Animation Magazine
Interviews with filmmakers Dan Lund & Tony West
6/1/06 Frames Per Second Magazine
Interviewing 9Story's co-founder Vince Commisso about Skyland
6/1/06 Animation Magazine
"Jay Shuster, Wielder of a Pixar Pencil"
Cars sketch artist shares his points
5/19/06 AnimatorsUnite.com
Interviewing director Brian Pimental and lead animator Andreas Deja
5/1/06 Animation Magazine
"In Her Own Words: Traci Paige Johnson"
Interviewing Blues Clues co-creator and art director
3/1/06 aNYmator
"Big Apples' Fantastic Toon Femmes"
Interviewing Kris Greengrove, Lisa Goldman, Jennifer Oxley, Nina Paley, & Linda Simensky
3/1/06 Animation Magazine
"Candy Kugel: Indie-Studio Animation's First Lady"
Interviewing the long-standing studio head, animator, & producer
3/1/06 Frames Per Second Magazine
"Behind Disney's Chicken Little"
Interviewing art directors Dan Cooper & Ian Gooding, and lead animator Mark Austin
1/1/06 aNYmator
Interviewing co-executive producer and writer of American Dad
11/1/05 aNYmator
Interviewing John Canemaker, Eric Goldberg, and Dave Bossert
9/1/05 aNYmator
Interviewing historian John Culhane and composer Jared Faber
5/1/05 aNYmator
Interviewing studio director Dave Bossert, indie legend Bill Plympton, CEO Craig Yoe, comics artist Chris Giarrusso, and children's author Mo Willems
4/1/05 aNYmator
Interviewing Codename Kids Next Door showrunner Tom Warburton, and original Roger Rabbit author Gary K. Wolf
3/1/05 aNYmator
