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Mike Laubach(1975-2020)

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Visual Effects
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Mike Laubach was born on 9 April 1975 in the USA. He is known for Beowulf (2007), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and The Polar Express (2004). He died on 21 May 2020 in Boring, Oregon, USA.
BornApril 9, 1975
DiedMay 21, 2020(45)
BornApril 9, 1975
DiedMay 21, 2020(45)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Ray Winstone in Beowulf (2007)
Beowulf
6.3
  • Animation Department
  • 2007
Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Jeremy Shada in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6.9
  • Visual Effects
  • 2009
Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, and Josh Hutcherson in The Polar Express (2004)
The Polar Express
6.6
  • Animation Department
  • 2004
Casey Affleck, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Tucker Albrizzi in ParaNorman (2012)
ParaNorman
7.0
  • Animation Department(as Michael Laubach)
  • 2012

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
    VeggieTales
    7.4
    TV Series
    • character engineer
    • additional animation
    • modeler ...
    • 1996–2015
  • Barbie: The Pearl Princess (2014)
    Barbie: The Pearl Princess
    6.3
    Video
    • animation
    • 2014
  • Casey Affleck, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Tucker Albrizzi in ParaNorman (2012)
    ParaNorman
    7.0
    • technical director of facial rigging (as Michael Laubach)
    • 2012
  • VeggieTales: Larry Learns to Listen (2011)
    VeggieTales: Larry Learns to Listen
    6.6
    Video
    • animator
    • 2011
  • Ray Winstone in Beowulf (2007)
    Beowulf
    6.3
    • character setup lead
    • 2007
  • Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Brittany Curran, and Spencer Locke in Monster House (2006)
    Monster House
    6.7
    • character setup lead
    • 2006
  • Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, and Josh Hutcherson in The Polar Express (2004)
    The Polar Express
    6.6
    • character setup
    • 2004
  • Mike Nawrocki in VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas (2002)
    VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas
    7.0
    Video
    • additional layout
    • 2002
  • 3-2-1 Penguins: The Amazing Carnival of Complaining (2001)
    3-2-1 Penguins: The Amazing Carnival of Complaining
    6.7
    Video
    • animator
    • 2001
  • 3-2-1 Penguins: The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka (2001)
    3-2-1 Penguins: The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka
    6.5
    Video
    • animator
    • 2001
  • Ron Smith, Page Hearn, Ron Wells, and Greg Mills in 3-2-1 Penguins! Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn (2000)
    3-2-1 Penguins! Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn
    6.8
    Video
    • animation artist
    • 2000
  • VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky (2000)
    VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky
    7.2
    Video
    • character engineer
    • 2000
  • VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999)
    VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed
    7.2
    Video
    • additional animation
    • 1999
  • Veggietales Christmas Spectacular! (1998)
    Veggietales Christmas Spectacular!
    7.8
    TV Special
    • animator
    • 1998
  • VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry (1998)
    VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry
    7.1
    Video
    • additional character animator
    • 1998

Art Department

  • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
    VeggieTales
    7.4
    TV Series
    • character / prop engineering
    • modeler
    • modeling
    • 1996–2014
  • 3-2-1 Penguins! (2000)
    3-2-1 Penguins!
    6.7
    TV Series
    • character modeler
    • 2006
  • Mike Nawrocki in VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas (2002)
    VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas
    7.0
    Video
    • modeler
    • 2002
  • 3-2-1 Penguins: The Amazing Carnival of Complaining (2001)
    3-2-1 Penguins: The Amazing Carnival of Complaining
    6.7
    Video
    • character modeler
    • 2001
  • 3-2-1 Penguins: The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka (2001)
    3-2-1 Penguins: The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka
    6.5
    Video
    • character modeler
    • 2001
  • VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999)
    VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed
    7.2
    Video
    • character / prop engineering
    • 1999
  • Mike Nawrocki and Phil Vischer in VeggieTales: Josh and the Big Wall (1997)
    VeggieTales: Josh and the Big Wall
    7.3
    Video
    • modeler
    • 1997
  • Mike Nawrocki in VeggieTales: Larry-Boy! & the Fib from Outer Space! (1997)
    VeggieTales: Larry-Boy! & the Fib from Outer Space!
    7.3
    Video
    • modeler
    • 1997
  • VeggieTales: Very Silly Songs (1997)
    VeggieTales: Very Silly Songs
    7.3
    Video
    • modeler (as Mike 'Longjohn' Laubach)
    • 1997

Visual Effects

  • Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Jeremy Shada in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
    6.9
    • character setup technical director
    • 2009
  • Ray Winstone in Beowulf (2007)
    Beowulf
    6.3
    • lead rigger: facial rigging (as Michael Laubach)
    • 2007
  • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
    VeggieTales
    7.4
    TV Series
    • lighter
    • 2007
  • VeggieTales: An Easter Carol (2004)
    VeggieTales: An Easter Carol
    6.7
    Video
    • additional CG supervisor
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2004
  • Mike Nawrocki in VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe (2003)
    VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe
    7.2
    Video
    • CG Supevisor
    • Visual Effect Supervisor
    • 2003
  • Mike Nawrocki in VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas (2002)
    VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas
    7.0
    Video
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2002
  • Ron Smith, Page Hearn, Ron Wells, and Greg Mills in 3-2-1 Penguins! Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn (2000)
    3-2-1 Penguins! Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn
    6.8
    Video
    • character modeling and engineering
    • 2000
  • Mike Nawrocki in VeggieTales: Larry-Boy! & the Fib from Outer Space! (1997)
    VeggieTales: Larry-Boy! & the Fib from Outer Space!
    7.3
    Video
    • lighter
    • 1997
  • VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas (1996)
    VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas
    7.1
    Video
    • effects animation
    • 1996

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Michael Laubach
  • Born
    • April 9, 1975
    • USA
  • Died
    • May 21, 2020
    • Boring, Oregon, USA(car accident)

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