Peter Hannan (producer)

Peter Hannan
Born
Alma materGoddard College[1]
Occupation(s)Producer, animator, author, singer-songwriter
Years active1992–present
Known forCatDog
Pound Puppies
Let's Go Luna!

Peter John Hannan is an American producer, animator, singer-songwriter and author.

Hannan is the creator, executive producer, and showrunner of the Nickelodeon series CatDog, for which he also wrote and sang the theme song.[citation needed] He is the story editor, sometime songwriter, and interstitial producer of the animated PBS Kids series Let's Go Luna!.[citation needed]

He created a web series called Really Freaking Embarrassing. [2] His single-panel cartoons The Adventures of a Huge Mouth ran in independent newspapers and magazines in Harper's, Esquire and others. He writes and illustrates books, including Petlandia, My Big Mouth: 10 Songs I Wrote That Almost Got Me Killed, The Greatest Snowman in the World, Super Goofballs, Sillyville or Bust, Escape from Camp Wannabarf, School After Dark: Lessons in Lunacy, The Battle of Sillyville: Live Silly or Die! And Freddy! King of Flurb.

He co-founded the company FutureVision, which produced a TV concert series featuring blues artist Muddy Waters, Albert King, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Bobby Bland, Otis Rush, and Blind John Davis.[citation needed]

Hannan has taught, lectured, and led art, writing, animation, and creativity workshops for pre-school through college students.[citation needed] He has worked as a graphic designer and art director and created illustrations for magazines, newspapers, and advertising.[citation needed] He exhibits paintings, illustrations, and cartoons.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Hannan, Peter 1954-". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Zahed, Ramin (September 19, 2012). "Peter Hannan Has an 'Embarrassing' New Toon". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.