Ian Wasseluk is an American storyboarder, artist, and writer who has been working in the animation field for over a decade. He was nominated for an Environmental Media Award for his work on the environmentally-themed episode "The Legend of the Earth Troll" for Fish Hooks.
Education[]
Wasseluk graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2000 with a B.A. in film/video.
Career[]
The majority of his career has focused on animated comedies for television. Beginning with the Powerpuff Girls series in 2000, his contributions include storyboarding and writing on the TV series Fish Hooks, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Chowder, My Gym Partner's a Monkey as well as work on My Life as a Teenage Robot, Johnny Bravo, The Replacements, The Emperor's New School, Phineas and Ferb, The Mighty B!, Gravity Falls, Clarence, Star vs the Forces of Evil, and also the Powerpuff Girls Movie.
Awards and Nomination[]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Television Academy / The Emmys | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | "The Toots" / Chowder | Nominated |
| 2011 | Environmental Media Awards | Children's Television | "Legend of the Earth Troll" | Nominated |
Background information[]
Wasseluk currently works as a Supervising Director at the Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies, and has been since January of 2016.