Owen Dennis

Owen Dennis (born March 13, 1987) is an American director, storyboard artist, writer, animator, musician and voice actor known for creating Infinity Train.

Owen Dennis
Born (1987-03-13) March 13, 1987
Iowa, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMinneapolis College of Art and Design
OccupationStoryboard artist, writer, animator, musician, voice actor
Years active2009–present
Notable work
Infinity Train

Early life

After graduating from Minneapolis College of Art and Design,[1] Dennis traveled to China to teach oral English at Shenzhen Foreign Languages School and Shanghai Jianqiao College,[2] for three years.[1]

Career

Returning to the United States, Dennis was hired by Cartoon Network as a storyboard artist and writer for Regular Show. He also worked on two episodes of Close Enough.

In 2014, Dennis pitched the idea of Infinity Train to Cartoon Network who eventually greenlit the pilot a year later.[3] The pilot was released on November 1, 2016 on the Cartoon Network App and on the network’s official YouTube channel the following day.[4] Within a month, the pilot received a million views on YouTube. A petition to greenlight the series garnered over 50,000 signatures before the show was greenlit.[5]

Dennis served as executive producer, while also writing and storyboarding the pilot, as well as parts of episode one. He was also the show's record producer, leader of the writers room, and provided the voice of Sad-One.[6] The series received critical acclaim and was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Special Production.[7] While the series was intended to be a miniseries, Dennis announced that it would continue as an anthology series.[8]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleWriterStoryboard
artist		Voice actorRoleNotes
2009The Greatest ApeYesYesYesPhilShort film
2015Regular Show: The MovieYesYes

Television
YearTitleWriterProducerStoryboard
artist		Voice actorRoleNotes
2013–2017Regular ShowYesYes
2019–2021Infinity TrainYesYesYesYesSad-One
Additional voices		Also creator, additional animator and music producer
2020Close EnoughYesYesTwo episodes

References
  1. "Owen Dennis – Minneapolis College of Art and Design". Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. "Owen Dennis – Storyboard Artist/Writer – Cartoon Network". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. "Animated People: Owen Dennis' 'Infinity Train' Steams Ahead". Animation Magazine. August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. "Infinity Train – Cartoon Network Studios Shorts". YouTube. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  5. "Cartoon Network's Infinity Train Finally Has a Release Date". Vulture.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  6. "Owen Dennis". Behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  7. "Nominees – Annie Awards". Annieawards.org. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  8. "Oweeeeendennis (@OweeeeenDennis) · Twitter". Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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