Dave Madson

Dave Madson (born August 5, 1967) is an American film and television animator, director, writer and cartoonist. He started off making animated short films, before transitioning into a staff writer first for the Gingo shows Gabriel Garza, Hatty, The Home Sweet Home of Bluis & Bubblina and Puyo Puyo, then for Zina Supermoon for the 2nd and 3rd seasons. He is best known for creating the Gingo series The Supernova Spies, Worldwide Animals and Road Trip Madness.

Early life and education
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1983-2000: Early years
In 1983, while he was in high school, he was pitching animated short films. He wrote many shorts at the UCLA while he was in college. Among the shorts he pitched is Undercover Hero, Robots and Humans, Runaway, and Fraternity Twins.

Michael Wildshill met Madson, and liked the shorts so his company Gingo Animation offered Madson the staff job as writer for the series Ray Eilo and Gabriel Garza. During his lifetime, he also served as director. Madson left Garza in 1996 in order to serve as same capacity for Hatty. He left after the first season, in order to be in the same capacity for Gingo's show The Home Sweet Home of Bluis & Bubblina. He developed the first draft for the show The Supernova Spies in 1998, and successfully pitched it to Gingo. In 1999, he left the show, and joined Puyo Puyo and served as co-executive producer of the series.

2000-2008: The Supernova Spies and Worldwide Animals
In 2000, shortly after Puyo Puyo 's cancellation, he joined the show Zina Supermoon. He served as the same co-executive producer capacity, in addition to writing and directing as his previous show Puyo Puyo did. In 2002, he left Zina Supermoon, in order to focus on creating The Supernova Spies, which made Dave Madson his household name for audiences. It was one of the most successful Gingo shows of all time, and it was cancelled after three seasons, despite its critical acclaim.

During the time, Madson sold a pilot Worldwide Animals to Gingo in 2002 for The Toon Hour, which gave them a series order in 2005. shortly after Gingo was cancelling his previous show The Supernova Spies, which Michael Wildshill recommended and screened the pilot to critical acclaim. Again, it lasted three seasons, and it was critically acclaimed by critics, and fans.

2008-2014: Road Trip Madness
In 2008, shortly after Worldwide Animals ' cancellation, he was given the job as consulting producer on the Gingo series FusionMania, which was created by Gabriel Garza and Zina Supermoon creator Geo G. His tenure on FusionMania lasted three years before he left in 2011.

During the same time, Madson and his friend Cynthia True, who was another writer for the show FusionMania, went on to create Road Trip Madness for Gingo, based on a concept he pitched in 2009. Like their previous two shows he created, this one lasted three seasons and critically acclaimed, spawned action figures, video games, and other merchandise.

2014-present: Upcoming projects
In 2014, Road Trip Madness was cancelled by Gingo. Gingo Animation gave Madson a job in order to join Elliot's Guide to Becoming a True Mouse, which was created by Arlo-Avocha Vernon. During his tenure, he spent five years, serving as executive producer, as well as writer, director and animation director.

In 2019, shortly after the show was cancelled, he joined Antonio and Mr. Wacky Fox, which was created by Everett Peck in the same capacity shown prior. During the time, Madson renewed its interest with a deal at Gingo Animation, and pitched seven upcoming projects and ideas, like The Membrane Squad, which will be debuted on The Toon Hour.

Personal life
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Awards and nominations
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