Born in Los Angeles, California in 1953, the youngest of three sons to an artist and a songwriter (who made their livings as a cocktail waitress and a grocery store clerk), Jim was drawn to puppets, theatre, magic, cartoons and puns for as long as he can remember. He put on puppet and magic shows in his back yard, and later plays with classmates beginning in Kindergarten, and has never stopped. At 18 years old he started his own theatre group, designing and directing several plays at the Academy Theatre in Chatsworth. Directly after attending Art Center College of Design on a scholarship, Jim began working in an art department in Hollywood’s television and film industry and learned his craft on the job, advancing from set dresser to set decorator, then from art director to production designer. In a film and television career that has spanned 4 decades, Jim has had the pleasure of working on many wonderful projects, several winning prestigious industry awards. These include “Team America: World Police”(“The biggest marionette movie of all time!”), “Muppets Tonight” (2 Emmy nominations and one win for Production Design), “What Dreams May Come” (Oscar nomination, Art Directors Guild “ Excellence in Production Design” win), “Flatliners”, Soapdish”, “Overboard”, “Star Trek: The Next Generation (Emmy nomination and win for Art Direction), a Cable Ace Award for the TV series, “Fallen Angels” and a Clio award for the TV commercial, “Timex: “Night Skies.”
Team America: Building the World 2005
as Self
Lucky 13 2005
Production Design
Winter Break 2003
Production Design
Beyond the City Limits 2001
Production Design
What Dreams May Come 1998
Supervising Art Director
Red Wind 1995
Art Direction
Tank Girl 1995
Art Direction
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure 1995
Art Direction
Last Action Hero 1993
Assistant Art Director
Soapdish 1991
Art Direction
Flatliners 1990
Art Direction
Promised Land 1988
Art Direction
Overboard 1987
Art Direction
Bad Manners 1984
Art Direction
The Last American Virgin 1982
Art Direction
Take This Job and Shove It 1981
Art Direction
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