Wilbert Plijnaar

Wilbert Plijnaar (born 12 February 1954, Rotterdam)[1] is a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist. He is the winner of the 1995 Stripschapprijs.[2]

Rita Reys (Rotterdam) by Wilbert Plijnaar

Biography

Plijnaar started his career working for Donald Duck in 1972.[3] In the mid 1970s, he moved to the magazine Eppo, where he and Jan van Die started writing scripts for Sjors en Sjimmie and modernized the strip.[4] The other comic he is known for is Claire, published exclusively in the women's magazine Flair.[5]

In 1985, Wilbert Plijnaar bumps into Hans Buying of the Comic House Agency. The meeting ignites a close and productive collaboration that lasts for over ten years. During this period, Plijnaar is moving from Rotterdam to Amsterdam. There, both artists are working together on dozens of animation productions per year, rapidly making Comic House one of the largest animation producers in the Netherlands.

In 1995, he moved to Hollywood to work as a story artist. He has contributed to animated features such as Quest for Camelot, Osmosis Jones, Ice Age, Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, Shrek 2, and Over the Hedge.[6]

In 2019, Plijnaar released his biography Rotterdammer in Hollywood.

Personal life

He is the nephew of jazz singer Rita Reys. A portrait of her by his design is placed in the Oude Binnenweg of Rotterdam.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Role
1998Quest for Camelotstoryboard artist
2001Osmosis Jonesstoryboard artist/visual development artist
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Geniusstoryboard artist
2002Ice Agestoryboard artist
2006Ice Age: The Meltdownadditional story artist
Over the Hedgestoryboard artist
2008Horton Hears a Who!additional story artist
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaursadditional story artist
Planet 51storyboard artist
How to Hook up your Home Theater-Goofy ShortWriter/ story artist
2010The Princess and the Frogstory artist
2010How to Train Your Dragonconcept artist
Despicable Meadditional story artist
2011Gnomeo & Julietstoryboard artist
2012The Loraxstory artist
2013Despicable Me 2story artist
2015Minionsstory artist
2016The Secret Life of Petsstory artist
2018The Grinchstory artist

References
  1. Wilbert Plijnaar at the RKD
  2. "38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974–2011". Het Stripschap. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/plijnaard.htm
  4. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/plijnaard.htm
  5. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/plijnaard.htm
  6. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/plijnaard.htm
  7. "Portret Rita Reys op gevel Jazz-route". RTV Rijnmond. 2014-08-06.
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