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Dave Pressler is an American illustrator, animator, sculptor, character designer and painter based in Los Angeles. Much of his work focuses on whimsical portrayals of robots and strange, fantastical creatures.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BIO )〕 He is perhaps best known for his Emmy-nominated, short-lived Nickelodeon series ''Robot and Monster'', which he created and produced with Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dave Pressler, Jennifer Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin - Robot and Monster - Nickelodeon Animation Studio )〕 Pressler’s career in entertainment first started in his twenties after moving to Los Angeles. The first characters he designed were “Gak & Phlegm,” a duo of characters Dave created with Dan Clark to interview celebrities with on the red-carpet. After that, Dave secured a position as a character developer at The Jim Henson Company. Along with partners Dan Clark and Don Asher, Dave (the trio forming Wandering Monkey Entertainment) became a key production / charaicter designer for shows like Los Luchadores〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nick Announces "Planet Sheen," "TUFF Puppy," 3 Pilots; Promotes Rawlings )〕 and Brats of the Lost Nebula, which TV Guide rated as The Best Children’s Show of 1998. He has also developed shows and worlds for networks such as Kids' WB, Nelvana, Disney XD, Fox Kids Network and Wild Brain, among others. Dave was the creature designer, co-producer and co-star of the indie-horror film The Item. The film was the first digital feature to be accepted to Sundance Film Festival. Dave went on to create the distinctive visual design for the Emmy-nominated CGI children’s adventure show for The Learning Channel, The Save-Ums.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dave Pressler )〕 Some of Dave’s most cherished work has been his sculpting, and he has enjoyed success as a highly sought-after sculptor of vinyl collectibles. His handiwork has been immortalized as Necessaries Toy Foundation’s Mark Ryden's YHWH,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mark Ryden's YHWH Custom Toy Show at Toy Art Gallery - Jeremyriad )〕 Camille Rose Garcia’s “Camille’s Girls,”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dave Pressler - ROBOTS )〕 The Ron English “Rabbbit” figure, Brendon Monroe’s “Sour” for Android 8, Nathan Jurevicius “Monkey King”, and Luke Chueh’s “Black In White”. With the success of Dave’s various limited edition resin creations his character “Angry Clobber Monkey” has become his first vinyl collectable character. In 2014, Pressler announced he will be going to space thanks to Virgin Galactic.〔http://online.barrons.com/articles/flying-into-space-with-richard-bransons-virgin-galactic-1412933527?tesla=y&mod=googlebarrons〕 In the Summer of 2014, DreamWorksTV, the YouTube channel of Dreamworks Animation, premiered Dave's new series of stop-motion short videos ''How To Do Everything! With Garrick & Marvin''. The project marks Dave's first endeavor into stop-motion animation. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dave Pressler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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