Tom LaBaff

Tom LaBaff

Obsessed with story.

Senior Storyboard Artist

Vero Beach South, FL, United States

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Animation Storyboard Artist

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

Storyboard Artist

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (2020)

Story Artist

Angry Birds Toons (2011)

Storyboard Artist

3-2-1 Penguins! (2006)

Storyboard Artist

Our Cartoon President (2018)

Storyboard Artist

Wish Dragon (2021)

Storyboard Artist

Ron's gone wrong (2021)

head of story

Mosley

Storyboard Artist

Ferdinand (2017)

Sr. Story artist

Ferdinand the Bull (1936)

Key Assistant Clean-Up Animator

Mulan (1998)

Storyboard Artist

Rio (2011)

Story artist

Monster Trucks (2017)

Epic (2013)

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

Storyboard Artist

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

Storyboard Artist

Electronic Arts

Storyboard Artist

Home on the Range (2004)

Feature Story Artist

Brother Bear (2003)

Assistant Animator

Pocahontas (1995)

Inbetweener

The Lion King (1994)

Assistant Animator

Trail Mix-Up (1993)

- See tomlabaff.com for all work - I try to keep things funny.
Work History

  • Storyboard Artist

    ILLUMINATION

    October 2021 - July 2023

  • Storyboard Artist

    Cartoon Network

    August 2020 - December 2020

  • Sr. Story Artist

    Late Night Cartoons, Inc.

    September 2019 - December 2019
    Vero Beach, Florida

    Boarded for Stephen Colbert's Our Cartoon President

  • Sr. Story artist

    Double Negative

    March 2019 - September 2019
    Vero Beach, Florida

    Boarded on Silk Road Rally.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Illumination Entertainment

    July 2018 - January 2019

  • head of story

    Huhu Studios

    March 2017 - May 2017

  • head of story

    Huhu Studios

    September 2016 - January 2017
    Vero Beach, FL

    Storyboard/Team Leader

  • freelance storyboard artist

    Electronic Arts

    December 2015 - January 2016

  • Story Artist

    Blue Sky Studios

    February 2015 - April 2015
    Vero Beach, FL

    Storyboard on Ferdinand the Bull
    Epic
    Rio
    Ice Age

  • Story Artist Blue Sky Studios

    Blue Sky Studios

    August 2014 - March 2015

  • Senior Story Artist

    Digital Domain

    March 2011 - September 2012
    PSL Florida

    Story Development/Storyboard writer:
    The Legend of Tembo
    Art Story
    Lightning Catcher
    Birds of a Feather
    Mighty Mouse
    Incredible Paintings of Felix Clousseau (personal project)

  • Story Artist

    Blue Sky Studios

    March 2009 - November 2010
    Greenwich, CT

    Recent Movies:
    Ferdinand the Bull (2017)
    Monster Truck (2016) Paramount
    Epic (2013)
    Ice Age 4 (2012)
    Rio (2011)

  • Owner tomlabaff.com

    Tom LaBaff Studios

    January 2003 - January 2009
    Vero Beach, FL

    Storyboard credits:
    Viacom – Animated and directed 3 spots for Spike TV (2007)
    Reel FX – Storyboard (2006)
    DisneyToons – Storyboard Cinderella II (2004)
    Disney Feature Animation – Storyboard Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

    Television Commercials – Storyboard:
    Hardrock Café
    YPBR
    Gaylord Palms
    Anson Stoner
    Zizzo
    Integrity Arts

    Illustration Publishing Credits:
    Editorial Illustration
    Wall Street Journal
    Field & Stream
    Runner’s World
    Golf Digest
    MacWorld
    Boston Business Journal
    SRQ
    National Gardening
    SLJ
    Denver magazine

    Children’s Book Illustration
    Scholastic
    Harcourt Brace
    American Greetings
    Sterling
    Enslow
    Wiley
    Worthwhile
    Scott Forsman

  • Feature Story Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    1998 - 2003
    Orlando, Florida Area

    Storyboard Credits:
    My Peoples (no release)
    Home on the Range (2004)
    Brother Bear (2003)
    John Henry - short (2002)

  • Assistant Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    1991 - 1998
    Orlando, Florida

    Animation Credits:
    Mulan (1998)
    Pocahontas (1995)
    Lion King (1994)
    Roger Rabbit/Trail Mix-Up - short (1993)
    Off His Rockers - short (1992)
    Beauty and the Beast (1991)

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Education

  • Ringling College of Art and Design

    1988 - 1991

  • Manatee Community College

    ? - ?