Tim Bain facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tim Bain
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Bain (right) at Aardman Animations in 2018
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| Born | Timothy Bain 28 November 1978 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Television writer, director, producer, voice actor |
| Nationality | British Australian |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Timothy Bain (born 28 November 1978) is a talented writer from Britain and Australia. He is famous for creating funny shows for kids and animated series for television.
Tim Bain created the action-comedy show Kangaroo Beach for ABC Kids. He also made Let's Go, Bananas!, an animated family sitcom for Warner Bros. Discovery, CBC Kids, and Sky Kids. Another show he created for ABC Kids is the upcoming action-adventure series Knee High Spies.
He has written for many popular comedy shows. These include Epic Adventures of Morph by Aardman Animations and The Rubbish World of Dave Spud. He also wrote for Australian shows like Rove and The Wedge.
For children's series, Tim Bain has written episodes for some of your favorite cartoons. These include Bluey, PJ Masks, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, and Thomas & Friends.
Voice Acting Roles
Tim Bain also uses his voice for characters in animated shows. He has voiced characters in Go Jetters and Love Monster. He also played many different characters in Thomas & Friends from series 22 to 24. These characters included humans, trains, and buses.
Awards and Achievements
Tim Bain has won several awards for his writing. In 2018, he won Best Children's Episode at the British Writers Guild Awards. This was for his Counterfeit Cat script called "Room of Panic". He also won Best Animation at the Australian Writers Guild Awards in 2017 for the same script.
His show Kangaroo Beach won the 2022 Screen Producers Australia Animated Series Production of the Year Award. It was also nominated for a 2021 AACTA Award.
A short film called Tooned 50 also won big awards. It featured the voices of Alexander Armstrong and Brian Cox. Famous Formula-1 champions like Jenson Button and Alain Prost were also in it. Tooned 50 won a Gold Eurobest Award in 2013 and a Gold Lovie Award.
Musicals for Schools
Tim Bain has written several musical comedies for high schools. These include You're History!, Lucky, RetroActive, and High School Spoof-ical. These musicals are published by Maverick Musicals. They have been performed by students in many countries. These include Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and South Africa.
Animated Short Films
Tim Bain has also created animated short films. His film Arctic Adventure (2000) and Kidd Kelly (2003) featured famous voice actors. These included Eric Bana, Sigrid Thornton, John Clarke, and Judith Lucy. These films have been shown at many festivals. Some of these are the St Kilda Film Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They also screened at the Massachusetts Children's Film Festival.
