Tim Bain facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tim Bain
|
|
|---|---|
Bain (right) with Peter Lord at Aardman Animations in 2018
|
|
| 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 on November 28, 1978, is a talented writer from Britain and Australia. He is famous for creating funny and exciting shows for kids and animated series on TV. He also works as a director, producer, and even a voice actor!
Tim has created several popular shows. These include the action-comedy series Kangaroo Beach for ABC Kids. He also created Let's Go, Bananas! for Warner Bros. Discovery and CBC Kids. Another one of his creations is the action-adventure series Knee High Spies.
He has written for many well-known children's shows. Some of these include Bluey, PJ Masks, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, and Thomas & Friends. Tim has also written for comedy shows like Aardman Animations Epic Adventures of Morph and The Rubbish World of Dave Spud.
Voice Acting Fun
Tim Bain also uses his voice for different characters in cartoons. He has voiced characters in shows like Go Jetters and Love Monster.
He also lent his voice to the Thomas & Friends series. In seasons 22 to 24, he played many different characters. These included humans, trains, and buses.
Awards and Recognition
Tim Bain has won several awards for his amazing 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 series Kangaroo Beach won the 2022 Screen Producers Australia Animated Series Production of the Year Award. It was also nominated for a 2021 AACTA Award.
Another project, Tooned 50, also won big awards. It won a Gold Eurobest Award in 2013. It also received a Gold Lovie Award. This animated short featured famous voices like Alexander Armstrong and Brian Cox. It also included Formula-1 champions like Jenson Button and Alain Prost.
Musicals and Short Films
Tim Bain has written several musical comedies for high schools. These include You're History!, Lucky, RetroActive, and High School Spoof-ical. These musicals have been performed in many countries. They have been shown in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. They have also been performed in Japan and South Africa.
He also created short animated films. His films Arctic Adventure (2000) and Kidd Kelly (2003) were shown at various festivals. These festivals included the St Kilda Film Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Famous actors like Eric Bana and Sigrid Thornton lent their voices to these films.
