- "When Revenge of the Sith was over, I found myself in the incredible position of carrying the torch forward."
- ―Dave Filoni
Dave Filoni is an animation producer who has been involved in various ways with Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, Star Wars Resistance and The Mandalorian.
Biography
Filoni grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. While attending Mt. Lebanon High School, he was in the school's marching band as well as player goaltender for the hockey team. He went on to attend Edinboro University.
Filoni made an appearance at Celebration IV on Sunday, May 28, 2007 with producer Catherine Winder in the Celebration Theater (Room 408AB), to discuss the beginnings of the new television series and reveal how The Clone Wars was being created. During San Diego Comic Con 2014, Filoni admitted that he knew about contradicting the Expanded Universe by establishing The Clone Wars as canon. In his defense, he said that they still included the Expanded Universe elements when they could.[1]
Filoni was one of the executive producers on Star Wars Rebels,[2] and he voiced Chopper in the series, a role which was not revealed until the series finale.[3]
He is also an executive producer on The Mandalorian,[4] for which he directed two episodes[5]—his first venture outside the realm of animation.[6] Around the debut of Star Wars Rebels Season Four, Filoni had hinted that he'd been exploring other forms of storytelling and learning from live-action directors.[7][8]
Personal life
An avid Plo Koon fan, Filoni dressed up as the Jedi Master for the opening of Revenge of the Sith.[9] Dave Filoni's office, as seen in the extra features on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars DVD, is filled with Plo Koon paraphernalia. He has a bust of Plo Koon's head, a model of Plo Koon's ship, an autographed portrait by the actor who played Plo Koon, a replica of Plo Koon's lightsaber on his desk, and his personal Plo Koon costume on display. Filoni also has a notebook-sized planner on his desk with Plo Koon's picture taped to the outside. Filoni also has a small model of the character Appa on his desk, from Avatar: The Last Airbender. He is also a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Star Wars work
Bibliography
Notes and references
- ↑
SDCC 2014: Star Wars: A New Dawn Panel - Liveblog on StarWars.com
- ↑ New Animated Series Star Wars Rebels Coming Fall 2014 on StarWars.com
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Family Reunion – and Farewell"
- ↑ The Mandalorian First Image, Directors Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Prudom, Laura (September 29, 2019). Get a Look Inside The Mandalorian's Ship: The Razor Crest - IGN First.
- ↑ First Look at The Mandalorian | The Star Wars Show on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- ↑ Lussier, Germain (October 27, 2017). Star Wars: Rebels' Dave Filoni on Its Final Season and His Future Role in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Gizmodo. Retrieved on October 31, 2017.
- ↑ Template:YouTube
- ↑ Dave Filoni Extended Interview | The Star Wars Show on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
External links
- Dave Filoni on Wikipedia
- Dave Filoni at the Internet Movie Database
- Dave Filoni's Facebook page
- Dave Filoni (@dave_filoni) on Twitter
