Lou Scarborough

Lou Scarborough (born May 27, 1953 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA; died August 5, 2013 in Glendale, California), was a professional traditional 2D animator, storyboard artist and comic artist who lived in Pasadena, California.

Biography
Lou Scarborough was born in Sumter, South Carolina, but moved with his father and siblings to New York City, a place he didn't desire to be. There he would work on several animation projects, including his first animated feature, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, along with friends Dan Haskett and Tom Sito.

In the 1970s, Lou and Dan Haskett would visit the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan, showing their amazing drawings who would inspire many of the attending students at the time (including a young Sito). Lou would even teach young comic artists at the Joe Kubert's school in Dover, New Jersey.

He would eventually move to Toronto, Canada, where he would work for Nelvana Enterprises, Inc., continuing to move to the West Coast via Seattle until he finally reached and settled in Hollywood, California, where he would work for a myriad of television cartoons and animated features, and commercial companies such as Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Disney merchandising. Lou would eventually win an Emmy for his work in Warner Bros. TV Animation's Taz-Mania.

Lou debuted in comics with DC Comics' New Talent Showcase #15 (1985) and kept a hand in comics ever since. As an established comic artist, Lou became an (on-and-off) member of the Comics Arts Professional Society (CAPS), and would continue to be so until his ultimate passing in 2013.

Death
Lou Scarborough passed away in August 5, 2013 in Glendale, California, USA, of metastasized colorectal cancer before he could start chemotheraphy. His last request the day prior was to ask fellow animator Marc Schirmeister to have his art sketchbooks brought to him so he could distract himself drawing while being treated.

After his passing, his body was flown to New York for burial at the Scarborough family plot.

Filmography

 * Adelaide Productions
 * 2005 - Dragon Tales (storyboard artist - as Louis Scarborough)


 * Atkinson Film-Arts
 * 1981 - The Trolls and the Christmas Express (animator)


 * Bagdasarian Productions
 * 1985 - Alvin and the Chipmunks (layout artist - as Louis Scarborough)


 * Bobbs-Merrill Company
 * 1977 - Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (assistant animator - as Lou Scarborough)


 * DIC Entertainment
 * 1990 - Camp Candy (storyboard artist - as Lou Scarborough)
 * 1993 - Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (storyboard artist)


 * Eliot Noyes Productions
 * 1984 - Braingames (artist)


 * Filmation
 * 1987 - Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (animator - as Louis Scarborough)
 * 1987-1988 - BraveStarr (animator - as Louis S. Scarborough Jr.)
 * 1988 - BraveStarr: The Legend (animator - as Louis S. Scarborough Jr.)


 * Gracie Films
 * 1990 - The Simpsons (unknown)


 * Hanna Barbera Productions
 * 1979 - The New Fred and Barney Show (animator - as Louis Scarborough)
 * 1979 - Godzilla (animator - as Louis Scarborough)
 * 1988 - The Smurfs (storyboard artist - as Lewis Scarborough)
 * 1992 - The Addams Family (storyboard artist)


 * Humongous Entertainment
 * 1994 - Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds (animator - as Louis Scarborough)


 * Imagine Entertainment
 * 2013-2015 - Curious George (storyboard artist - as Lou Scarborough)


 * The Jim Henson Company
 * 1986 - Muppet Babies (model designer - as Louis Scarborough)


 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
 * 1997 - Babes in Toyland (storyboard artist)
 * 1998 - The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (additional storyboard artist)


 * Murakami-Wolf-Swenson
 * 1990-1991 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (storyboard artist - as Louis Scarborough)


 * Nelvana
 * 1983 - Rock & Rule (animator - as Louis Scarborough)


 * Nickelodeon
 * 2003/2004 - ChalkZone (storyboard artist)


 * Ralph Bakshi
 * 1983 - Fire and Ice (unknown)


 * Scholastic Entertainment
 * 2002 - Clifford the Big Red Dog (storyboard artist)


 * Universal Cartoon Studios
 * 1997 - The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (storyboard artist - as Lou Scarborough)


 * The Walt Disney Company
 * 1981 - The Fox and the Hound (unknown)
 * 1999 - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (additional storyboard artist - as Louis Scarborough)
 * 2005 - Danger Rangers (storyboard artist)


 * Warner Bros. Animation
 * 1991-1993 - Taz-Mania (storyboard artist, animation posing artist - as Lou Scarborough)
 * 1992 - Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (character layout and posing artist - as Lou Scarborough)
 * 1992 - Batman: The Animated Series (background layout, character layout artist - as Lou Scarborough)
 * 1998 - Quest for Camelot (story department - as Louis S. Scarborough)
 * 1999 - Histeria! - (storyboard artist)

Lou Scarborough and furry
Although not a full-fledged member of the furry fandom, Lou was well aware of its history, people and art, counting many a friend among furries, with an funny animal art style of keen interest to the furry community.

Media

 * Lou Scarborough (1953-2013) article on Cartoon Research
 * Lou Scarborough, Animator (1953-2013) article on File 770
 * Tom Sito remembers Lou Scarborough article on Flip Animation
 * A Friend in Lou article on Michael Sporn Animation
 * In Memoriam of Louis Scarborough Jr. article on Bleeding Cool