Dennis Messner grew up in rural Missouri where he learned such important skills
as drawing, singing, and how to field-dress a deer. Besides writing and drawing
for books and newspapers, Dennis has also created, written, and storyboarded
animated projects for studios such as Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney.

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Here is a list of some influences:
Charles Schultz, Ub Iwerks, Otto Messmer, George Herriman, Walt Kelly,
Mark Twain, E. C. Segar, Walt Whitman, Osamu Tezaka, Alan Watts, Shigeru Mizuki,
Lewis Trondheim, Shotaro Ishinomori, Daniel Johnston, Taiyo Matsumoto, etc...

Here is a list of some past jobs:
Bakery Worker, Supermarket Sack Boy, Hospital Janitor, Ice Cream Truck Driver,
Vacuum Cleaner Salesman, Construction Laborer, Concert Grip, Senior Housing Cook,
House Painter, Gardener, Hay Bale Bucker, Car Wash Vacuumer, Logger, Telemarketer,
Bricklayer, Caterer, Sign Painter, Video Production Grip, Window Display Artist,
Graphic Designer, Art Director, Syndicated Cartoonist, Animation Creator,
Storyboard Artist, Writer, Executive Producer, etc...

Here is a post manual labor resume:

 
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