Mike Nawrocki






































Mike Nawrocki
Born
Michael Nawrocki


(1966-07-08) July 8, 1966 (age 52)

Dayton, Ohio, United States
Residence Franklin, Tennessee
Alma mater
St. Paul Bible College
University of Illinois
Occupation Executive Vice President and co-founder of Big Idea Entertainment
Years active 1993–present
Notable work
 VeggieTales
Spouse(s) Lisa Nawrocki
Children 2

Michael Nawrocki (born July 8, 1966) is an American director, producer, writer, voice actor, animator, musician, puppeteer, and businessman best known as the co-creator of the long-running, Christian video series, VeggieTales where he voices Larry the Cucumber.[1][2] He also voices many other main characters on the show, including Jerry Gourd, and Jean-Claude Pea, and other various characters, is the co-founder of Big Idea Entertainment alongside Phil Vischer, and currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the company.[3] He has directed several of their productions, including the award-winning Silly Songs with Larry segments from VeggieTales.




Contents






  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 Awards


  • 3 Published works


  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Life and career


Nawrocki originally wanted a career in the medicine field, and studied at St. Paul Bible College (now Crown College) where he met Phil Vischer while serving on a puppet ministry.[4] Nawrocki later enrolled at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and joined Vischer at GRAFx, Nawrocki helped to finance his medical education by taking a job with Renaissance Video, a video production facility where he gained experience in video production and animation. In 1993, Nawrocki left Film & Tape Works, a company that had purchased GRAFx Studios, and his future in medicine to join Vischer and founded Big Idea Productions.[5] After Big Idea's liquidation in 2003, Nawrocki reactivated the company in 2004.[6]


On September 30, 2008, Big Idea Entertainment appointed Nawrocki to the position of Executive Vice President. He will "oversee all creative and production at the Big Idea studio," "spearhead the development and launch of new series, brands and properties for Big Idea," will have the "initial focus will include developing an original new VeggieTales TV series," and "cultivate new strategic partnerships and alliances in the creative community to help expand the Big Idea portfolio."


In 2014, DreamWorks Classics, the parent company of Big Idea, signed an exclusive deal with Netflix to produce and distribute VeggieTales in the House. Nawrocki was signed on to continue voicing Larry, Jerry, and Jean-Claude.[7]



Awards































































Year
 Award
 Nominated work
 Result
1997
Animated Short Film or Video World's Children's Prize Foundation's Children's Jury Award
 Very Silly Songs
 Won
1997
 Children's Music Album of the Year GMA Dove Award
 A Very Veggie Christmas
 Won
1998
 Long Form Music Video of the Year GMA Dove Award
 A Very Silly Sing Along
 Won
2000
 Children's Music Album of the Year GMA Dove Award
Larry-Boy: The Soundtrack
 Won
2001
 Children's Music Album of the Year GMA Dove Award
 A Queen, A King, and A Very Blue Berry - VeggieTunes;
 Won
2003
 Children's Music Album of the Year GMA Dove Award
 Jonah, A Veggie Tales Movie Original Soundtrack
 Won
2004
 Long Form Music Video of the Year GMA Dove Award
Belly Button
 Nominated
2007
 Children's Music Album of the Year GMA Dove Award
 VeggieTales Worship Songs
 Won
2014
 Children's Album of the Year GMA Dove Award
 25 Favorite Bible Songs - Veggie Tales
 Won


Published works




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    ISBN 0-310-70538-X (co-author with Cindy Kenney)


  • Peas and Thank You! (2003)
    ISBN 0-310-70540-1 (writing as the voice of Larry the Cucumber)


  • The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything and Me! (2004) (co-author with Karen Poth)



Filmography
Year
 Title
 Voice role
 Crew role, notes
1993–2015
VeggieTales series
Larry the Cucumber, Jerry Gourd, Jean Claude Pea, others
 Direct-to-video series
Director, producer, writer, composer, score, executive producer
2000–03, 2006–08
3-2-1 Penguins!
 Vacuum
 TV series
Developer, writer
2002
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
 Larry, Jerry Gourd, Jean Claude Pea, others
 Feature film
Director, writer, composer
2002–03
Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures
 Larry-Boy/Larry
 TV series
2008
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
 Eliot, Pirate Jean Claude Pea, others
 Feature film
Director, producer
2014–2016
VeggieTales in the House
 Larry, Jerry Gourd, Jean Claude Pea, others
 Netflix TV series
2017
VeggieTales in the City
 Larry, Jerry Gourd, Jean Claude Pea, others
 Netflix TV series


References





  1. ^ "Mike Nawrocki of VeggieTales". First Person Interview with Wayne Shepherd. Retrieved August 9, 2015.


  2. ^ Filby, Julie (November 20, 2013). "Virtuous veggies 'leaf' big impression". Denver Catholic. Retrieved August 9, 2015.


  3. ^ "Bloomberg Business Profile". Bloomberg. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.


  4. ^ "'Veggie' Sprouts In Mainstream". Billboard. 30 May 1998. Retrieved August 5, 2015.


  5. ^ Easley, Michael (December 9, 2014). "Michael Easley inContext interview with Mike Nawrocki". Michael Easley inContext. Retrieved August 5, 2015.


  6. ^ Pistorius, Martin (May 1, 2004). "Running Out of Miracles". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.


  7. ^ Kessel, Jaclyn (2014-11-14). "EXCLUSIVE: Mike Nawrocki of 'VeggieTales In The House' Talks Series Netflix Reboot". Decider | Where To Stream Movies & Shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go. Retrieved 2015-08-09.




External links



  • Mike Nawrocki on IMDb









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